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The resurrection of ‘90s virtual pet simulator Tamagotchi in the form of an app for Apple Watch has seen it shoot to number one in the paid App Store charts. Bandai Namco originally reintroduced the Japanese toy craze to iOS back in 2013. Last week, however, saw the mobile reincarnation …
Read More »61.2m iPhone sales help Apple to yet another record quarter
Apple has reported revenues of $58bn for the quarter ending March, marking yet another record trading period for the company. The big success was iPhone, which shipped 61.2m units in the period thanks very much to booming sales of both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in China. In …
Read More »GameBench compares iPhone 6 vs Galaxy S6 performance
Free report available breaking down gaming performance of latest handsets
Read More »WayForward working on first Apple Watch-exclusive game
Watch Quest: Heroes of Time interacts between new wearable and iPhone
Read More »Hearthstone is now available for smartphones
iPhone and some Android owners are now able to play Hearthstone on their mobile phones. A universal update to both the iOS and Android versions of the game means it is now compatible with iPhones (4S and beyond) and assorted Android (4.0 minimum) handsets – although support for the latter …
Read More »Bandai Namco removing several games from App Store next week
Katamari Amore, Noby Noby Boy and Ridge Racer Accelerated are among several Bandai Namco games that will see all support terminated from next week. Pocket Gamer reports that many of the titles have already been stripped of much of their functionality. Owners of Katamari Amore, for example, can no longer …
Read More »Newell: The iPhone should be more like the PC
The Valve boss on the importance of freedom for developers
Read More »Valve’s Newell: ‘iPhone should be more like the PC’
The rest of the games industry should follow the lead of PC and tear down their walled gardens, argues Valve boss Gabe Newell. Speaking to MCV at GDC, Newell said that the firm’s latest projects, including the Steam Machines, streaming box Steam Link, Steam Controller and games engine Source 2, …
Read More »Latest iDevices face fresh hacking threat as Lightening Connector hack opens door
Apple faces a fresh security threat with reports that the jailbreaking community has made a breakthrough in accessing newer iOS devices. The Register reports that an exploit concerning the Lightening connector found in modern Apple units has for the first time opened access to Apple’s serial kernel debugger. This was …
Read More »Apple posts biggest quarterly profit ever for a public company
11.9bn – that’s how much profit Apple made in its last quarter, representing the highest ever number for a publicly traded company. The record was previously held by ExxonMobil, which in Q2 2012 posted a profit of $15.9bn. The colossal success stems from the success of the iPhone 6, which …
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