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Marmalade Juice promises to replace the need for traditional porting from iOS platforms
Read More »Apple closes jailbreak loophole with new iOS update
Up iOS update that closes a lockscreen security loophole has also put a stop to a popular iPhone jailbreak. Gizmodo reports that update 6.1 has killed the exploits used by the Evasi0n jailbreak – a hassle free method of freeing iPhones and iPads from Apple’s closed-wall operating system. Users who …
Read More »EA launches iOS yoga app
Publisher EA has expanded its fitness aspirations with the release of yoga app Yogify on iOS. The app, currently available on the New Zealand app store, is a natural expansion of the road EA started down with the release of EA Sports Active 1 and 2. TheAppSide reports that the …
Read More »Vlambeer: Mobile devs mustn’t be scared of charging more
Indies 'must sell endless amounts of games to survive' with standard 69p pricing
Read More »Duke Nukem II iOS release to mark 20th anniversary
Apogee Software’s 1993 release Duke Nukem II will land on iOS next month. Nukem’s 2D platformer sequel, originally launched on MS-DOS, will be priced at $1.99 and will work on iPhone 4S and newer iOS devices. "Before Duke Nukem 3D, before the sunglasses, before the one-liners, and before the strippers …
Read More »A quarter of iPhone users considering switch to Samsung Galaxy S4
25 per cent of UK iPhone users are considering ditching their Apple smartphone in exchange for the mysterious mobile from the South Korean rival, according to shopping offers serviceVoucherCodes.co.uk. 59 per cent of existing iPhone users claim they’ll stand by their iOS device, while 30 per cent of BlackBerry users …
Read More »Unity 4.1 released with AirPlay support
New update allows iPads and iPhones to be used as game controllers
Read More »Apple lashes out at Android – is the mighty feeling the heat?
Phil Schiller, Apple’s marketing boss, has attacked rival Google’s Android operating software in a rare show of tension for the tech giant. The verbal slamming comes just hours ahead of the unveiling of Samsung’s flagship Android device the Galaxy S4. "With their own data, only 16 per cent of Android …
Read More »Apple refunds parents whose kid blew £980 on Tapped Out donuts
Haven’t we been here before? The Daily Mail has today run yet another story of a child racking up a overdraft-smashing bill on a free-to-play iOS title. This time it’s The Simpsons Tapped out, in which eight-year-old Theo Rowland-Fry spent 980 on virtual donuts. It was only when my wife …
Read More »Video: Double Fine developing for Leap Motion Controller
Second game in DF/Dracogen partnership to appear at South by Southwest in Austin
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