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Your Wet iPhone Rice Trick Sucks, Apple Says
20.2.2024
Saving a wet iPhone by putting it in a bowl or bag of uncooked rice has been a popular go-to rescue method for years, with the logic being that the rice absorbs the excess water from the phone. However, the God of iPhones has recently warned poor mortals against resorting to rice in these...
Thanks To New EU Rules, Fortnite Is Coming Back To iPhones
25.1.2024
Following new European Union rules, Epic announced that it is launching the Epic Games Store on iPhone later this year and will also be bringing Fortnite back to iOS, too. Read more
Apple Wants Its New iPhone To Be Your Next Gaming Device
13.9.2023
On September 12, Apple held an event showing off its entire line of iPhone 15 devices, including the iPhone 15 Pro, which features a USB-C port (thanks, Europe) and the ability to run modern AAA games like Death Stranding and the remake of Resident Evil 4. Apple predictably touted the news as...
RIP iPod, Home Of The Mobile Gaming Renaissance (2001–2022)
12.5.2022
Pour one out for every kid who one-strapped a backpack in middle school, as they’re likely in mourning today. With Apple’s discontinuation of the 7th-generation iPod Touch, announced yesterday, it’s official: the iPod is dead.Read more
As Apple Threatens Pulling Games, Devs Explain Why Forced Updates Are A Preservation Nightmare
25.4.2022
Although the mobile gaming ecosystem is known for hosting live-service games that monetize more aggressively than standalone console games, there’s no shortage of creators making mobile games that don’t call for constant updates. Now, some indie developers are finding out what can happen when...
Fortnite Sneaks Back Onto iPhone By Way Of GeForce Now
13.1.2022
It’s been 518 days since Apple kicked Fortnite off of the App Store after Epic Games tried to bypass its payment system. Now the popular free-to-play battle royale is once again playable on iPhones, sort of. Starting next week, Fortnite will be available on iOS by way of streaming, as part of...
Epic Confirms Massive L: Fortnite Not Returning To Apple Any Time Soon
22.9.2021
Today, Tim Sweeney confirmed on Twitter just how massive of an “L” Epic took in its recent trial against Apple. Apple has effectively “blacklisted” Fortnite from all Apple products until the legal clash between the two massive corporations reaches its conclusion, which could take as long as five...
Epic Wins Big Fortnite Lawsuit Against Apple
10.9.2021
Today a U.S. District Court judge ruled in Epic Games’ favor in its lawsuit against Apple. As a result, Apple can no longer dictate that purchases made in apps on its own devices go through the App Store. Apple had previously collected 30% of the revenue for purchases made in Epic Games’...
Apple's Tim Cook On Epic's Tim Sweeney: I Do Not Know This Man
5.5.2021
Another day, another collection of very funny and insightful documents being released as part of the Apple vs Epic lawsuit. For tonight we have a 2015 email from Epic’s Tim Sweeney to Apple CEO Tim Cook, where one executive issues an impassioned plea for marketplace reform, and the other says “who...
Arizona's Anti-Monopoly Bill Could Help Put Fortnite Back in the iOS App Store
4.3.2021
Arizona legislators just passed an anti-monopoly bill in a 31-29 vote, which could have big implications for Apple, Google, and, weirdly enough, Fortnite.Read more
Apple Wants Valve To Hand Over A Bunch Of Steam Info For Its Fight With Epic
19.2.2021
Epic Games’ legal battle against Apple over App Store fees continues to drag on into ever weirder and more esoteric fronts. The latest development? Apple is actively trying to subpoena years of in-depth sales information from Valve about all of the games listed on Steam, in order to show that Epic...
Bitcoin Marketplace with 300 Payment Methods Integrating into Large Crypto Exchange
9.7.2019
A crypto trading platform says it is joining the “fast-growing peer-to-peer financial revolution” by integrating a peer-to-peer marketplace that offers more than 300 ways of buying Bitcoin #CT_sponsored #SPONSORED
Apple Ends iTunes and Displays $12000 Mac at Worldwide Developers Conference
4.6.2019
When an Apple event takes place, then it invariably becomes the biggest news story from the world of technology, and it was no different when it came to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference held yesterday. However, the event was a landmark one for a variety of reasons and not least because...