A free software development kit is available to download for ThinkGeek's iCade Arcade Cabinet, meaning iOS game developers can now create applications that are compatible with the "retro" accessory.
According to lead designer Greg Street, Blizzard Entertainment - the video game developer behind the popular World of Warcraft series - is interested in building games for Apple's iOS devices.
Leatherbound is a new, free universal application that allows users to compare e-book prices across the iBookstore, Kindle Store and NOOK Book Store.
Animator Shawn Harris recently created a music video using the Brushes app on his iPad. The $7.99 app has a feature that saves a frame, every time the user lifts a finger from the iPad's screen. These images were compiled together to make up one single animation - the music video.
Figures recently released by the GSMA highlight that in the UK, Apple's mobile operating system accounts for 65 percent of connected application users.
It's probably time for Apple to suck it up and accept Amazon's Appstore for Android. This appears to be the assessment of the judge in charge of Apple’s lawsuit against Amazon over the use of the term.
Talk about a bunch of cool catholics: The Vatican is now lending iPods pre-loaded with a special app to visitors, as part of a pilot scheme that's intended to run until Decemeber.
According to TechCrunch, Electronic Arts is in late state acquisition discussions with PopCap Games - the company behind mobile classics such as Plants vs. Zombies and Bejewelled.
Apple has removed a pro-Palestinian application from the App Store, following its condemnation by a Jewish human rights group and a top Israeli official. The iPhone application, ThirdIntifada, can no longer be downloaded from Apple's App Store.
The popular applications for the iPhone and iPad, Jenga and Jenga HD, have recently received an update. Now, fans of the apps can take advantage of a new online multiplayer mode. Furthermore, new online achievements have also been added in the latest version (1.2).
The popular check-in service, foursquare, recently announced that it has acquired 10,000,000 users. In celebration, the service updated its iPhone application.
Great news, fishing fans: The popular iPhone and iPad apps, Fishing Joy and Fishing Joy HD, have recently received an update. Now, users of the app can enjoy a stabler experience (as various bugs have been squashed), along with additional achievements and a new scene with new fish.
In a recent report, application store analytics company Distimo investigated the changing app market, and came up with some interesting findings. Not only are some Western countries losing interest in mobile applications, but China - who only got their own App Store last fall - is now the second largest app market (behind the USA).
The popular universal app, Infinity Blade, has recently received an update. However, don't get too exited - in the latest version (1.31) ChAIR Entertainment has fixed a variety of bugs and added improved support for international languages - no new content has been added.
INK: Tattoo Simulator is a new, free application for the iPhone and iPod touch, which allows users to check what a tattoo looks like on their body before having the work done.
The popular dictionary and thesaurus iPad app, Terminology, has recently received a major update. Now, besides a rewritten user interface, users can take advantage of new customization options and improved performance. Currently, the application is available to download for $2.99.
Good news, TiVo fans: According to the latest print edition of CEPro, a TiVo iPhone application should be available in the App Store soon.
Hulu has recently updated its universal Hulu Plus iOS application, removing a subscription Web link (to its website) in compliance with Apple's in-app subscription policy.
The UK tennis tournament, Wimbledon, may be the oldest tennis tournament in the world - but that doesn't mean it isn't in keeping with the times. If you're a fan of the annual event, head over to the App Store and download Wimbledon - a free iPhone application that features all the news, fixtures and results you need to know on the go.
We have recently learned from our sources that Nuance Communications has acquired the popular iPad app, Noterize - an application previously featured in Apple's "iPad is Iconic" TV ad. Following the purchase, the app in question was removed from the App Store.
Halfbrick Studios has recently updated Fruit Ninja and Fruit Ninja HD, adding a new fruit, new music, and various other tweaks and improvements.
Now, if you want to read content from the New York Post on your iPad, you'll have to do it through the official application. A recently launched "paywall" presents users from accessing the publication's website through Safari for iOS.
