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New device to be unveiled October 4th

And off we go. Apple has sent out press invites to an event entitled ‘Let’s talk iPhone’ scheduled to take place in Cupertino, California on October 4th. And while of course all details about the event remain firmly secretive, it’s safe to say that the meeting will be used to …

Backbreaker studio smashes revenue records with its first freemium app

Those looking forward to the next iteration of Apple’s world-conquering smartphone might have to wait a little longer. DigiTimes reports that the eagerly awaited iPhone 5 may be delayed after a problem has been detected with some of the device’s touch panels produced by Wintek. The site’s sources claim a …

Additional features include breakdowns of user language and secure connections

As pilot tests show some 10,000 people spent over 30 minutes playing at Barnes & Noble stores

New smartphone alleged to go on sale just weeks after press conference

Nearly three quarters of all App Store revenue comes from in-app item sales, new data suggests. A study published by smartphone analyst firm Distimo claims that the huge bulk of App Store cash comes from a relatively small crop of apps. Only four per cent of iOS applications utilise in-app …

Google has opened up the internet giant’s social platform Google+ to the open public after three months of ‘field trial’ testing. "Google+ is still in its infancy, of course, but we’re more excited than ever to bring the nuance and richness of real-life sharing to software," wrote Google engineering chief …

New tools allow social devs to access public player info