Last time we talked about Zen Pinball, it got a Thor-themed table. Like that’s not enough, Zen Studios (the game developer) released another table, this time dedicated to the legendary Excalibur sword. As you can imagine this table — available for $0.99 via in-app purchase — takes you back to the Middle Ages to the…
Archives for 2012
EU to approve or deny Google’s Motorola Mobility acquisition by Feb. 13
The European Commission says it has set a deadline of Feb. 13, 2012 to decide whether or not to give its blessing for the acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google. Google recently brought forth new documents — which are now under review by the EU — in support of the move, which will cost more…
Nike introduces Nike+ FuelBand fitness band, iPhone app
Nike is picking up where the Jawbone Up left off with its recently announced NIKE+ Fuelband. The fitness band tracks your movement throughout the day using its 3-axis accelerometer. Like previous Nike products, the band has bluetooth which lets you share fitness information with your iPhone via the Nike+ Fuelband app. There’s also a USB port that’ll let you dock with a computer and send your fitness…
Google earnings: Stock down, Android way up in downloads, activations
Google just announced its Q4 2011 earnings and didn’t meet the expectations of investors. After announcing, the search giant’s stock plummeted down almost 9% ($58). That said, we’re not IntoFinance, so we were eager to hear a few nuggets of information pertaining to the mobile space. There wasn’t much to share but what was shared…
Microsoft has great quarter but Windows Phone still stalling
Microsoft described its second-quarter earnings as “solid” but the company earned $20.89 billion for the three-month period ending Dec. 31, 2011 and it also posted $7.99 billion in profit – Nearly any other company would be ecstatic to have those numbers. Still, as a mobile site, it’s our duty to point out that Windows Phone…
Bing Maps to have Nokia name stamped on it, including rivals
Just when you thought the love affair between Nokia and Microsoft couldn’t get any more serious, think again. Both companies have struck a new deal that’ll carry the Nokia brand name on all devices packing Bing Maps, according to Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop, in an interview with Pocket-lint. So to put this in perspective, if you…
JackThreads releases stunning app for Android and iOS
Popular clothing site JackThreads announced the availability of its first app for Android and iPhone and the Thrillist-owned company put a lot of thought behind the design of this app to allow shoppers to browse new deals and sales as they are announced on the site. It’s not just a window-shopping app because if you spot…
A tale of souls and swords, eternally retold as Soul Calibur is released on iOS
Namco Bandai is getting set to release the next iteration of its popular Soul Calibur series with Soul Calibur V later this month, and what better way to celebrate the game’s upcoming release than to release one of the most influential console and arcade fighting games, Soul Calibur, onto iOS. I honestly can’t think of…
Vevo app update makes it easy to find music videos for your tunes
While you’re more likely to see Snooki than a music video on MTV, that doesn’t mean music videos are dead, as the Vevo service and app get tens of millions of hits for various music videos. We’ve looked at the Vevo iPhone app before but a just-released update brings a few new features to help…
Official Wikipedia app lands on Android
For years, Wikipedia has been available for iOS, but Android users can now get all that information at their fingertips with an official app. The app does standard task similar to its iPhone counterpart, as it pulls from the mobile site, letting you bookmark pages or search for entries located near you. The Android version…









