If you haven’t already heard, the pigs that that made Rovio’s birds so angry are getting a game of their own. Called Bad Piggies, it’s coming to iOS on September 27, and Rovio just released the title’s first gameplay trailer. And it looks great!
Last month it was revealed that iOS 6 will be the first version of Apple’s mobile OS not to include a dedicated YouTube app, and that Google was working on a standalone version. With Apple expected to announce a release date for iOS 6 at tomorrow’s media event, Google has now released an iPhone version of the app.
The BBC has today released an update to its popular iPlayer app for iOS which makes it possible to catch up on the corporation’s latest TV programmes on the iPhone or iPad, without needing a wi-fi or 3G connection.
Parallels has today announced the launch of Parallels Desktop 8 – the latest version of its popular popular virtualization software for the Mac. Parallels 8 brings with it a number of new features and improvements including OS X Mountain Lion and Windows 8 integration, and support for the MacBook Pro with Retina display.
With the 2012 iTunes Festival kicking off on Saturday, Apple has released a dedicated app for the Apple TV which will allow you to watch live coverage of the 30 day music event on your big screen for free. Rolled out with an automatic update, you should see the new app next time you turn on your device.
The latest installment in the Counter Strike series, one of the most popular PC shooters of all time with more than 27 million units sold, has arrived on the Mac. Counter Strike: Global Offensive comes almost 12 years after Valve released the original, and it features an arsenal of over 45 weapons, stacks of maps, new game modes, new visuals, and more.
Firemonkeys, a combination of EA-owned gaming studios IronMonkey and Firemint, has announced that it is working on Real Racing 3. According to a post on the Australian studio’s blog, the third game in the popular series promises “the most beautiful and authentic circuit racing available on mobile devices”.
Since its launch last month, Apple’s standalone Podcasts app for the iPhone and iPad has been dogged by issues which have resulted in it being awarded one of the lowest ratings of all the company’s apps. Users have complained of sluggish performance, crashing, and syncing failures.
Introduced with OS X Mountain Lion, AirPlay Mirroring is a fantastic new feature that allows you to send whatever is on your Mac’s screen to a HDTV via an Apple TV. Unfortunately though, as many users are discovering, it only works on late-2011 (or newer) iMacs, Mac minis, or MacBook Airs, and early-2011 (or newer) MacBook Pros.