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AppleInsider reports that following a brief introduction at WWDC recently Ikea has now officially announced that it is currently developing on an ARKit catalog for iPhone. Speaking to Di Digital, Ikea’s leader of Digital Transformation, Michael Valdsgaard, said that this will be the first AR...

Recode reports that Apple has just announced that it has hired two top Sony TV executives to run its new Video Programming Division, giving credence to the various Hollywood rumours that Apple is looking to make its own original TV shows and movies. The two executives, Jamie Erlicht and Zack...

Following the announcement of its partnership with Apple in 2014, 9to5 Mac reports that IBM has now launched what it is calling “Garages,” which is a way of creating dedicated physical spaces to help corporations develop MobileFirst iPhone and iPad apps. "Four years ago, we made enterprise...

Niantic has announced a brand new Pokémon Go event that kicks off today to celebrate the winter solstice in the Northern hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern hemisphere. The event starts at 1 p.m. PT today and ends at 1 p.m. PDT on June 20, and has a Fire-type and Ice-type Pokémon...

MacRumors reports that UK retailer John Lewis is offering a free 3-year guarantee on certain Apple products including iPads, MacBooks, and iMacs for purchases via the online store until June 28. The offer applies to all Macs and iPads available on the online store, which all come with a free...

Foxconn chairman Terry Gou has told Reuters, via AppleInsider, that Apple, Dell, and Kingston are among the many companies that are teaming up with Foxconn to bid for Toshiba’s memory unit. Gou said that Apple CEO and the Apple board of directors approved the bid. According to Gou, Amazon is...

Recode reports that Apple is about to make some big changes to its incredibly popular Podcasts app, many of which will be very welcome to podcasters. First of all, the revamped version of the app will see Apple providing podcasters with basic analytics that will tell them when their listeners...

Apple has today announced that it is to open its first ever retail store in Taiwan, writes MacRumors. The news came via a posting on the company’s official Taiwan website, which also revealed that the store will be situated over 1,322 square meters on the ground and basement floors of Taipei...

Niantic has announced that it is to hold the first ever real-world Pokémon Go event in celebration of both the one-year anniversary of the game’s release and the milestone of 750 million global downloads. First off we have the in-game Solstice Event, which will kick off on June 13. This will...

9to5 Mac reports that Amazon’s senior VP of Devices, David Limp, has been talking about the threat, or not, to Amazon’s Echo from Apple’s newly announced HomePod. Talking to USA Today, Limp said that it should certainly be possible for Siri and Alexa to talk to each other, although he wasn’t...

Apple today showcased iOS 11, complete with some particularly impressive new iPad features, at WWDC17 in San Jose today. Due to launch this fall, new features include AR Experiences, a new platform that will help developers create AR experience for iOS, as well as an updated Siri, using...

The first ever Harvest Moon game to appear on iOS has arrived today in the App Store. Published by Rising Star Games and Natsume, Harvest Moon Lil’ Farmers is a digital activity playset for young children and Harvest Moon fans of all ages. The game is designed to be easy enough for...

Apple kicks off its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, on Monday, where it’s expected to launch several new products, with rumours that this will include a Siri smart speaker as well as a 10.5-inch iPad Pro, new MacBooks, and possibly...

MacRumors reports that Microsoft has just launched a big redesign for Skype for iOS, with new chat, chatbots, and camera features. The app has also had a refresh of its overall look, and Microsoft says that it has given more choice to the user as to how the app will look when they use it. The...

9to5 Mac reports that according to Bloomberg, Apple has already started manufacturing its Siri Speaker, ready for its launch at WWDC on Monday, June 5. Bloomberg’s sources say that Apple’s smart speaker will introduce “virtual surround sound technology” and integration with Apple products to...

Touch Arcade reports that it is now looking more and more likely that some of the most popular fan-requested new features for Pokémon Go will be arriving this summer, including Legendary Pokémon and player vs. player battles. The news comes via a translated interview with Mathieu de Fayet, vice...

Business Insider reports that following the massive success of Pokémon Go, and the recent release of Magikarp Jump, yet another Pokémon game is on the way to iOS with the announcement of PokéLand by The Pokémon Company in Japan today. The new game sees players getting to collect toy Pokémon and...

MacRumors reports that Apple has added 3D building models of its new Apple Park Campus to Apple Maps, giving a whole new insight to the new structure. Since the Maps update you can now see 3D building models in the Map view, as well as roads leading to and from the campus. If you search the...

AppleInsider reports that Saturday was a great day for Apple in Singapore as the company opened its first ever store in the country, and Apple’s SVP of Retail, Angela Ahrendts was on hand to celebrate with the employees and customers. Ahrendts was pictured posing with local Singapore DJs Justin...

Microsoft has today announced an iOS app for its rebranded Beam livestreaming platform, which it is now calling Mixer. The app is called Mixer Create, and, according to MacRumors, it launches in beta today with various self-broadcasting features that help streamers keep in touch with their fans...

9to5 Mac reports today on a new survey out of Stanford University looking into fitness trackers that has found that the Apple Watch is the most accurate heart rate monitor, although it doesn’t fare so well at measuring calories. The study saw 60 participants wearing different fitness trackers...

Following its recent soft launch in Italy, the Pokémon Company has today released Magikarp Jump to the app store. The free-to-play game gives the hapless Magikarp its own time to shine in its own game where the player gets to catch, train, feed and develop Magikarp and turn them into the...

According to a new report from DigiTimes, via AppleInsider, Apple is said to have ordered a small batch of micro LED screens from Taoyuan, Taiwan, in order to evaluate them for possible use in future Apple products. The catalyst for the move is said to be Apple’s acquisition of LuxVue in May...

Apple’s partnership with Nike continues today with the sports brand announcing four new Apple Watch bands that will be available on June 1 at Nike’s online and retail stores and also via Apple and resellers a few days afterwards. Nike says that the four colourways are inspired by the Nike Air...

Back in February news emerged of a new Pokémon game for iOS called Splash! Magikarp, featuring the endlessly flapping fish. After the initial news about the game broke, it all went a little quiet, but Nintendo Life reports today that the game is finally on its way, but with a new name, Pokémon...

Following the release of Ghosts ‘n Goblins Mobile on iOS back in March, Capcom’s classic side-scrolling action-platformer Ghouls ‘n Ghosts has just arrived in the App Store. The story follows on immediately after the events of Ghosts ‘n Goblins, with the side-scrolling arcade action...

Square Enix is bringing nostalgia to iOS gaming with the release to the App Store of Arkanoid vs Space Invaders. In a combination of elements from two of Taito’s classic arcade games, Arkanoid vs Space Invaders sees players getting to control the Arkanoid Vaus paddle ship to defeat wave after...

Following on from recent reports that Apple is working on a glucose monitor feature for Apple Watch, CNBC reports that Apple CEO Tim Cook has been seen testing a prototype glucose monitor on his Apple Watch at Apple’s campus, in a bid to find out how blood sugar responds to various factors such...

Niantic’s latest Pokémon Go special event, Adventure Week, kicks off today at 1:00 PM PDT, running through until 1:00 PM PDT on May 25, 2017. The new event is a way of celebrating the fact that the Pokémon Go community has travelled more than 15.8 billion kilometres worldwide. For the duration...

Jam City, FoxNext Games, and Matt Groening have today released a fully animated teaser trailer for the forthcoming iOS game, Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow. The game is being developed in partnership with Futurama creator and executive producer Groening and his own Curiosity Company as well as...

According to Bloomberg’s sources, Apple is to launch an updated MacBook lineup at its WWDC, which starts on June 5, in response to increased competition from Microsoft and the decline in demand for the iPad. Bloomberg says that Apple is to launch three new laptops: A Kaby Lake MacBook Pro, a...

Recent figures have shown that the Apple Watch is already the world’s best-selling fitness device, and now Apple wants to take the health and fitness features of the watch even further. BGR has an exclusive report in which it says that it has heard from its sources that Apple has hired 200 PhDs...

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a new note to investors that Apple’s Siri-powered smart speaker that is intended to be a rival to the Amazon Echo will have a physical touch panel as well as voice control. This comes hot on the heels of Apple’s head of marketing Phil Schiller saying...

According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, via 9to5 Mac, Nintendo is currently developing a Legend of Zelda game for the iPhone after the huge popularity of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the Nintendo Switch, and the massive success of Pokémon Go enjoyed by Niantic...

GameSpot reports that the mobile version of eagerly awaited sequel Injustice 2 has actually been released first on iOS before any other platform, including console. The free-to-play game, which was developed by NetherRealm Studios, sees iconic DC Super Heroes and Super Villains going...

Apple has today announced that it has awarded Gorilla Glass company Corning Incorporated $200 Million from its new Advanced Manufacturing Fund as part of its initiative to foster innovation among American manufacturers. The investment will go towards supporting Corning’s R&D, capital equipment...

Tech Crunch reports that a new study conducted by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), using the heartbeat measurement app Cardiogram, finds that the Apple Watch is 97% accurate in detecting the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm when paired with an AI algorithm. The UCSF...

MacRumors reports that EA has today announced that a new Sims game is coming soon to iOS, six years after The Sims Freeplay appeared on the platform. The free-to-play game is called The Sims Mobile, and is based around The Sims 4 legacy challenge mode, where you get to build and raise a family...

Pocket Gamer reports that Nexon has announced that it is currently working on a real-time strategy game for iOS and Android called Titanfall: Assault. This will be the first mobile game set in the Titanfall universe, after the ill-fated Titanfall: Frontline CC strategy game, also from Nexon...

Niantic is celebrating the arrival of spring this weekend with a special “Worldwide Bloom” event. Lasting until Monday, May 8, the event should see Grass-type Pokémon appearing more frequently in the wild, until they return to their usual habitats after the weekend. For the duration of the...