News tagged with mobile games

Mobile devices star in prime time at home

His kids might commandeer the TV before bedtime, but online game designer John Comes still gets his prime-time fix. Just on a smaller screen.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created 15 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Several iOS developers welcome Apple's larger-screen iPhone

The sixth-generation iPhone is expected to have a larger screen, and several iOS developers say they would receive that change with a warm welcome.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Zynga sues French startup over "Ville" game

Zynga is out to strip "Ville" from the name of a social game made by French firm Kobojo on the grounds it piggybacks on a line of its titles including "CityVille" and "FarmVille."

Technology / Business

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Zynga investors worry about growth, shares slump

(AP) -- Shares of Zynga Inc. declined further on Friday, even after the online game maker reported first-quarter results that surpassed Wall Street's expectations. Nervous investors are looking for any signs of a slowdown ...

Technology / Business

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Review: Baseball scores big with At Bat mobile app

(AP) -- Baseball is back, which means die-hard fans like me are hungry for updates and highlights when we're not near our televisions or computers.

Technology / Software

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Augmented Reality technology becomes a tool for urban and construction planning

Mobile computing tools for urban and construction planning have developed dramatically over the past few years. Even by global standards, the progress made at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has been remarkable. ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Ubisoft wacky 'Rabbids' hop onto Apple gadgets

French videogame star Ubisoft on Thursday unleashed enchantingly wacky "Rabbids" characters on Apple's coveted iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices.

Technology / Software

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Review: Sea of rights limits March Madness digital

(AP) -- Madness is one way to describe my experience with March Madness Live, a service for watching the annual college basketball tournament on computers and mobile devices.

Technology / Software

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Zynga insiders price new stock offering at $12

(AP) -- Online games company Zynga Inc. said Wednesday that CEO Mark Pincus and other insiders will sell some of their stake at $12 a share, slightly below Wednesday's closing price.

Technology / Business

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Govt IDs more airwaves for commercial wireless

(AP) -- The federal government wants to alleviate data congestion on smartphones and other mobile devices by asking the Defense Department, NASA and other agencies to switch to new locations on the airwaves or share their ...

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Zynga founder, other insiders to sell 43M shares

(AP) -- Zynga's CEO and other insiders at the online games company plan to sell 43 million shares of stock in a public offering that will boost the amount of stock available for general trading by 35 percent.

Technology / Business

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony says it has sold 1.2M of the PlayStation Vita

Sony says it has sold 1.2 million PlayStation Vitas worldwide, exceeding the company's expectations amid stiff competition from mobile devices and Nintendo.

Technology / Business

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Faster smartphones spark race for ways out of data crunch

Lighter, faster and even smarter smartphones will premiere at the world's biggest mobile fair next week, sparking a race for ways to prevent network overload from rendering the phones "dumb".

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 5

March Madness games no longer free online for all

(AP) -- Some fans will no longer be able to watch every NCAA men's basketball tournament game online for free.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chunk of Facebook profit tied to game company Zynga

Facebook Inc., whose initial public offering is slated to be one of the biggest debuts in U.S. stock market history, has disclosed its heavy reliance on a single customer - Zynga Inc.

Technology / Business

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0