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US iOS gamers will be able to pick up EA’s new title Spy Mouse for free thanks to a partnership with Starbucks. The deal coincides with the coffee shop chain’s existing Pick of the Week promotion, which gives customers a free code that can be redeemed in the iTunes Store …

Tech pioneer remains chairman, but hands CEO role to Tim Cook

Digital platform planned for the next PC operating system

Microsoft has announced that the next version of its Windows PC operating system will include an App Store. The company hasn’t detailed anything relating to strategy but did confirm that it has assembled an App Store team as it continues to build its new OS. Of course, Microsoft is no …

Edinburgh Interactive: App Store owner backs view that devs should charge more for quality

More than half of the money made from the top 300 iPhone games is channelled to just ten publishers, new data suggests. Mobile analytics group Distimo suggests that Apple’s booming games platform no longer helps smaller studios compete on an even playing field with the more established mobile publishers such …

Lion's share of revenues enjoyed by an elite few, analyst group claims

Apple's digital store now available across 33 countries

Apple has announced the expansion of its App Store program into 33 new countries. The move brings the total number of iTunes App Stores to 123, and is part of a general expansion of the service that includes the launch of the Mac App Store for laptops and the upcoming …

Speaking to MCV about the growing cloud gaming segment, one of EA’s leading executives has delivered a damning verdict of the once great App Store model popularised by Apple. Our current experience is that the App Store model is essentially in freefall,” chief creative director Richard Hilleman said in a …