MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
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 »iPad will play iPhone games
Apple confirmed today that its new tablet device, the iPad, will be compatible with iPhone games without the need for modification. Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new device at a special one-off event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, California. The iPad is …
Read More »iPhone games playable on iPad
Tabletâ??s pixel doubling allows full-screen compatibility
Read More »Develop covering Apple conference tonight
News for developers to follow the imminent iTablet announcement
Read More »Apple tablet laid bare
US web entrepreneur and blogger Jason Calacanis has been spending the morning tweeting details about Apple’s new tablet device, which he claims Apple gave him ten days ago. All of this is open to speculation, of course, and should be taken with a rather large pinch of salt. The real …
Read More »iTablet games ‘already being played’
Mobile analytics firm dishes the dirt; says most apps are games
Read More »Over 200 iPad apps already in use
Mobile analytics firm Flurry says it’s already tracking more than 200 apps being used by 50 tablet devices on Apple’s Cupertino campus. The company has been able to measure the activity because its technology is being used to provide analytics for the apps. The full story is over on MCV’s …
Read More »iSlate unveiling set for Jan 27th?
Apple has sent out hundreds of press invitations for a mysterious event on January 27th – and most expect it to be the day when the computing giant at last reveals the much-rumoured iSlate tablet Mac. Furthermore, it seems that the invitations have been sent out to the games press …
Read More »Apple iTablet landing in March?
More news reports swirl around the new supposed Apple tablet device – with sources telling the Wall Street Journal the touch-screen kit arrives in March and will cost $1,000. The business paper says its sources say screen will boast a 10 or 11-inch screen, and will be pitched as "a …
Read More »Apple to unveil iTablet on Jan 26th?
Apple is planning a "big" media event in late January, according to Fox News– at which the firm will finally unveil its long-rumoured iPhone-like tablet device. Its sources back up previous claims by the Financial Times of a 26th January event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in …
Read More »