On Thursday Apple sent out invites to their media event being held on March 9th at the Yerba Buena Center of the Arts. Originating from the Loop, the invite (as shown above), which invites attendees to “Spring Forward.” There’s no official word on what the company will unveil. But we should be expecting more details on Apple’s wearable device, the Apple Watch.

Originally announced in September 2014, we don’t know much about the watch. Beyond the starting price of $349, the two 38mm and 42mm sizes, and the three editions (Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport, and Apple Watch Edition), there’s lots to go over. The biggest concern being battery life.

It’s been quite a while since Apple has done a Spring event. The last time it had happened, Apple was announcing the third-generation iPad and Apple TV 3. Continue reading this post ->

Kiyat Games, a U.S. based mobile games publisher, has announced that they will be co-publishing their second major title with Korean developer and publisher, Redsahara Studio. The game, Wrath of Belial, was previously published in Korea under its Korean name by Redsahara in March of 2014 and has grosses over 2 million downloads. We’re also told that Kiyat Games will work with Redsahara to polish the game for Western markets and should be ready for launch early in Q2 of 2015.

“Redsahara is one of the few indie developers in Korea who was able to have a major success with its game. So, we are very proud to be able to work with their team,” said Sun Cho, CEO of Kiyat Games. “In preparing for the launch of this game, we are adding some content to make this hardcore RPG game more appealing to global users. Wrath of Belial holds a lot of promise for both of our companies, and we believe that this game raises the bar for the definition of a ‘high quality game’ in the mobile market,” said Sun Cho, CEO of Kiyat Games.

Wrath of Belial is built with the Unity Engine and features high quality 3D graphics. dungeon crawler style gameplay, and exciting battles. In the game, players must build a team of 4 heroes and wage war against the creatures under the control of the evil Belial. There are over 200 heroes and 7 different classes to choose from which allows players to form almost any team they want. Additionally there’s hundreds of hours of initial gameplay, with 7 different gameplay modes where players can either play by themselves or alongside friends.

Just like we always do, we’ll keep you updated if any new information comes our way. Continue reading this post ->

On Wednesday, iGen.fr reports that Tim Cook said during a conversation with an employee at an Apple Store in Berlin that he wears his Apple Watch everywhere, “even in the shower.” While the CEO’s comment indicates that the water resistance in the wrist-worn device has changed since it was first announced, AppleInsider warns the possibly that “Cook was simply misheard while on his trip to Berlin.”

Apple has been fairly quiet about what the watch can or can’t do, and water resistance seems to be one of them. The company is planning to hold a media event before it’s mid-April launch. The media event should unveil details such as water resistance, pricing, etc. With a launch date set for April, the Apple Watch will start at $349. Our biggest concern is the pricing of the Apple Watch Edition.

Das war großartig! Ich liebe Deutschland! pic.twitter.com/43pHDyg8iK

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) February 25, 2015

The Luma Labs co-founder Greg Koenig estimates that the Apple Watch Edition will require $850 to process the 18 karat gold. Continue reading this post ->

According to a report from Mobility Index Report by research firm Good Technology, iOS activations went from 69% in the third quarter to 73% by the end of 2014. On the other hand, Android activations dropped from 25% to 23%. Microsoft phone and tablet activations remain at their consistent 6%.

Good Technology believes this is due to the large interest in Apple’s new smartphone offerings (of course, we’re talking about the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus). To put it into perspective, since the late-September release, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus has made up 30% of all activations during the fourth quarter of 2014.

“The smaller form factor of the iPhone 6 continued to prove more popular than the larger iPhone 6 Plus,” according to the report. Specifically, 77% iPhone 6, 23% iPhone 6 Plus.

Unfortunately, Blackberry devices were not included in this report. Continue reading this post ->

Just a couple days ago, DeNA and Marvel Entertainment announced that Marvel Mighty Heroes, a real-time co-op brawler starring Super Heroes and Super Villains of the Marvel Universe, is currently in development and will be released soon for iOS devices. Marvel Mighty Heroes sports real-time cooperative, action-packed gameplay with up to four players. Gamers and Marvel fans can also pre-register to vote for Hulk or Rocket as a free special hero at launch for a limited time.

Marvel Mighty Heroes allows players to choose their favorite Marvel comic book characters, including Iron Man, Groot, Captain America, Star-Lord, Hulk, Thor, Black Widow and Spider-Man, and dozens of their allies and nemeses. Players will build a team of Super Heroes and Super Villains, each utilizing different skills and special abilities to battle to the finish. Multiplayer in Marvel Mighty Heroes will give players a chance to test their skills against others and earn a spot on the leaderboard as well.

“Building off of the success of Marvel War of Heroes, our first Marvel-licensed title, Marvel Mighty Heroes is a fast and tactical battle game that will combine evolving Marvel stories with enthralling co-op and competitive multiplayer gameplay,” said Barry Dorf, Vice President of Partnerships and Alliances at DeNA. “Marvel fans and gamers alike will have the chance to create the ultimate team of Super Heroes and Super Villains to take on waves of enemies from the Marvel Universe.”

As of now this is all the information we have available, however, we’ll keep you updated if more information becomes available. Continue reading this post ->

The search giant Google has announced its dedicated YouTube for kids. Dubbed YouTube Kids, the app is a available for free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. The company says that this is “the first Google product built from the ground up with little ones in mind,” the app is designed with a filtered, “safe,” environment for kids to enjoy video content on YouTube.

Since it’s built with children in mind, the app has tons of parental control options for parents.

Curated content includes favorites from DreamWorks TV, Jim Henson TV, Mother Goose Club, Talking Tom and Friends, National Geographic Kids, Reading Rainbow, Thomas the Tank Engine and more. Some of the parental control options include:

• Timer: Let the app be the bad guy with a built-in timer that lets you limit kids’ screen time. The app alerts your child when the session is over, so you don’t have to.
• Sound settings: Sometimes you need a little peace and quiet! You have an option to turn off background music and sound effects, so your kids can keep watching while you catch a breather.
• Search settings: If you’d rather limit your children to just the pre-selected videos available on the home screen, you can turn off search.
• Product feedback: Our goal is to improve YouTube Kids all the time, so we’ve included a space for you to give us your feedback.

The app requires an iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch running iOS 7.0 or later and is currently US only with no word on worldwide expansion. Continue reading this post ->

Apple on Monday announced plans to invest €1.7 billion, or approximately $1.92 billion, into new data centers in Ireland and Denmark. One will be located in County Galway’s Athenry in Ireland and the other in Denmark’s central Jutland.

To see more information on the announcement, be sure to click the following link. Continue reading this post ->