The indie video game sensation Minecraft is going from strength to strength, as demonstrated by figures unveiled at this weekend’s Minecon convention in Las Vegas.
Minecraft has been around since 2009, but only received a formal release last Friday, with …
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform now features more than 40,000 apps and games in its Marketplace, according to All About Windows Phone.
While Microsoft’s fledgling smartphone operating system is way behind in adoption compared to iOS and Android, there are …
The iOS version of popular indie sandbox building game Minecraft will be available in the Apple App Store starting tomorrow.
Minecraft – Pocket Edition will be scaled down compared to its PC counterpart. It won’t feature the game’s popular Survival …
Google has re-released its Gmail app for the iPhone and iPod touch, two weeks after the company botched the app’s initial debut and yanked it from the App Store.
The major bugs have been addressed — there’s no more error …
Daily deals aggregator Yipit is today releasing its app on the iTunes App Store, bringing shoppers customized deals recommendations from more than 750 deals sites nationwide.
The free Yipit app will be location aware and will enable users to take …
Mobile payments startup Square has updated its popular iOS and Android apps to include loyalty tracking and discounts for regular customers and further hardware support for brick-and-mortar stores, the company revealed today.
“We’re enabling merchants to recognize regulars that use …
iPhone 4S owners still facing battery issues after Apple’s recent iOS update can rest a bit easier. A recent test shows that the problem could still be fixed with future software updates, ZDNet reports.
An unnamed developer who has two …
Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung has decided not to pursue a lawsuit to block the sale of the iPhone 4S in South Korea, as it apparently feared backlash from Korean consumers wanting to get their hands on the latest Apple device.…
Steve Jobs never liked video games, particularly the violent ones. Years ago, when id Software’s John Carmack demonstrated a cool shooting game during one of Jobs’ keynotes, Jobs wouldn’t allow him to show any blood on the big screen.
That …
Apple’s Siri virtual assistant is a bit of a creeper.
The iPhone 4S includes an infrared LED sensor that remains on whenever its screen is lit up, seemingly to let Siri know when you’re holding the phone up to your …
The mobile game landscape has changed dramatically in the last couple of years, with Apple and Android games surpassing both Nintendo and Sony to claim leadership of the market.
According to mobile analytics firm Flurry and NPD data, iOS and …
Music streaming startup Spotify has launched an application for Windows Phone 7, a move that will help it maintain momentum across the web and mobile platforms.
Spotify joins fellow on-demand streaming services Rdio and Rhapsody, which also offer Windows Phone …
A newly discovered bug for Apple devices both allows hackers to execute unapproved code, and helped one developer get quickly kicked out of the iOS developer program.
Apple devices have been notoriously hard on its security measures, particularly with iOS …
Digg co-founder Kevin Rose has just launched his new discovery app Oink, which lets users tag and rate the things around them.
Oink users take photos with their iPhone, tag their location, and can use photo filters, so the concept …
Bluetooth headset maker Jawbone will soon release its new Up life monitoring wristband that’s designed to help you live a move healthy life by tracking every move you make, what you’re eating, how long you’re sleeping and how many calories …
ShopSavvy, a barcode scanning startup with applications for the iPhone and Android devices, is making the mobile shopping experience more social and ramping up hiring, thanks to $7 million in fresh funding.
Led by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, this is …
Research in Motion has finally launched its BBM Music app out of beta, giving its BlackBerry users a social way to listen to music on their devices, the company announced Wednesday.
RIM first showed-off its new BBM Music app back …
Finally, iPhone users could soon get access to the rich Gmail experience that Android users have had since the beginning.
Google is close to launching a native Gmail app for the iPhone, MG Siegler reports. The app may already have …
I’ll skip the obvious “acceleration” puns and just say things are looking good for Appcelerator, maker of a cross-platform app development software.
The company announced today that it has raised $15 million in a third round of funding. It also …
The economics of the consumer electronics industry dictate that on a long enough timescale, all products will become low-margin commodities. The companies that make products household names are destined to fade from the public’s memory. Will Apple suffer the same …
