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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told financial analysts that tablet computers were a "job one urgency" for the company. Despite the company recently becoming a licensee of CPU-designer outfit ARM, Ballmer said that the company is focusing on tablet computers based on Intel CPUs running the Windows 7 operating system. The …
Read More »Daily Mail slams unkind iPad owners
In a report that has very much caught the attention of UK Twitter users this morning, a remarkable story on The Daily Mail’s website has stated that the typical person who has bought Apple’s latest gadget is unkind and has little empathy for others”. Citing a survey conducted by personality …
Read More »Read this week’s MCV online…
You can now read the digital edition of this week’s MCV magazine – simply point your browser here. You can download the PDF edition or flick through the pages online. Alternatively, for iPad owners, please give our iPad edition a try by downloading it for free from iTunes. In the …
Read More »Apples Q3 profits top $3bn
Apple is reporting its net income for the past quarter came in at $3.25bn or 2.1bn. For the three months ended June 26th, the firm’s revenues rose to $15.7bn – far exceeding forecasts of $14.75bn, according to the BBC. This success was largely attributed to the success of the iPhone …
Read More »Next iPad ‘to offer 360 quality graphics’
Fishlabs CEO Michael Schade has stated his belief that "iPad HD" will be released and running games at at least an equivalent standard to the Xbox 360 within a year. Talking during a session entitled Mobile becomes Console” – itself named after a recent Mark Rein comment about mobile gaming’s …
Read More »â??Mobile gaming will beat consoles within a yearâ??
Develop 2010: Fishlabs CEO predicts big things for the mobile games industry
Read More »Develop Conference launches event app
Delegates set to benefit from iPhone, iPad and Blackberry interactive guide
Read More »“In games, no job is truly safe”
Malcolm Sparrow takes a long hard look at a life in the industry, and tries to decide if it is all really worthwhile...
Read More »MCV arrives on iPad
Today marks the launch of the new MCV Magazine iPad app, sponsored by Logic 3, which grants free access to an enhanced digital edition every week. If you’re on this site using your iPad, click here to download the free app right now. Every Friday MCV is available for free …
Read More »â??To the App Storeâ??s rescue: In-app purchasingâ?
Rick Gibson on why Appleâ??s U-turn on freemium, in-app purchasing has revitalised the iPhone business
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