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Bringing Back Buttons
Soolra iPhone case doubles as retro controller: "Mobile gaming has been held back by touchscreens for too long"
Indian Iphones
Apple airlifted $2bn worth of iPhones from India in March to evade Trump tariffs
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Mobile Mavens
Mobile Mavens: Does more powerful hardware for iPhone 16 make a difference to games developers?
Our industry experts share their thoughts on what impact new hardware has on the mobile games market and if such leaps are truly needed
Podcast | Episode 28
The Unity Runtime Fee is dead! | Week in Mobile Games podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode 28...
Release Reveal
Tencent’s upcoming RPG Honor of Kings: World set for 2025 release date
Spin-off set to launch across multiple platforms
New Iphone
iPhone 16 packs ‘30% better’ gaming performance
Apple claims new A18 chip runs 30% faster and with 30% less power than last-gen
Everybody Loves Ai
Apple joins generative AI revolution with Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT support
New AI tools will be available in iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and MacOS Sequoia
Power To The People
US iPhone users receive surprise free cash in Apple 'batterygate' law suit success
Users of certain iPhones who signed up to a class action lawsuit have begun getting their share of the winnings, while Apple remains stoically silent
Triple-a Goes Mobile
Will mobile lead the cross-platform future of triple-A gaming?
Today marks the launch of Apple’s most powerful iPhone ever. Zibra AI's Alex Petrenko examines what it could mean future of gaming on mobile
Iphone 15
Apple's iPhone 15 is out today: What's new and what's the verdict?
The iPhone 15's power could be a game changer with the ability to bring high end games to mobile for the first time
Iphone 15 Reveal
“iPhone is the best mobile gaming platform in the world”
So says Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing Greg Joswiak as he turns to gaming to show off the real power of iPhone 15 Pro
Subscription Success
Paid subscriptions redeem Apple’s Q3 after hardware sales fall
Apple’s Q3 2023 sees 1% revenue fall but surpasses 1 billion paid subscriptions
An Apple (game) A Day
All Apple Arcade games available now
From Subway Surfers Tag and Sayonara Wild Hearts to Sonic Racing and Amazing Bomberman
Cloud Gaming
Fortnite is back on iOS
The title will be available on multiple devices, including iPhones and iPads via Amazon Luna
Mobile Masterworks
Mobile Masterworks: Clash of Clans
Supercell’s flagship title brought mobile strategy into the third-dimension
Apps & More
What to expect at Apple's WWDC 2023
It's official. The dates for Apple's big dev event are out there and the speculation on what will be unveiled can really begin…
Stocks
Apple’s market value dropped below $2tn over Christmas. What’s gone wrong?
Apple’s stock price has taken a battering and the previously untouchable giant of smartphones has an uncertain 2023 ahead
App Stores
Is Tim Sweeney hinting at the return of Fortnite to iOS?
A cryptic tweet from Epic CEO, Tim Sweeney, may hint at the return of the battle-royale game Fortnite to iOS
New Releases
Last War: Shelter Heroes from TinyBytes Games launches today from early access
The Chile-based studio TinyBytes will now officially launch their newest game, Last War: Shelter heroes from early access into full release
Tech Talk
Apple's iPhone 14: Is it good for gaming?
Apple often set the benchmark for mobile devices but how does the latest iPhone 14 stack up
Ad Fraud
iPhone recorded more ad-related fraud than Android in Q2
The higher LTV of iPhone users makes them a prime target for fraud
Only One Day Late
Happy 15th birthday, iPhone
PocketGamer.biz takes a look back at the earliest days of the quintessential mobile handset, following the anniversary of the iPhone’s first release
Good Looking
Apple announces iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini
Coming September 29th
Hail Satin
Louis Vuitton's mobile NFT game hits 500,000 downloads in first week
"China is the biggest market to date driving downloads..."
Profit Up 93%
Apple sees revenue grow by 36% to $81.4 billion in third quarter
The company reports new revenue records in each geographic sector
Business Booming
Apple revenue up 54% year-over-year as iPhone sales soar
Almost $48 billion from iPhones in three months
Pass The Time
The average US iPhone user spent $76.80 on games in 2020
Up 43% YoY
Money Money Money
Apple experiences record-breaking quarter as it generates $111.4 billion
“Our December quarter business performance was fueled by double-digit growth in each product category"
Need Some Practice
Italian antitrust authority fines Apple $12 million for "aggressive and misleading" iPhone practices
This is not the first time Apple has been accussed of bad practice
Going Digital
Apple to host "special" event on September 15th
"I wouldn't count on the iPhone 12 being part of any unveiling"
Apple Financials Q3 Fy20
Apple revenues grow 11% to $59.7 billion for Q3 2020
Incremental growth across every segment and region offset increased costs
Lawsuit Filed
Customers can now make a claim against Apple for slowing down old iPhones
They can get around $25 per device
10 Years On
56% of iPhone apps sell less than 10,000 copies
It's a topheavy market where less than 10% do 100k+
80 Million Devices
Update: Apple sales expected to fall due to iPhone production delay from coronavirus
Sales target likely not to be met
Following Developments
Apple restricts employee travel as firm monitors coronavirus
iPhone production still looking to be impacted
Apple Q1 2020 Financials
Apple posts record quarterly sales of $91.8 billion thanks to iPhone and wearables growth
Profits grow 11.4 per cent year-on-year for Q1 2020
Back To The Future
Indie subscription service GameClub goes live with 100 iPhone classics
Costs $5 per month
Keeping Up To Date
50% of all iPhone users are running iOS 13
It only took 26 days
Job News
Jony Ive to leave Apple after 27 years to form independent design company
LoveFrom launches later this year with Apple as first client
Trade War
Apple: New China tariffs will favour foreign competitors, not US
iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods and Apple TV will also be affected in new proposals are enacted
Apple Financials
Apple sales and profits fall as services gains fail to make up for hardware decline
iPhone sales down 17 per cent as services hits record $11.5 billion
Extra Life
Apple Arcade subscription breathes new life into premium and mobile game creativity, but may worry developers not on it
Bold move by Apple, but will it pay off for the games industry?
Apple Arcade
Apple unveils premium games subscription service Apple Arcade for autumn 2019 launch
Aimed to helping paid apps perform better on the App Store
Left Behind
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak worries company is falling behind on foldable phones
"They are not the leader in things like the folding phone and that worries me"
Iphone Fold
Patent filings show Apple might get in on the foldable phone craze
iPhone giant considers using heat to ensure bendy, more resilient display
Come Together
Report: Apple wants to combine Mac, iPad and iPhone development with new SDK
Codenamed Marzipan, could be about to make life much easier for software creators
Financials
iPhone revenue drops 15% year-on-year as Apple looks to services
But iPad revenue is up
Court Battle
Qualcomm insists Apple is in breach of Chinese court order it claims prohibits iPhone sales
“Apple’s statements have been deliberate attempts to obfuscate and misdirect”
Legal
iPhone XS and XR could be banned in China amid Apple-Qualcomm battle
Though Apple maintains that its handsets are still for sale in the People's Republic