Up iOS update that closes a lockscreen security loophole has also put a stop to a popular iPhone jailbreak. Gizmodo reports that update 6.1 has killed the exploits used by the Evasi0n jailbreak – a hassle free method of freeing iPhones and iPads from Apple’s closed-wall operating system. Users who …
Read More »Game Boy Advance emulator smuggled onto App Store
Awesome Baby Names may seem like an innocuous app at first glance, but it hides dark things under the surface. That is, dark things if you’re one of those who is opposed to retro game emulation. Of which Apple is certainly is, so expect this app to be pulled very …
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Indies 'must sell endless amounts of games to survive' with standard 69p pricing
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BlackBerry 10 is about to debut in Australia, and BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins – a man seemingly exhilarated from the Z10 release – has spoke to theAustralian Financial Reviewto explain that Apple’s time as a dominant force is over. Of course, his comments are ridiculously premature, given that BlackBerry has …
Read More »Duke Nukem II iOS release to mark 20th anniversary
Apogee Software’s 1993 release Duke Nukem II will land on iOS next month. Nukem’s 2D platformer sequel, originally launched on MS-DOS, will be priced at $1.99 and will work on iPhone 4S and newer iOS devices. "Before Duke Nukem 3D, before the sunglasses, before the one-liners, and before the strippers …
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Want to prove your worth at our sister title's inaugural quiz? Book you place fast
Read More »Apple refunds parents whose kid blew £980 on Tapped Out donuts
Haven’t we been here before? The Daily Mail has today run yet another story of a child racking up a overdraft-smashing bill on a free-to-play iOS title. This time it’s The Simpsons Tapped out, in which eight-year-old Theo Rowland-Fry spent 980 on virtual donuts. It was only when my wife …
Read More »A glimpse of the future from Mobile World Congress
Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog reports on all the key Intel news from the high profile industry conference
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Market for used games may not disappear with physical media
Read More »100% Indie initiative opens for mobile devs
Developers to receive 100 per cent of revenues for six months
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