MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Apple is believed to have rejected millions of iPhone devices, returning them to manufacturer Foxconn citing quality concerns. China Businessreports that the US firm rejected between five and eight million iPhone handsets "due to appearance of substandard or dysfunctional problems." Whilst it remains unknown which model iPhones were returned, the …
Read More »Apple’s tablet market share tumbles 10% in UK
While the iPad may still be able to lay claim to dominion over the UK tablet market, the growing popularity of Android tablets has led to a ten per cent dip in market share for Apple, according to YouGov’s Quarterly Tablet Tracker for Q1. The report shows that Apple’s market …
Read More »Rolomotion links iPhone and Apple TV with console ambitions
Rolocule Games at work on new iOS motion gaming project
Read More »Say what you see – Catch Phrase the best performing paid game in UK App Store charts
Cult TV quiz IP Catch Phrase is back thanks to hugely popular iOS app Classic Catch Phrase. The game is second in the UK paid iPhone charts behind chat software WhatsApp Messenger and top of the paid iPad charts. In the free listings, meanwhile, King.com’s Candy Crush Saga continues to …
Read More »AppGratis starts petition after App Store removal
App discovery platform pulled by Apple gets 400,000 emails of support
Read More »OFT to investigate in app purchases and the way publishers target kids
The Office of Fair Trading is to investigate in app purchases used in smartphone and web games. The moves is a result of concerns that some customers – primarily children – are unwittingly spending sizable sums on content in games which, when they are initially downloaded, are presumed to be …
Read More »PC market sees sharpest decline ever in 2013, report claims
Research firm says PC has seen 'the steepest decline ever in a single quarter'
Read More »Judge criticises Apple and Google for improper use of court
Tech giants labelled â??obstreperous and cantankerousâ? for their patent disputes
Read More »New iPhone entering production this quarter – report
The new iPhone either has or shortly will enter production, according to new reports. The Wall Street Journal reports that the new model will be similar in size and shape” to the existing iPhone 5, leading to the conclusion that we’re most likely going to see an iPhone 5S unveiling. …
Read More »Apple to launch official iOS gamepad – report
Apple is to launch an official gamepad for iOS devices soon”, according to a report. As reported byPocketGamer, the dedicated controller is set to be formally announced at the mobile giant’s annual press event in April. A number of developers said although they have yet to see the gamepad first-hand, …
Read More »