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Modern Combat 4 launches on iOS this Thursday

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 28, 2019

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Popular mobile games maker Gameloft today confirmed that its war shooter Modern Combat 4 will launch on iOS first this Thursday, December 6, 2012, followed by the Android version "shortly after". You won’t be only playing a U.S. soldier as the game also puts you in the shoes of the villain Edward Page.

When we first saw the reveal trailer, it dawned on us that Gameloft's latest chapter in the blockbuster FPS franchise offers eye-popping mobile graphics that takes full advantage of the power provided by Apple's latest A6 and A6X chips.

The iOS version has been confirmed to support the iPhone 5 and developers tapped the Havok engine, which has been improved on mobile and now features real-time shadows. I've also included two dev diary clips for your viewing pleasure, find them right after the break...

Apple wins trademarks for the Retina moniker and the Game Center icon design

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 4, 2012

Apple today received two interesting trademark grants seeking to protect the Game Center icon design and the Apple-coined Retina moniker. The former describes a rounded icon divided into four quadrants, each sporting a distinct combination of colors and shapes. It was originally filed in June 2012 under international classes that cover multiplayer games, scoring and tracking game performance and "providing an online portal for social networking through virtual communities".

More important than the Game Center icon is the widely used Retina name, now a registered trademark of Apple, Inc.

Judge says patents involved in Apple-HTC deal must remain unsealed

Cody Lee ∙ December 4, 2012

In a ruling late last night, US District Court Judge Lucy Koh ordered that the patents Apple and HTC are cross-licensing as part of their settlement are to remain unsealed, suggesting that the public will eventually get a look at this information.

The order comes two weeks after US Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal granted Samsung's motion to compel, forcing Apple to disclose the terms of its deal with HTC to its legal team. But now it looks like we'll all get a peek inside the pact...

Apple officially launches iTunes Music Store in 56 new countries

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

Yesterday we reported that the iTunes Music Store had gone live in Russia, Turkey and a handful of other countries. The rollout came just one day before Apple's rumored iTunes event in Moscow.

But as it turns out, the Music expansion is much bigger than we originally thought. Apple published a press release last night announcing that it's rolling out iTunes Music to 56 new countries...

China Unicom sees 100,000 iPhone 5 pre-orders in first day

Cody Lee ∙ December 4, 2012

China Unicom, the second largest carrier in the country, and 22nd largest in the world by subscriber base, opened up iPhone 5 pre-sale reservations on Monday ahead of its December 14 launch. And during the first 24 hours, the provider received over 100,000 pre-orders for the handset...

Ashton Kutcher’s jOBS film set to debut at Sundance in January

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

As most of you know, there are currently two Steve Jobs-based movies in the works. One is an indie film that has been in production for several months now and stars Ashton Kutcher. And the other, a Sony project, is being penned by Aaron Sorkin.

Well as it turns out, the former, entitled jOBS, is almost finished. And the Sundance group just announced that they would be debuting the flick during their legendary Sundance Film Festival this upcoming January. More details after the fold...

Apple seen hiring dozens of former Texas Instruments engineers

Cody Lee ∙ December 3, 2012

Earlier this year, Texas Instruments announced a major shift in its business strategy: it's going to be moving its focus away from smartphone and tablet processors, and towards embedded applications like in-car computer systems.

As a result of this new strategy, the company said that it would be laying off a staggering 1,700 employees — one of the biggest RIFs of the year. But don't feel too bad, the word is that some of them have found new homes at Apple...

iTunes Music Store goes live in Russia, Turkey and other countries

Cody Lee ∙ December 3, 2012

Earlier today, we passed along a report that Apple was going to be holding an iTunes event in Moscow tomorrow to celebrate the launch of its music store in Russia. Rumors have been circulating for some months now that iTunes Music was on its way to the country, and it appears they were dead on. Ahead of tomorrow's event, users in Russia are seeing the iTunes Music Store populate...

iTunes ranks among the world’s largest media companies

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 31, 2016

Apple revolutionized the music industry when it first introduced the iTunes Music Store back in 2003. At the time, people were either spending $10-$15 for a CD, or pirating their music from a p2p service like BearShare. And iTunes came in and changed all that.

Since then, Apple has really turned the Store into a media empire. It added TV shows in 2005, movies in 2006, apps in 2008 and then books and magazines shortly after. Today, Apple's iTunes business ranks among some of the world's largest media companies...

Happy twentieth birthday, SMS!

Ed Sutherland ∙ December 3, 2012

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SMS - or what's now commonly referred to as 'texting' - is twenty years old today. Begun December 3, 1992 in London, SMS grew from one 160-character message every couple months to an astounding seven trillion texts per year. As we send tweets from iPhones and iPads connected across the globe, its time to look back at the grandfather of iMessage - and it all began over a pizza.

The whole idea of SMS was created in 1984 when three engineers at a Danish pizzeria discussed how great it would be to send text messages over the GSM network. Less than a decade later, UK's Vodafone went to work on SMS software. The first message sent: "Merry Christmas" from a Sema Group engineer to Vodafone Director Richard Jarvis. The message travelled the huge distance of 30 miles...

How to jailbreak iOS 6.1 beta 3

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 11, 2018

iOS 6.1 beta 3 has been released to developers, and as we always do, we show you how to jailbreak it. This jailbreak is a tethered jailbreak, and works with pre-A5 devices like the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, or iPod touch 4th gen. It also should be reiterated that the jailbreak is for developers only.

Take a look inside as we showcase on video how to jailbreak iOS 6.1 beta 3.

Starbucks app finally updated to bring iPhone 5 support

Sébastien Page ∙ December 3, 2012

Better late than never, as we say in French. Over two months after the iPhone 5 was launched in the US, Starbucks finally blessed us with an update that supports the device's taller screen.

Besides the iPhone 5 support and the usual bug fixes, this updated version added an option to turn On/Off the annoying sound of the stars dropping in the cup after completing a purchase...