Podcast: Hands-on with the new HTC One M8, Facebook’s $2bn acquisition of Oculus Rift

A new report monitoring app crash rates has found that apps are twice as likely to crash on iOS than Android, with the Samsung Galaxy S4 being the most stable device. The report conducted by Crittercism found that whilst both the latest iOS and Android systems promise the fewest app crashes, Android edges into top […]

It might not be the most surprising revelation in the world, but it’s certainly reassuring to hear – the HTC One M8 could soon be getting a Mini edition. It’s something HTC did with the original One, shrinking its display from (in hindsight a not-actually-that-large) 4.7 inches to 4.3 and slimming it down by a […]

It seems that the cult of Flappy bird also includes children. The impact of the hugely popular mobile game is shown in a study conducted by marketing firm SuperAwesome, which in March asked 881 British children between the ages of six and 18 what their favourite apps were. 80% of the children surveyed chose Flappy […]

The market for smartphone games in Japan almost doubled in size last year, reaching $5.4 billion in total sales. According to data released by the Japanese internet firm CyberAgent, the domestic smartphone game market generated ¥546.8 billion ($5.4 billion) in 2013, an increase of 178 per cent over the ¥307.2 billion earned in the prior […]