Though jailbreaks for the iPhone 5 were previously readily availableto developers, the public at large didn't have any options for cracking Apple's restrictive iOS 6.
There had been plenty of instances of prior iPhone jailbreaks happening, but to this point, the iPhone 5 had proven particularly challenging for hackers.
However, that all changed Monday when a group known as the Evad3rs team finally released an untethered jailbreak for iOS 6 devices, including the iPhone 5, downloadable by anyone with a computer.
The Evasi0n jailbreak allows users to run and download apps not approved by Apple right alongside the regular and certified downloads already on the device.
Flood gates opened
With so many users eagerly anticipating a way to jailbreak their iPhones and iPads, Evad3r's servers were pushed to the limits as soon as Evasi0n went live.
While the number of visitors currently on the group's website wasn't necessarily indicative of the number of downloads, according to one of Evasi0n's developers, some 270,000 users were active when the download went live.
Shortly after, another of the Evad3r devs tweeted downloaders had burned through 1TB of data on a hosting server in just ten minutes.
Based on the file size of Evasi0n, the dev estimated the file had been downloaded more than 100,000 times in that time frame.
A few hours later, that same developer revealed the downloads had surpassed 4.2TB on the same server, which put the number of downloads close to 500,000.
Five feet high and rising
With more and more users downloading the jailbreak, and others getting temporarily shut out due to the immense amount of downloads, there's no telling where the number will peak at the end of Evasi0n's first day.
The current pace of 500,000 downloads every two hours is pretty astronomical, and isn't likely sustainable for long duration.
That said, according to alternative app store Cydia, where many of Evasi0n's new users will flock for unregulated apps, there are nearly 23 million devices currently hooked into the store.
Now that devices like the iPhone 5, iPad 4, and iPhone 4S can access Cydia, that ecosystem is likely to grow quite a bit in the coming days.
Though jailbreaks for the iPhone 5 were previously readily availableto developers, the public at large didn't have any options for cracking Apple's restrictive iOS 6.
There had been plenty of instances of prior iPhone jailbreaks happening, but to this point, the iPhone 5 had proven particularly challenging for hackers.
However, that all changed Monday when a group known as the Evad3rs team finally released an untethered jailbreak for iOS 6 devices, including the iPhone 5, downloadable by anyone with a computer.
The Evasi0n jailbreak allows users to run and download apps not approved by Apple right alongside the regular and certified downloads already on the device.
Flood gates opened
With so many users eagerly anticipating a way to jailbreak their iPhones and iPads, Evad3r's servers were pushed to the limits as soon as Evasi0n went live.
While the number of visitors currently on the group's website wasn't necessarily indicative of the number of downloads, according to one of Evasi0n's developers, some 270,000 users were active when the download went live.
Shortly after, another of the Evad3r devs tweeted downloaders had burned through 1TB of data on a hosting server in just ten minutes.
Based on the file size of Evasi0n, the dev estimated the file had been downloaded more than 100,000 times in that time frame.
A few hours later, that same developer revealed the downloads had surpassed 4.2TB on the same server, which put the number of downloads close to 500,000.
Five feet high and rising
With more and more users downloading the jailbreak, and others getting temporarily shut out due to the immense amount of downloads, there's no telling where the number will peak at the end of Evasi0n's first day.
The current pace of 500,000 downloads every two hours is pretty astronomical, and isn't likely sustainable for long duration.
That said, according to alternative app store Cydia, where many of Evasi0n's new users will flock for unregulated apps, there are nearly 23 million devices currently hooked into the store.
Now that devices like the iPhone 5, iPad 4, and iPhone 4S can access Cydia, that ecosystem is likely to grow quite a bit in the coming days.
Rumor has it Samsung could debut a new type of smartphone at MWC at the end of February, in the form of the Galaxy Q.
No, not the 5.3-inch Galaxy Q that popped up in 2011 - this one's got dual 1080p AMOLED displays that fold together and unfold seamlessly, according to Slashgear.
The video below, from 2008, reportedly shows an early version of the technology used to make the Galaxy Q's two screens fit together without a break. It looks pretty incredible, though back then it wasn't quite ready for public consumption.
According to reports on Monday, though, 2013 will be the year that Samsung's folding smartphone finally makes its consumer-facing debut.
Benchmarks and rumors
The folding Samsung Galaxy Q popped up on Saturday at MobileGeeks.de when a reader tipped the site off to GLBenchmark's tests of a device with the model number GT-B9150.
The results reportedly match the Galaxy Q, indicating the folding phone could be nearing release.
If that's the case, a debut at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona seems likely.
The GLBenchmark report and previous rumors suggest that the Galaxy Q could feature two 5.3-inch 1080p AMOLED displays, a 1.7GHz dual-core Exynos processor, 2GB of memory, 8- and 2-megapixel cameras, and a 3500 mAh battery, according to SlashGear.
The Galaxy Q might utilize Samsung's flexible OLED display technology as well, though that part of the story is muddled.
In fact, everything about the Galaxy Q seems muddled at this point.
Hopefully Samsung will lift the curtain at MWC and introduce the world to what could be the next evolution in smartphones. We'd sure like to have a try at folding it in half.
It's time for everyone to act surprised as a new rumor claims that Apple's follow-up to the iPad mini will feature Retina display.
Surprising as the rumor may be, overseas investment firm Brightwire claims that manufacturer AU Optronics is working on 7.9-inch displays for the iPad mini 2.
The display is said to have a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, with a ppi of 324, boosting its resolution well above the current iteration's 1024 x 798 screen.
Packing the screen with pixels also means a higher pixel density than even the current iPad 4, which comes in at 264ppi. That screen's resolution is, however, exactly the same as the rumored resolution for the new iPad mini.
iRumors
Shortly after the iPad mini was out in the wild rumors began popping up that Apple's next small-size tablet would feature Retina tech.
The exact same 324ppi display has been on the radar since November, and AU Optronics supplied screens for the first iPad mini, so the rumor comes as little surprise.
A Retina display upgrade for the next iPad mini seems like a no-brainer for Apple, especially with the iPad mini sandwiched between the Retina-equipped iPhone 5 and iPad 4.
Screen production is said to be in the piloting stage, and if Apple wants to avoid the same yield issues that plagued the original mini's production, we could be looking at a late 2013 release.
All that's left is a price, which hopefully will be brought down from the iPad mini's steep $329/£269/AU$369. Oh, and an official confirmation from Apple would be nice, though that may be little more than a formality at this point.
Smartphones have not yet penetrated far into China, but HTC is looking to change that in 2013 by offering its cheapest phones yet in the emerging market.
HTC Chief Financial Officer Chang Chia-Lin said in a conference call on Monday that the Taiwanese company will soon begin offering smartphones for under $320 (UK£203, AU$306), the current lowest tier of HTC phone available in China.
Chang told investors that HTC will focus more on emerging markets in general in 2013. It started with Myanmar last month, and it looks like China is up next.
He said the smartphone maker wants to make prices lower, but not too low - they're shooting for between 1,000 and 2,000 yuan, or $160 (UK£101, AU$153) and $320 (UK£203, AU$306).
Falling fortunes
Reuters reported on Monday that HTC predicts revenue in Q1 could drop as much as 17 percent from the past three months.
The Taiwanese company predicted first-quarter revenue of T$50 billion to T$60 billion (US$1.69-2.03 billion, UK£1.07-1.28 billion, AU$1.61-1.94 billion), compared to T$60 billion in Q4 2012 and T$65.75 billion (US$2.22 billion, UK£1.41 billion, AU$2.13 billion) one year prior.
Profit margins will remain flat at best, according to the company.
Hopefully HTC's M7, the company's next Android flagship, thought to be launching Feb. 19 with a release date March 8, can help straighten things out.
Chang also hinted at other new products that have yet to be announced, according to Reuters.
Blame Apple and Samsung
Unsurprisingly, Apple and Samsung's increasing global dominance are likely to blame for HTC's falling fortunes.
Apple's revenue in Greater China in December was up 60 percent year-over-year, to $7.3 billion. Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to continue focusing more on the region in the near future, according to Reuters.
Samsung, for its part, scored a record profit of $8.3 billion in Q4, an 89 percent increase, according to Reuters.
The Korean company recently invested $58.9 million (UK£37 million, AU$56.4 million) in Wacom, a stylus company.
While Asus just barely snuck out an announcement for the MeMo Pad last month, the firm is prepared to make a little more noise for the 7-inch tablet's launch today.
The MeMo Pad goes on sale today, and Asus is marking the occasion with a video overview of the tablet's features.
The video mostly highlights a range of pre-installed apps, like Asus Studio photo editing, BudyBuzz social media manager, MyPainter, SuperNote Lite, and Floating App for multitasking.
The video does also delve into some of the tablet's more attractive hardware features, including 5GB of cloud storage from Asus that can be used to sync data between a PC and the MeMo Pad.
The other 7-inch Asus tablet
The focus on apps over hardware might have to do with the MeMo Pad not exactly being a powerhouse of a tablet.
It is equipped with a 7-inch 1024 x 600 display, a VIA WM8950 1GHz Mali 400 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 1-megapixel front-facing camera, and a microSD card expansion slot.
That's a far cry from Asus' other 7-inch tablet, the Nexus 7, but it is still running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and has a powerful 4270mAh battery, so the MeMo Pad can still hold its own for everyday usage.
The MeMo Pad is priced at a budget-friendly $149, and comes in gray, white, and pink. Though Asus says the tablet is launching today, it does not seem to be available for sale anywhere quite yet.
What's that coming over the hill? Another monster smartphone, you say? Well, you may just be right as word continues to spread about the HTC M7.
The HTC One X and One X+ look to be on their way out at the top of the Taiwanese firm's tree, with the M7 the hotly-tipped successor.
HTC is looking to break the dominance enjoyed by Samsung and Apple over the past year and recapture the success it had with the original Desire.
Although not officially announced, HTC boss Peter Chou has already flashed us the M7 briefly during an appearance at the firm's end of year party in Taipei.
You can see for yourself in the video below, feel free to join in the the chanting too.
HTC M7 release date
Originally the HTC M7 was rumoured to make an appearance at CES 2013 in Las Vegas, but alas those reports didn't come to fruition.
It now looks like the HTC M7 launch has been set in stone with the Taiwanese firm sending out invitations to events in both London and New York scheduled for February 19.
Although the invite itself gives nothing away, TechRadar sources have said that this is indeed the HTC M7 launch event and the handset will be the firm's next flagship smartphone.
It's interesting that HTC has decided to announce the M7 before MWC 2013 begins in Barcelona later in the month… clearly the Taiwanese firm is worried about being lost in the noise by revealing the handset amid the fervour in Spain.
As far as the M7 release date is concerned it looks like we'll only have to wait a couple of weeks for the handset to land in stores, with the latest rumours suggesting it will touch down on March 8.
HTC M7 price
The HTC M7 is going to be a flagship smartphone and therefore will carry a flagship (read: expensive) price tag.
Expect the M7 to set you back a similar amount to the Sony Xperia Z, Samsung Galaxy S3, iPhone 5 and co, so you may want to start saving now.
HTC M7 screen
Early rumours suggested that the HTC M7 would roll up with a 5-inch display, which would have put it firmly in competition with the Xperia Z, Huawei Ascend D2 and ZTE Grand S.
This no longer seems to be the case with a number of subsequent reports all pointing towards a 4.7-inch display - which is the same size as the screen on the One X and One X+.
The key difference is that the M7 display will have a full HD 1080p resolution, which still makes as, if not more, attractive compared with the three 5-inch handsets mentioned above.
HTC M7 operating system
Leaked images of the HTC M7 along with various rumours all point towards the handset running Android Jelly Bean, which certainly is no great surprise - although we're not sure if it will be version 4.1 or 4.2.
More interestingly some reports suggest that the arrival of the HTC M7 will also see the launch of a new version of HTC's famed Android overlay - Sense 5.0.
The current iteration of Sense is version 4+ which arrived alongside One X+ (see what they did there), so we wouldn't be surprised if a more major overhaul was on the cards.
This thinking was then backed up a few days later when screenshots appeared online claiming to show off Sense 5.0, sporting a more streamlined homescreen and cleaner approach.
Credit: XDA
HTC M7 processor
No surprise in the power department as we hear the HTC M7 processor will be a Qualcomm 1.7GHz quad-core offering, which will provide more than enough get up and go for Android Jelly Bean.
It looks set to be a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 PRo offering with 2GB of RAM behind it to ensure everything keeps ticking over nicely.
HTC M7 specifications
As well as the hotly tipped full HD display, quad-core processor and Jelly Bean platform the HTC M7 is also expected to pack some other treats.
According to HTCSource and UnviewedView round the back you'll probably find a 13MP with modes such as HDR and slow-motion, while the front of the M7 will play home to a 2MP snapper.
And there's a strong rumour that HTC will be breaking new ground on the camera phone with the introduction of Ultrapixels bringing more colourful and sharper images than ever before, thanks to packing three sensors under the hood.
UnwiredView goes on to claim the HTC M7 will feature 4G connectivity, next-gen Wi-Fi technology and Beats Audio from Dr. Dre.
In terms of storage the M7 is looking set to pack 32GB and follow in the footsteps of the flagship One X, One X+ and 8X with no expandable storage option.
Battery life in HTC's flagship smartphones has come under scrutiny recently and we hope the rumoured 2,300mAh power pack, which would be the biggest battery the firm has put in a smartphone to date, will be able to cut the mustard.
The high resolution display and powerful processor of the M7 does leave us a little worried, so fingers crossed the Taiwanese firm has done it power consumption sums if this is true.
HTC M7 case
We've seen a few images pop up online claiming to be the HTC M7 and while none of them can be taken as gospel, it looks like the new flagship will follow in the design footsteps of the HTC 8X.
The first snap of the M7 came from Unwired and claims to be a render taken from a short instructional video - although if you look at the later images this design looks to be off the mark.
Credit: UnwiredView
Next up was a more official looking press shot claiming to be for the HTC M7, with the design of its Windows Phone 8 touting brother the 8X apparent.
The smooth curved back, less flamboyant camera and squarer finish is one we're fond of, and if this shot turns out to be legit the M7 could be one fine looking smartphone.
Credit: PocketNow
A video apparently showing the rear case of the HTC M7 then popped up a week later, comparing the supposed shell to that of the One X and the newer Droid DNA with the M7 sporting the most similarities with the latter.
You can check out the recording in question below, and make up your own mind on its authenticity.
The surprise hit of this year's CES was wireless charging - and the technology is set for a major boost during the remainder of 2013.
Nokia, LG, HTC, Motorola and Samsung have already put Qi standard wireless power receivers into recent phones like the Lumia 920 as well as Bluetooth headsets.
Nokia promised last year that US coffee chain Coffee Bean would offer wireless charging points in its tables and the Las Vegas store marks the fifth US city to get them. You can borrow a charging case or micro USB adapter if your phone doesn't have Qi built in.
Buying a whole new wireless charger might seem like a waste when you get a wired charger free with your phone.
If you have one of iDAPT's handy multiple charging bases which have interchangeable tips to charge three or four devices at once, the company will soon have a $60 module that adds Qi charging. You can slot it onto the charging base – or use it to turn your existing charger into a Qi charging pad.
The other approach is to put a Qi charger into something you're already plugging in – like a Bluetooth wireless speaker. Put your phone on top of TDK's new Wireless Charging Cube and it uses NFC to pair the two, Bluetooth to stream your music and Qi to charge your phone. By CES 2014 we're expecting to see almost anything you plug in, from a speaker to a lamp to a set-top box to have a Qi charging point built in.
Whatever happened to wireless charging?
Pretty soon, that will also include your tablet. Fulton (who has developed many of the components that put Qi into devices like the Lumia 920) showed us a modified Galaxy Tab with a two-way wireless power antenna inside.
It charges wirelessly from a medium-power charging pad (which goes up to 15W) but when you turn it over, you can charge your phone or your Bluetooth headset wirelessly from the tablet. That way, you can boost whichever device you need to use most.
Fulton has 60W charging pads for laptops in development
The medium power wireless charging specification is almost finished and tablets and tablet charging pads should be out this year. It's powerful enough that you don't have to worry about getting devices aligned as precisely with the charging coil in the pad (which can be almost as fiddly as plugging in a cable) and they can be an inch or two above the pad as well (in a case or bag, for example).
The second version of the medium power spec will cover laptops and power tools, with charging pads delivering 80-100W. After that comes the high power specification, which will let you run kitchen appliances like blenders – and once you've put a wireless power point into your worktop to power a blender, you can use it to charge your laptop or phone as well.
For lower power devices, like AA batteries, Fulton can print the entire charging coil and connector with conductive ink on paper. We saw a demo of a printed business card with an e-ink panel that light up when we put the card on a wireless charging point.
That means you could print a wireless charging receiver onto the label that the manufacturer wraps around a standard rechargeable battery – turning it into a wireless rechargeable battery that fits anywhere a normal battery does, like an Xbox controller or your TV remote. And now that you don't have to have the receiver right on top of the charging pad, you'll be able to recharge those batteries without having to take them out of whatever you're powering.
Qi isn't the only way to deliver power wirelessly. Australian company Power by Proxi is hoping to turn wireless charging upside down with a system that also doesn't make you to line your device up neatly on a charging point, or take the batteries out of devices like toys and remote controls.
You can charge several devices at once and you could turn a whole drawer into a charging space, because the system uses Dynamic Harmonisation Control to give each device the right level of power. If there isn't a receiver asking for power, the charger won't send any power – so metal objects like coins and keys won't heat up if you leave them on a charging pad.
Impressive as the Power by Proxi solution is, it's hard to compete with an established standard even if you're technically better. That's especially true when the other major competition for wireless power continues to be wires – and not just the plethora of external battery packs we saw at CES (we especially like the Innergie PocketCell Duo, which can charge two iPads at once and Charge Card, a flat cable that folds up to the size of a credit card).
The amount of power you can run over a USB cable is going up (as well as the data speed, which is going to double from 5Bbps to 10Gbps for USB 3). The USB power delivery spec was finished last July as we saw a prototype system delivering the 65W it takes to charge a laptop, as well as video display and file transfer – over a standard USB 2 cable.
The USB Implementers Forum showed us an adapted ThinkPad (an elderly machine still running Vista rather than a super-fast new notebook) with a USB 3 port connected to the power circuits. We plugged in a USB cable that connected to a Lenovo monitor with a built-in dock and a second screen daisy-chained to it. The laptop display extended across all three screens, a USB drive plugged into one of the monitors opened up in Explorer and the laptop started charging.
If you want the 100W it takes to run a desktop PC, or a longer cable, you'll need a new cable rated for higher power. But once this takes off, you won't need a separate power adapter for every new laptop. With USB 3 you can have far fewer cables on your desk – of course with wireless power, you might not have any.
It looks like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 is alive in an 8-inch variant, according to benchmark results showing up online.
We've already heard plenty of rumours surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, but the Korean firm doesn't seem content with just one slate at this size.
Word on the web seems to suggest that Samsung is lining up a trio of tablets under the Galaxy Tab 3 moniker and GLBenchmark has now providing another piece to the puzzle.
What can you bench?
According to the benchmark results for a device going by the model number GT-P3200, Samsung's second new 8-inch slate will sport a 800 x 1280 resolution, 1.5GHz processor and Android Jelly Bean, version 4.2.1.
You'll need to take this information with the recommended sodium chloride as benchmarks can be faked, but a third generation of Galaxy Tabs arriving this year isn't hard to believe.
Samsung is expected to launch a host of new devices at MWC 2013 in Barcelona - or possibly even sooner - and TechRadar will be there keeping an eye out for the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 and co.
Despite dating back to the 1980s, adventure games were practically invented for the iPad (and iPhone, though the larger screen is better). Even with a mouse, games such as Monkey Island and Sam and Max were about poking and prodding your way through jokes, puzzles and brilliant dialogue. Now, you can do it with your finger.
As a very quick primer, adventure games are primarily about puzzles, exploration and solving problems with a mix of random junk in your pocket and the power of twisted, but hopefully logical, lateral thinking. To get past a guard, for instance, a true adventurer wouldn't pull a gun, but find a way to make the phone behind him ring as a distraction, or possibly put a cuckoo clock in front of the nearest fire alarm trigger to create an impromptu timer.
This is probably why you never see news reports about adventure gamers going crazy, though there are probably a few carefully protected behind padded walls even now.
Moneky Island is one of the best adventure games ever made
The Secret of Monkey Island (£1.99, iPhone; £2.99, iPad) and its sequel, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (£1.99, iPhone; £2.99, iPad) are the most famous of all time, and not a bad place to jump in. They're the story of Guybrush Threepwood, a would-be pirate seeking his fortune in an oddly modern version of the Caribbean, with the second especially a classic of the genre. It's a world where swordfights are based on duelling insults, a good salesman can sell second-hand coffins, and a squirt of root beer can get rid of even the toughest ghost pirate.
These iOS versions feature beautiful updated art - though if you want the original pixels back, just swipe two fingers from right to left. Both games also now have full voice acting, and a built in hint system… which you will likely need. The first game isn't too tough, but the sequel has some tricky bits.
From a different developer, but the humour still remains
From there, it's worth checking out Monkey Island Tales (£1.99 per episode, iPhone; £2.99 per episode, iPad), made a couple of years ago by a different developer. Guybrush is now married to his love Elaine, and the world is three-dimensional. The comedy is just as good as before, though, with much more attention to characterisation, and a wonderful new addition in the shape of Morgan LeFlay - a pirate hunter with a not-so-secret crush on Guybrush. Until she actually meets him…
Another great adventure game, Broken Sword should not be missed
Broken Sword: Director's Cut (£1.99, iPhone; £1.99, iPad) is a more epic kind of adventure, but still with a sense of humour, that's also seen new life on iPad. You're George Stobbart, an American tourist who almost gets killed when a clown blows up the café you're sitting outside - yes, really - and you find yourself getting sucked into one of those classic historical mysteries involving the Knights Templar and European mythology. The funnier, but scrappier sequel, Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror (£1.99, Universal) is also available on iOS.
No fancy animated graphics here. Just lovingly drawn artwork to keep you entertained
From a slightly more obscure corner of the genre, King of Dragon Pass (£6.99, Universal) makes for an interesting change of pace. It's a mix of simulation and 'Choose Your Own Adventure', with your goal as King being to keep your people safe, well-fed and, if possible, happy. It's not for adventure purists, perhaps, but the heavy focus on storytelling over raw statistics makes it as close as any strategy game has ever gotten.
Stay alive until the train reaches Constantinople. If you can
Finally, as far as the nostalgia side goes, you mustn't miss The Last Express (£2.99, Universal). Set on the Orient Express on the eve of World War I, you're a fugitive doctor who boards the train and immediately gets caught in a murderous mix of mistaken identities. It's a great - if slow-paced - game, notable primarily for running in real time. Much of the game is spent simply overhearing conversations in a variety of languages (not all of them subtitled) and figuring out their secrets before anyone manages to stop the train reaching Constantinople.
Adult humour aplenty in HECTOR: Badge of Carnage
The genre didn't end in the mid-'90s, though - despite a few claims otherwise - and some of the best iOS adventures are much more recent. HECTOR: Badge of Carnage (£2.99 per episode, iPhone; £4.99 per episode, iPad) isn't for the squeamish, the prudish, the under 18s (translation: under 18s whose parents see the iPad) or the easily offended, but it's still superb. It's like Bottom as an adventure game, or if a British Peter Griffin ever became a cop. Staggeringly cruel but blisteringly funny, it's just a shame each episode is pricey compared to other episodic games.
Use your Ghost powers to figure out who murdered you and why
HECTOR still relies on old-school design though, and there's more to the genre than that. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (Free, Universal) is a superb mix of adventure and puzzle game, in which you are a disembodied spirit with a single night to figure out the reason for your death. Quirky, and very, very Japanese in style, it'd be worth taking a gamble on… but you don't have to. The first two chapters are free, and offer a great introduction. The rest of the game is unlockable for £6.99.
Machinarium is a beautiful mix of adventure and puzzle games
For a more arty kind of adventure, Machinarium (£2.99, iPad) is tough to beat. It's another point-and-click conversion, but entirely focussed on in-world logic puzzles and experimentation. There's no dialogue at all, just gorgeous 2D animation that breathes incredible life into the all-robot cast, and tasks you with learning the rules of their mechanical city as you go along.
The Walking Dead is the spin-off game from the hit TV series
Finally, it's absolutely worth trying an episodic series that was still underway at the time of writing, but has already established itself as one of the best adventures in recent memory - Walking Dead: The Game (£2.99 per episode, Universal). Based on the hit zombie comic books and TV show of the same name, but with its own story, it's a tough game to describe. There are puzzles, and action sections that demand quick events (though little actual dexterity), but it's primarily a series about character and making decisions.
Who among your band of starving survivors most deserves your last scraps of food? Should you keep it a secret that your character is a convicted murderer? Do you avoid swearing in front of the little girl you've become a father figure to? It's a game that forces you to make hard choices, with those decisions being carried between episodes to savour the delicious regret over the whole tale.
