In Smartphone Essentials issue 104 we give you our full verdict on the new iPhone

From casual games to console classics, every smartphone has a great selection of games to play

After the epic excesses of last month’s Chinatown Warts and Avatar, this month sees a return to the iPhone’s usual strength; smaller games, well executed

Up until the iPhone, Popcap pretty much ruled the world of casual gaming with omnipresent puzzlers like Bejewelled and, more recently, this ingenious PC twist on the old Tower Defence game

Nova is an unashamed Halo clone, packing stunning 3D visuals and a huge variety of environments to test your shoot-em-up skills

Despite being the first month that we’ve struggled to find any decent titles at all for other formats, the appearance of the mighty Grand Theft Auto surely marks a more significant turning point

After the excellent iDracula, developer MoreGames seemed to be one iPhone developer worth watching

You can always tell a platform has truly ‘arrived’ when the first adult titles start showing up

The BlackBerry isn’t exactly bursting with quality racers, so BMW Racing is certainly to be welcomed

One of Capcom’s finest arcade games makes it to iPhone and although playable enough, it’s something of a missed opportunity

Not content with racing on the heels of major movie and game licenses, Gameloft are now beating them

Regular readers of our games reviews will know that Gameloft is renowned for games of a consistent price and quality and put other smartphone games to shame on ordinary, non-smart handsets.  Recently, however, there was a price rise and this month the consistency is broken again with a distinctly sub-par game