Handset makers look to gamers for sales boost
Smartphone makers hope video games will help them stand out in a crowded market with dwindling sales, but analysts warn that handsets don't have the power or the screen size to lure hardcore players.
Smartphone makers hope video games will help them stand out in a crowded market with dwindling sales, but analysts warn that handsets don't have the power or the screen size to lure hardcore players.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 27, 2019
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For more than two decades, San Diego's Learning Upgrade has developed "handcrafted" video games that use music to teach reading and math.
Education
Feb 22, 2019
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China's giant Tencent Holdings has taken a five percent stake in the Tesla electric car company as it moves to ramp up production, according to an official filing Tuesday.
Business
Mar 28, 2017
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Nintendo said on Tuesday its first smartphone game attracted more than one million users three days after release—good news for the Japanese game giant that was long reluctant to stray from its console-only policy.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 22, 2016
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Japanese video game giant Nintendo said Wednesday it swung to a $67 million net profit in the three months to June, owing to a jump in console sales and a weaker yen.
Business
Jul 29, 2015
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Nintendo Co. reported a net profit of 41.8 billion yen ($350 million) for the fiscal year through March, a reversal from deep losses the previous year, as it reshapes its troubled business with a long-delayed foray into smartphone ...
Business
May 7, 2015
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It's the holiday shopping season, so it's time to answer that all-important question: Do you know what to get the geeks in your life?
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 26, 2014
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Smartphone lovers will get to show off moves almost anywhere with the Sept. 25 release of a free "Just Dance Now" game tuned for mobile Internet lifestyles.
Software
Sep 18, 2014
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French video game star Ubisoft wants smartphone users to get up and dance.
Software
Jun 11, 2014
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Mike Panciera had already helped a blind man navigate the perilous fantasy worlds of video games. It made sense that the next step would be to design a mobile app to help the blind find their way through the interiors of ...
Software
May 16, 2014
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