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Disney has confirmed last night’s report that it has acquired Tap Tap Revenge developer Tapulous. And the media giant says one of the key reasons it bought the iPhone games firm is due to its innovative magnetisation model. Tap Tap Revenge is available as a mix of free and premium …

Profiles of the competition entries kick-start a new series of articles

Could Apple recall the iPhone 4? Will they dish out free bumpers for everyone? Is there actually no problem at all and we’ve allowed ourselves all to be brought into the hype? Opinions will continue to differ, but Apple has at last published a full and lengthy response to the …

As the ESA and Crytek join the growing list of speakers

Apple has at long last issued a full response to the ongoing crisis enveloping the iPhone 4 and its antenna design. And here it is in full: Dear iPhone 4 Users, The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product launch in Apple’s history. It has been judged by reviewers …

Don Foster and Ed Vaizey both â??dejectedâ?? after months of pre-election promises

Corporation tax cut is fairer and more cost-effective, department says

Sources outline a staggering number of possible outcomes if the cultural tax test was introduced

Rare has announced an interesting piece of promotional cross-IP marketing with the confirmation of a special reward for Perfect Dark players. The developer has confirmed that its recent Xbox Live release Perfect Dark already has within it a playable version of Crackdown 2’s lead character Agent 4. Anyone who next …

A survey conducted by Kakaku.com in Japan paints a worrying picture for the prospects of 3D TV in the region, Reuters reports. 67.4 per cent of those questioned claimed to have no interest in buying a 3D TV. Of those, 70 per cent blamed the need to wear special 3D …