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Wednesday March 7th at 6:00pm GMT – that’s when we’ll finally find out what Apple has in store for the third generation of its iPad. There are many sites devoted to nothing but Apple rumours, but for those without a spare two weeks to catch up with every morsel of …
Read More »Will the iPad 3 actually be the iPad HD?
With the expected reveal of the iPad 3 now just five days away, it transpires that there may in fact be no such thing. That’s because new evidence from the darkest corners of the internet suggests that Apple’s new tablet Mac may in fact be called the iPad HD. Pocket-lint …
Read More »Refurb iOS devices now in over 1,000 GameStop stores
Retailer GameStop has announced that it now offers a selection of refurbished iPad, iPhone and iPods at over 1,000 of its stores. The chain allows customers to trade in their iOS devices for as much as $400 (for an iPad) and $300 (for an iPhone). Hitting the 1,000-store milestone allows …
Read More »Apple value reaches yet another all-time high
Apple’s valuation has risen to half a trillion dollars, making it the highest valued business in the world. Share prices surged to $535.41 yesterday after the tech giant teased a potential iPad 3 reveal at a press conference set for next week on March 7th . Data fromBloombergshows that Apple …
Read More »Apple value hits half a trillion dollars
Share prices rise to new high after tech giant teases iPad 3 announcement
Read More »Mobile Game Design 101
Will Luton provides advice on how you can avoid some common development mistakes
Read More »EverQuest free-to-play launch date revealed
SOE has announced the free-to-play launch of their long-standing MMO EverQuest will kick off on March 15th. Asreported by MCV earlier this month, the launch coincides with the 13th anniversary of the game’s original launch, and plans are to introduce a number of new payment options. "Anyone who wishes to …
Read More »App Store Charts: Week 7
Armor Games' Kingdom Rush tops the iPad paid for list
Read More »GREE adds Asia devs to social games roster
12 games to be added to library following partnerships with Chinese and Korean studios
Read More »Zynga on track as it files first quarterly earnings report
Social gaming giant Zynga has posted its first ever quarterly financial report, delivering numbers roughly in line with expectations. Although it reported a loss of $435m for the quarter ending December 31st, this was widely expected and stems from the $510m stock-based compensation paid out to employees following its flotation. …
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