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Myndplay Controlling iOS and Android with the Brain

Arjan Olsder — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:32:41 +0000

Neurosky has released a new device for PC, Mac, iOS and Android called MyndPlay. Myndplay allows developers access to raw brainwave data, giving them the power to alter the experience depending on...

Baidu Launches it’s H5018 Cloud Phone

Arjan Olsder — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:03:47 +0000

This week, Chinese search giant Baido has released it’s long awaited cloud phone. The Changhong H5018. This new device comes with a massive 300GB of online storage, beating pretty much every phone on...

Tizen Plays Nice with HTML5

Arjan Olsder — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:55:08 +0000

This week, Samsung has been showing off Tizen to a larger public on actual devices as both a reference device and what appears to be a Galaxy SII HD LTE device have been shows running the...

Halfbrick Builds An Empire Through Fruit Ninja

Dawn Siris — Sun, 13 May 2012 07:22:15 +0000

Would you ever have expected to find yourself slicing fruit on your PC, iPhone or other mobile device? Not many would but we all have to agree that the thrill you get from slicing fruit and dodging...

Rovio Reports €75.4m Revenues over 2011

Arjan Olsder — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:56:32 +0000

With hundreds of millions of downloads, business has no doubt been going very well for the Finnish mobile studio Rovio. Yesterday, the studio has shown the success it had in pure cash as it reported...

Google Play Well Past 15 Billion Downloads

Arjan Olsder — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:41:09 +0000

Google announced that Google Play 9the former Android Market) has passed 15 billion downloads, a few weeks ago. Google Play passed the 11 billion download mark in January. The news comes from...

Government Investigation Devalues Gree and DeNa

Arjan Olsder — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:29:08 +0000

Following investigation of a local consumer affairs agency, Gree and DeNa have seen the value of their shares going down. A sales practice of the companies might have been deemed...

Facebook Acquired Glancee

Arjan Olsder — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:19:15 +0000

Only weeks after purchasing Instagram for a massive $1 billion, Facebook makes yet another mobile purchase. This time, the social network swallows Glancee. A social mobile service that has been...

Samsung Shows off Tizen Device

Arjan Olsder — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:13:06 +0000

Following the recent release of the Tizen SDK’s, Samsung has now started to show off the first hardware running the new Tizen operating system. Tizen is based on Linux and originated from MeeGo...

Samsung Preparing for a Mobile Acquisition!?

Arjan Olsder — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:09:29 +0000

Samsung is planning to take over a mobile company. Though it is unknown which company Samsung is to acquire, it won’t be RIM. Or at least that’s what Samsung’s mobile president J.K. Shin said in an...

Google Removes YouTube-Like Apps from Marketplace

Roelof — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:03:37 +0000

On behalf of Google, Microsoft has removed several apps from the Windows Phone marketplace. The apps removed have been violating Google’s trademarks. Amongst the apps that have been removed are...

Apple ‘Launched’ iPad 2.4

Arjan Olsder — Sun, 06 May 2012 10:20:32 +0000

While The New iPad launched, it seems Apple also launched a totaly new iPad 2 16GB. During the presentation, Apple said it would remain selling the iPad 2 16GB model next to the New iPad. It didn’t...

Intel and Samsung Present Tizen 1.0

Arjan Olsder — Thu, 03 May 2012 08:08:37 +0000

Intel and Samsung have launched version 1.0 of the new Tizen operating system for smartphones. Tizen is a combination of MeeGo (once developed by Intel and Nokia) and Bada OS from Samsung. The whole...

Fluik Makes Great Games Outa Real Life Nuisances!

Dawn Siris — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:47:48 +0000

It’s common in the work place to have someone who’s overachieving and who wants to be the boss under the boss. It can be a little irritating, but you know this type of person and he, or...

Dropbox Alters iOS SDK Following Apple’s Complaints

Arjan Olsder — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:51:42 +0000

Dropbox has announced changes to its SDK for iOS developers. The sudden update follows on the news that Apple disallowed several apps with the Dropbox SDK from entering the App Store. The problem was...

Lidl Starts Selling Smartphones

Arjan Olsder — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:09:15 +0000

Following in Aldi’s Shoes, German discounter Lidl is also starting to sell off cheap Android-based smartphones. While Aldi launched the Wolfgang brand to promote their line-up of mobile devices,...

Gree Acquires Funzio for $210m

Arjan Olsder — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:54:52 +0000

Gree has completed a new acquisition in the US market. Funzio, an outfit specialized in hardcore cross-platform social games, has been acquired by Gree for $210 million. Funzio is known for titles...

Fast Company: Tablets Kill eReaders

Arjan Olsder — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:49:00 +0000

Following the demise of the netbook, the tablet seems to be wiping out the eReader market as well. Though tablets are a true horror to the retina when reading books, the benefit of being able to read...

Microsoft Puts restrictions on Marketplace Apps

Arjan Olsder — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:55:28 +0000

Yesterday, Microsoft made clear the new policy for the Windows Phone Marketplace will be quality over quantity. Microsoft has put some more restrictions in place to kick out ‘unwanted’ apps. App...

Motorola Sales Plunge, Again

Arjan Olsder — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:31:52 +0000

In the past quarter, Motorola Mobility has sold 8.9 million mobile devices. The sales took another dive. In the same quarter of 2011, Motorola Mobility sold 9.2 million devices. Though sales are down...

PopCap Signs Merchandising Deal on Mobile IP

Arjan Olsder — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:02:36 +0000

Following the success of Rovio with Angry Birds, PopCap Games has also entered into an agreement to create merchandising based on PopCap’s mobile IP. Though the deal was signed off on a large number...

Juniper: Samsung Topping the Smartphone Charts

Arjan Olsder — Tue, 01 May 2012 08:54:17 +0000

According to research from Juniper, Samsung is topping the smartphone sales charts again in the first quarter of 2012, but only when looking at unit sales. Revenuewise, Apple is still dominating the...

Elite Celebrates 30 Years of ZX Spectrum

Arjan Olsder — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:00:01 +0000

Today, the good old ZX Spectrum has turned 30. This roughly two weeks after we have said goodbye to the creator of the Commodore 64 (or C64). Elite Systems celebrates the occasion in their own...

Adobe Announces Creative Cloud

Arjan Olsder — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:51:12 +0000

Adobe has launched their new Creative Cloud service. Not only does Adobe allow you to get your newest software from the Creative Cloud, it also allows you to rent your software. Reducing replacement...

PopCap Maintains Dominance through Plants vs. Zombies

Dawn Siris — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:48:44 +0000

When a business launches its products, all it takes is just one of the products to hit it big with the market. PopCap is a company that develops a lot of the games you might have already played,...