20 best iPhone and iPad apps and games this week
Sneakers, Endless Wordplay, myHealthPal, Attack the Light, DomiNations, Boss Monster, Riff, Marvel Mighty Heroes and more
Crossy Road: new characters include British and Irish figures – and The Dress
After 70m downloads on iOS and Android, casual hit courts gamers in the UK and Ireland with local heroes – plus a pair of recent web memes
20 best iPhone and iPad apps and games this week
Periscope, Layout from Instagram, Vessel, Silly Sausage in Meat Land, The Trace, Fast & Furious: Legacy and more
Twitter tests auto-play videos on smartphones
Follows fellow social networks Facebook and Instagram with trial of videos that play as they scroll onto the screen in iOS apps
20 best iPhone and iPad apps and games this week
Nokia HERE, Google Calendar, Stick Cricket 2, Snow White by Nosy Crow, Enlight, Angry Birds Stella POP!, Epic War TD 2 and more
‘Seismic’ Apple TV service to stream 25 channels across all devices
ABC, CBS, 21st Century Fox and Walt Disney among broadcasters available for $30-$40 a month from autumn in challenge to cable companies
Snow White by Nosy Crow: ‘Getting children sparkly-eyed about storytelling’
Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to the App Store the famous fairytale goes, with the latest app from a children’s publisher that prioritises reading over digital gimmicks
Tim Cook looks to ignite smartwatch market with launch of Apple Watch
BMW app, 18-carat gold casing, launched with the help of a supermodel – Apple moves further into luxury market with the launch of its first smartwatch
Apple overtakes Samsung as the world’s biggest smartphone maker
Demand from China helps US tech firm shift 74.8m units in last quarter of 2014, 1.8m more than South Korean rival
Mobile game Crossy Road has made $10m in three months since launch
Developer Hipster Whale’s co-founder tells GDC conference that he’s ‘happily surprised’ at return from 50m downloads of freemium game
Apple Pay: a new frontier for scammers
Apple’s mobile payment system has provided a method for US criminals to make fraudulent transactions – and banks are rushing to stem the tide
Ericsson sues Apple to block iPhone and iPad sales in the US over patents
Swedish mobile pioneer lodges complaint with US international trade commission, saying Apple uses its technology ‘without a licence’
Apple patent hints at virtual reality iPhone carrying headset
Company patents head-mounted device that would use its owner’s smartphone as a screen
Apple’s Jony Ive digested: 23 things we’ve learned
The New Yorker gained unprecedented access to Apple’s head of design to profile Jony Ive, revealing more about the man and the company than ever before
Apple approves Kim Jong-un spoof Little Dictator after initial rejection
North Korea meets Flappy Bird in new mobile game, which is available for iOS after initially falling foul of App Store regulations