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Nintendo details the history and prototypes of the Wii U

By Ben Kersey on December 7, 2012 10:26 am + 11 comments

Nintendo is hoping to replicate the success of the Wii with the new Wii U, but how did it come up Continue reading…
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Deezer lays the groundwork for its own music apps following Spotify's success

By Ben Kersey on November 28, 2012 07:49 am + 8 comments

Deezer recently celebrated its international success by announcing that it had amassed 20 million Continue reading…
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Building Windows: Microsoft pins its hopes on a new generation of apps and developers

By Tom Warren on November 8, 2012 10:24 am + 262 comments

Microsoft put on a show for 2,500 developers at its Seattle headquarters last week, with a focus on Continue reading…
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Joe Belfiore on Windows Phone: 'we're not done until we've checked all the boxes'

By Tom Warren on October 30, 2012 10:01 am + 328 comments

Microsoft's grand unveiling of Windows Phone 8 this week marks the completion of this particular Continue reading…
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Straight outta Redmond: Microsoft has NoClue how to sell the cloud

By Tom Warren on October 12, 2012 03:47 am + 110 comments

RIM isn't the only company making music videos aimed at developers. The latest awkward masterpiece Continue reading…
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Google Play developers can now offer free trials for in-app subscriptions

By Kimber Streams on October 9, 2012 05:35 pm + 17 comments

Google app developers can now give users a trial of subscription content (like additional game Continue reading…
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Watch this: PBS 'Off Book' on why indie games are important

By Aaron Souppouris on October 5, 2012 05:46 am + 9 comments

We're big fans of PBS Off Book, and the webseries' latest episode does nothing to change that. The Continue reading…
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Windows Phone 8: what's the big secret?

By Tom Warren on October 1, 2012 09:43 am + 537 comments

Even though Windows Phone 8 is lined up for a launch event at the end of this month, many members of Continue reading…
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RIM circles the wagons, but the BlackBerry 10 caravan needs to get moving

By Dieter Bohn on September 27, 2012 04:45 pm + 63 comments

It's cold and quiet at the San Jose Convention Center on the second day of the BlackBerry Jam Continue reading…
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Ballmer flashes his Surface tablet in an effort to woo Windows 8 app developers

By Tom Warren on September 26, 2012 04:34 am + 103 comments

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is a busy man this month and next. After helping to unveil Nokia and HTC Continue reading…