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World's richest company rakes in $8bn in profits as it sells 27 million iPhones
Read More »Apple’s three-monthly profits hit $8.2bn
The on-going strength of iPad and iPhone has propelled Apple to yet another quarter of astonishing profits. Total profits for the last financial quarter hit $8.2bn – up from $6.6bn the year before. Revenues climbed 27 per cent to $36bn. Year to date profit is up 45 per cent at …
Read More »UPDATED: Apple publishes Samsung acknowledgement – read it in full here
Is the use of the word sorry” a prerequisite in a statement that is designed to be an apology? Apple clearly thinks not as the word is notable in its absence from the ‘apology’ it has this morning published on its website. In fact, the 363-word statement doesn’t even begin …
Read More »PopCap signs connected TV deal
Cross-platform games solution provider Antix Labs has been in operation for more than five years, but in some respects its ‘share and play’ gaming tech was ahead of its time. However, the UK firm has been busy recently by enabling itsGame Player for connected TV OEMs, while itrolled out into …
Read More »Isometric iOS title Borderlands Legends out next week
Gearbox’s iOS Borderlands spin-off has at last been detailed and given a release date of October 31st. Borderlands Legends, as it is to be called, is an isometric top-down action RPG that stars the same characters who starred in the first Borderlands. Entertainment Weekly reports that unlike the console/PC game, …
Read More »After stock uncertainty and headlines comes the real cost of Zynga’s failure
Social games publisher Zynga has closed 13 of its studios resulting in the losss of around 100 jobs. The news was relayed to staff in a company-wide memo by CEO Mark Pincus which Zynga public relations reps also shared with the press. Specifically, the firm plans to: – Close down …
Read More »Samsung to quit LCD panel production for Apple – report
The on-going legal rivalry between Samsung and Apple appears to have reached boiling point. The pair have been engaged in a string of legal patent battles across the globe, with each claiming a number of victories and defeats. Most recently Apple was ordered to publish an official apology to Samsung …
Read More »Going cross-platform
InnoGames CMO Volker Dressel offers advice on successfully adapting to numerous platforms
Read More »Google now allowing Indian devs to offer paid Android apps
It’s bizarre that it’s taken Google this long, but it is finally now allowing Indian developers to sell paid apps, enable in-app purchases and sell subscriptions on Google Play. Indian developers can not only now sell paid apps, but also monetise apps that have already been published as free. Developers …
Read More »LCD Dreams making Dungeon Keeper-inspired mobile game
Tongue-in-cheek strategy puzzler is new studio's first title
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