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Zynga, American Express team-up to launch Zynga Serve Rewards program
Zynga has teamed-up with American Express to launch the Zynga Serve Rewards program, which is tied to the Serve digital wallet and is touted to “break new ground in the prepaid card market” by offering in-game incentives for everyday spending. As a result of this co-operation, FarmVille players have the ability to plant an interactive Serve Money Tree in their Farms that will give them the ability to level up in game and earn Zynga Farm Cash for virtual awards redemption. Once the tree is placed, users will be prompted … Read more
Dusan Belic
Dolphin Browser scores pre-install deal with Japan’s KDDI
Dolphin Browser, which is already the single most used third-party web browser for Android and iOS platforms (and my favorite browser in case you ask), is turning to East for further expansion. The company announced a pre-install deal with Japan’s major mobile operator – KDDI. As a result, Dolphin Browser will be pre-loaded on future, un-released Android-based phones, allowing Japanese smartphone subscribers to easily download Dolphin Browser for free through KDDI’s mobile app store, au Smart Pass, which has over 1 million members. Dolphin Browser has been download for more … Read more
Dusan Belic
MediaTek to preload Gameloft games on its platform
MediaTek, which is a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, announced that it will preload Gameloft games on its feature and smartphone platform solutions. At the same time, Gameloft will allocate dedicated R&D team and resource for the development of games that will run on MediaTek’s platforms. As a result, certain MediaTek-powered phones will ship with games out of box, which is a nice win for consumers. Gameloft on its end will benefit from the increased exposure and potential additional revenue since not all of the … Read more
Dusan Belic
Keynote DeviceAnywhere, Sprint team-up to help developers port iDEN apps to CDMA rugged devices
Keynote DeviceAnywhere is teaming-up with Sprint to make it easy for developer members of the “Sprint Gets Rugged” program to port their iDEN apps to Sprint’s rugged line of CDMA handsets. Using the remote testing resource, mobile app testers can access real handsets on Sprint’s CDMA network via the Internet. As a result, developers can target the ruggedized device market without having to physically acquire the handsets, decreasing the overall cost of development and speeding up their time-to-market. Among the phones that will be accessible this way are the Motorola … Read more
Dusan Belic
Cricket’s Muve Music now available in Target stores
Cricket Communications scored a new distribution partner – Target, which has started offering the carrier’s Muve Music devices in 1,600 of its stores across the country. Among the devices on spot at Target stores are two Android smartphones – Samsung Vitality, available for $99.99; and ZTE Score, which could be yours for $69.99. Of course, you’ll also need to sign-p for a compatible plan – Muve Music, offering unlimited song downloads, ringtones, and ringback tones, as well as nationwide calling; unlimited text, picture, video messaging and 3G mobile data; mobile … Read more
Dusan Belic
Google adds MGM movies to YouTube and Google Play
With online movie watching in the U.S. set to double this year, Google keeps expanding the list of movies it offers for rent via YouTube and Google Play. Their latest “catch” is MGM, which joins five of the six major studios and over ten independent movie studios currently offering movies for rent through the search giant’s properties. If you live in the U.S. and Canada, you will be able to access more than 600 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer titles, including such classics as West Side Story, Moonstruck, Terminator, Robocop, Rain Man and Rocky. … Read more
Dusan Belic
Paramount to bring hundreds of movies to Google Play
YouTube took the liberty of unveiling a partnership between Google and Paramount that will bring nearly 500 new movie titles to Google Play and YouTube for rental within just a few weeks. The movies will be available in the United States and Canada. It’s a big win for Android users in these countries but nothing has been said regarding international support in the future. Even the vast majority of Android fanboys will admit that when it comes to content like movies and TV shows, the OS has yet to catch … Read more
George Tinari
Google talking to carriers about Google Voice integration
Google confirmed it is in talks with other carriers besides Sprint to integrate its Google Voice service as core functionality in phones, but Group Product Manager for Google Voice Vincent Paquet would not confirm which ones specifically. So far the partnership with Sprint has worked out rather well. “We have, since Day One, had a steady stream of people signing up for it,” Paquet commented. About one year after Sprint handsets started launching with Google Voice integration, it seems Google wants to take the next necessary steps to spread Voice. … Read more
George Tinari
Hipstamatic and Instagram join forces for photo sharing partnership
Hipstamatic and Instagram unveiled a partnership today to make mobile photo-sharing easier under the two forces, according to an exclusive report from Fast Company. Instagram will grant Hipstamatic access to a write API — something Instagram has been reluctant to do in the past for third parties — which will allow Hipstamatic users to quickly share their photos with Instagram followers. Hipstamatic has remained a popular iPhone app for a couple of years now. Users take photos using unique “lenses” (read: filters) to add special effects or moods and then … Read more
George Tinari
Norton Mobile Security now available for Samsung GALAXY devices
Samsung is adding Norton Mobile Security app in its own app store – Samsung Apps. The application comes with a full-featured, complimentary 90-day subscription of Norton Mobile Security, after which users can keep to use it for $29.99 per year. Feature wise, Norton’s software comes with following capabilities: Remote Locate – Shows the location of your smartphone so you can find it if it’s lost or stolen. Remote Lock – Lets you remotely lock your lost or stolen phone via the Internet or SMS. Remote Wipe – Lets you remotely … Read more
Dusan Belic
Foursquare, TIME team-up for 2012 Political Conventions
TIME and Foursquare have teamed-up for the 2012 political conventions to allow TIME followers on Foursquare who attend the Republican National Convention in Tampa on August 27-30 and/or the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte from September 3-5 to unlock the unique TIME-Foursquare badges, pictured above. Aside from new badges, attendees will also get access to a curated list of must-attend venues and events. But that’s not all with TIME.com also gearing-up to broadcast updates from reporters, newsmakers and VIPs as they check-in on Foursquare, and to provide users with a … Read more