Zynga announced that key contributors to the renowned cocos2d for iPhone open source project, Ricardo Quesada and Rolando Abarca, are joining the company’s team. The cocos2d is widely used by developers globally, including large players like Atari, ngmoco, Gamevil and Zynga, in the development mobile games for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Mac. In that…
HP EliteBook and ProBook notebooks to come with prepaid 3G from Sprint
As part of the plan to add an extra value to its EliteBook and ProBook users, HP has teamed-up with Sprint and Peregrine Network to bundle 3G access with the notebook purchases. The mobile broadband service is available to select users (we’re not sure what “select” exactly means, though) through the HP DataPass mobile broadband…
Google announced Chrome netbook subscriptions for students
With the announcement of new Chrome netbooks today, Google also announced a new subscription plan for students for only $20 a month. This package will come with a new Chrome OS netbook, as well as extra storage in the cloud from Google for it’s services. This will certainly appeal to students, as $20 a month…
Ice Cream Sandwich – The Future of Android
After some time speculating about the name and what it will bring, Google finally announced the next version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. Not only is this the next version of the massively popular mobile operating system, but Ice Cream Sandwich signals a new era for Android. There are plenty of goodies within the tasty…
Android @ Home – green robots running your house becoming a reality
Google announced some exciting new services today for Android, most of which were in the form of a new software version or updates, but Android@Home is something we’ve never seen, or even thought of before. We’re not talking about a Jetson’s lifestyle (yet), but Google is making its mobile operating system extend to your home,…
LG Optimus Black heading to Europe, North America and Asia
LG has officially announced that its slim and stylish Optimus Black phone is heading to Europe, followed by North America and Asia. The sexy smartphone Marin recently tried out comes with LG’s new NOVA display technology, which delivers higher levels of brightness and true blacks and whites for “ideal handset viewing,” the company says. Moreover,…
Mobile advertising company Jumptap raises $25 million
The mobile advertising company Jumptap announced that it has completed a $25 million financing round from existing investors, including AllianceBernstein, General Catalyst, Summerhill Ventures, Valhalla Partners and WPP, and led by Redpoint Ventures. The new money will be used for expanding the company’s growth through product and technology development, and staffing to support increasing client…
Sprint launches Relay ID pack for deaf and hard of hearing communities
The latest Sprint ID pack launched by the carrier, Relay ID, is made to allow anyone who has difficulty hearing and members of the deaf community to more easily use their phone. Available on select Sprint ID-capable Android smartphones, the bundle includes voice mail transcripts, visual and vibrating alerts and readable captions, among others –…
Location-based mobile media company JiWire raises $20 million in Series C funding
Location-based mobile media company JiWire announced that it has raised $20 million in a Series C round, led by led by Palo Alto, California-based Trident Capital. Existing investors also participated — including Comcast Interactive Capital, DFJ Frontier, Norwest Venture Partners and Panorama Capital — bringing the total capital raised to date to $45 million. During…
Parkmobile enables mobile parking payment in Charlotte, North Carolina
Another day, another announcement from Parkmobile. Their latest “target” is the largest city in North Carolina – Charlotte. Starting today (May 9th), Parkmobile will integrate its service at over 30 non-gated Preferred Parking surface lots covering over 3,000 parking spaces in and around the Uptown Charlotte area, providing customers with the ability to pay for…