For years, games like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 and Flight Simulator X basically defined the flight simulator category, with the majority of rivals choosing instead to turn to combat flight simulators, which Microsoft also did. The goal of the game is to coat a stringent simulation with a fun, candy-coated shell. In a bid to make the "Flight" franchise accessible to everyone, Microsoft has made the game free-to-play, allowing novice pilots to explore the Big Island of Hawaii. In 2009, Microsoft shut down ACES Studios , before announcing the rebirth of the franchise a year later. In its place is Microsoft Flight, which drops the "Simulator" label for what its developer unabashedly dubs a game - and a free one at that.

Bosses at the Japanese tech giant, which currently relies on the Xperia for 80% of mobile sales, have confirmed they will only manufacture smart phones from now on. Sony Chairman Sir Howard Stringer says the smartphone is "beginning to be accepted... For some Apple fans the iPhone 4S was not the big leap they were hoping for. Among them claims it is thinner, has a larger, 4 inch touch screen, 4G and NFC capability and will be the last iPhone to be heavily influenced by the late Steve Jobs. No details yet on what that will mean but with Sony such a major player in the film, music and video game industries it certainly has the content ready to work with a great multi media device. Apple: The iPhone5 is already surrounded by more rumour and hype than most mobiles ever get.