KUALA LUMPUR: Jam City – a Los Angeles based mobile games studio, announced that the new mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is now available to be downloaded on the App Store and Google Play. "There are so few moments where a mobile entertainment company has the chance to truly bring magic into the world and we have been thrilled by the amazing response our game has already received from Harry Potter fans everywhere," said co-founder and chief executive officer of Jam City, Chris DeWolfe. He added that Jam City have been working hard to ensure that any aspiring witch or wizard can enter Hogwarts through their smartphones and tablets and begin their magical journeys. Developed by Jam City in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, it is the first mobile game where players create their own character and experience life as a Hogwarts student, a statement said. The game launched under Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's Portkey Games, a label dedicated … [Read more...] about Harry Potter’s Hogwarts Mystery available on App Store and Google Play
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Microsoft Apps store to have 100,000 apps by February 2013
Microsoft plans to have 100,000+ apps available to Windows 8 users by February 2013 according to Keith Lorizio, the company's vice president for US sales and marketing. Windows 8 aims to have 100,000 apps by February 2013. ©Microsoft This will be good news for consumers and businesses alike as, despite excitement surrounding the launch of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system plus its first Windows 8 phones and Surface tablets, many have been questioning whether the company will be able to build a big enough apps store to compete in a market dominated by Apple and Google. There remains, however, some concern as to how users of the new system will react to the advertising that will be integrated into all apps available in the Windows Store. In a Beet.TV interview this past week, Lorizio stressed the importance of apps to the Windows 8 platform and to winning customer loyalty and hitting the company's target of getting 400 million users for the Windows 8 operating system: "When … [Read more...] about Microsoft Apps store to have 100,000 apps by February 2013
Apple to open Mac App Store on January 6
Apple is planning a January 6 opening for an online shop stocked with software applications that add entertaining or functional features to the firm's Macintosh computers. "The App Store revolutionized mobile apps," said Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, referring to the shop specializing in software programs for iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices. "We hope to do the same for PC (personal computer) apps with the Mac App Store by making finding and buying PC apps easy and fun." The Mac App Store will launch in 90 countries and offer free and paid mini-programs in categories including games, lifestyle, education, and productivity, the iconic California company announced Thursday."The App Store revolutionized mobile apps," said Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, referring to the shop specializing in software programs for iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices."We hope to do the same for PC (personal computer) apps with the Mac App Store by making finding and buying PC apps easy and … [Read more...] about Apple to open Mac App Store on January 6
Apple delays iTunes availability at Microsoft Store
Apple Inc has officially confirmed that iTunes will not be available via the Microsoft Store in 2017. Instead, the tech giant is pushing its availability back until 2018. Contrary to what had been announced by Microsoft back in May, iTunes will not be arriving within the month due to time constraints. The news came after Apple confirmed less than a month ago that smart speaker HomePod will not be available in December and it should go on sale early in 2018 instead. Also read: iMac Pro to arrive in Singapore before Christmas for S$7888 "We have been working with Microsoft to deliver the full iTunes experience to our customers and we need a little more time to get it right," said an Apple spokesperson via an emailed statement to ZDNet. Microsoft first confirmed at the Microsoft Build conference on May 12 in Seattle, Washington that they have been working with Apple to deliver the iTunes app on the Microsoft Store, formerly known as Windows Store. Earlier that month was the launch of … [Read more...] about Apple delays iTunes availability at Microsoft Store
How to use Vero, the No. 1 social media app on the App Store right now that millennials are saying will kill Instagram
There’s a new app dominating the App Store, and millennials are saying it’s the next Instagram. Vero, a free download on Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play store, promises to be a new kind of social network – one that lets you share content with specific sets of friends, doesn’t allow ads, and delivers posts in a chronological feed instead of one controlled by an algorithm. The Vero app actually made its App Store debut in 2015, but it quickly gained steam and reached No. 1 on the App Store this week, propelled by a user base that skews heavily male and heavily millennial, according to app analytics firm Apptopia. In fact, half of Vero’s users are between the ages of 21 and 40. There is some controversy surrounding Vero, however. The founder and CEO of the app, Ayman Hariri, previously started another company that ran into serious financial trouble and stopped paying its employees. Plus, Vero’s app has been slow, … [Read more...] about How to use Vero, the No. 1 social media app on the App Store right now that millennials are saying will kill Instagram