30 best iPhone and iPad apps this week
Real Racing 3, Marvel Unlimited, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Toy Story: Smash It, Year Walk, Comics In The Classroom, Temple Run: Oz and more. By Stuart Dredge
Temple Run: Oz shows changing face of movie/games licensing deals
Disney and Imangi Studios forge partnership of equals with branded iOS and Android game. By Stuart Dredge
Apple value falls below $400bn, as Warren Buffett says ‘ignore critics’
Tech company's stock price hit all-time high in September with $705.07 per share, but stocks now at 52-week low
Free-to-play children’s apps: views from the industry
Developer ideas on how parents, Apple and their peers can avoid IAP controversies. By Stuart Dredge
Apple and Samsung smartphone patent row set for new jury trial
Judge Lucy Koh rules jury must decide how much Samsung must pay for infringements by 14 devices from original trial. By Charles Arthur
12 apps to de-Apple your iPhone and make it work smarter
iPhone users are dumping Apple's clunky preloaded software and replacing it with rivals' stealthy apps. Stuart Dredge picks a dozen
Real Racing 3: Can free-to-play work for a hardcore racing game?
EA's new release has been controversial, but freemium timers don't mask a stunning game. By Stuart Dredge
Mobile marvels and submersible smartphones unveiled at Barcelona
Mobile trade show shows remote-controlled homes and glove-friendly touch screens among latest gadgets hitting the market
Touch Surgery: the iPad app that teaches surgeons how to operate
Forget the board game Operation: this new mobile surgical simulator lets you tap and swipe your way through the steps of an operation in a radical new model of interactive training
Apple faces multimillion US settlement over ‘in-app purchases’ by children
Lawsuit filed in 2011 by five parents in California complained expensive paid-for extras were accessible by children without password. By Charles Arthur
30 best iPhone and iPad apps this week
123D Creature, Kickstarter, One Direction Scrapbook, Sound Uncovered, Tempo Smart Calendar, DrawQuest and more. By Stuart Dredge
iPhone app ‘could have landed parents with £200 bill’
Parents warned to be vigilant as in-app advertising pulled from Talking Friends Cartoons after storm of protest
Tetris Blitz and the micro-transactioning of nostalgia
Keith Stuart: EA has produced a new version of classic puzzle game Tetris, which adds in-app purchases. Where is this going?
Real Racing 3 freemium switch sparks online anger from fans
But could change from previous paid titles win iOS and Android driving game a much bigger audience? By Stuart Dredge
Tim Cook asks Apple’s parishioners to have a little faith in investments
Heidi Moore: Cook, tending his flock, speaks publicly of Apple's infallibility as the Catholic church once used to speak of its own