Should Apple finally call time on smartphone patent wars?

As the latest in an epic series of legal battles comes to an end, some of the main winners have been lawyers

Monument Valley review – puzzle/platformer deserves to be framed and hung

A beautiful piece of design, like the pages of an ornate picture book, writes Will Freeman

LeapFrog activity tracker for kids soon to hit the shelves

LeapFrog makes a game out of physical activity, with a talking Tamagotchi-style pet that can be strapped to the wrist. By Samuel Gibbs

Apple’s next headphones to track heart rate and blood pressure, leak claims

Poster on anonymous app Secret claims next 'Earpods' will incorporate health monitoring and connect to iPhone to store medical data. By Charles Arthur

Broken Sword 5: Episode Two review – thanks for the memories

The second part in Revolution Software’s rich point-and-click adventure does not live up to the memory of the original titles. By Ian Ford

Hand-me-ups: the smartphones parents inherit from their kids

Many gadgets now get handed up from kids to parents when they're no longer cutting-edge cool, according to a new survey

Facebook buys fitness-tracking app Moves

The app will keep running (and walking) as a standalone service for now, but marks a significant move for the social network into health data. By Stuart Dredge and Alex Hern

Boris Johnson gets Flappy Bird tribute with Flappy Mayor game

'Tap tap tap tap to make the mayor flap around a lot! (Like his day job)' suggests iPhone and iPad app. By Stuart Dredge

Apple bans music app Bloom.fm from running ads on its iAd network

'We're amused by this rather than frustrated. It's just pretty funny,' says streaming music startup. By Stuart Dredge

SkinneePix: the ugly truth about the selfies app that makes you look thinner

A new app claims to make it look like you've shed 15 lbs in your selfies – but we found the results aren't that pretty. By Elena Cresci

Public Wi-Fi is a risky connection to bank on: your tech questions answered

Encrypt to protect information, plus sending pictures from your phone, beating the hackers and having fun with Raspberry Pi

20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week

Sago Mini Monsters, Monument Valley, Fantastical 2, Keyword VS, Family Guy Photobomb, Shapematic, Flappybalt and more. By Stuart Dredge

Oscar – how one developer wants to change game design forever

After ten years in big budget game development Josh Long realised everyone was doing it wrong. This is how he wants to put it right. By Mary Hamilton