Last November, Namco released a new PAC-MAN title to the Arcade masses called PAC-MAN Battle Royale. The game borrowed some gameplay mechanics from PAC-MAN Championship Edition, but for the first time in a PAC-MAN game, it allows for 4 players to go head-to-head against one another. As exciting as the game sounds, I have yet…
Hands-on with The Daily iPad newspaper
The Daily iPad newspaper just went live in the App Store and this is one of the first, high-profile publications we’ve seen that has been created specifically for tablets. Is this the next step in journalism or just old media companies trying to shove their old business models on new technology? Read on to get…
BlackBerry App World 2.1 Goes Live With In-App Purchases
After taking two months to ready their back-end and a short beta, RIM has rolled out BlackBerry App World 2.1, complete with in-app purchase support. This is good news for both developers and end-users, as they’ll be able to buy or sell a whole new category of software, and offer a feature comparable to the…
Angry Birds Seasons Getting Some Valentine’s Day Love
For those addicted to Angry Birds, a new edition of Angry Birds Seasons is due out real soon, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Rovio recently announced that an update to Angry Birds Seasons is due out next week, and the update will include 15 new levels, plus bonus content… and it will all be…
GadgetTrak 2.5 adds push notifications, camera support and email reports
Popular iPhone tracking application GadgetTrak has been updated. Version 2.5 comes with several new features including: Push notifications – sends a discrete message to your device enticing the thief to initiate a tracking report. Camera support – snaps a photo with all built-in cameras to collect crucial evidence to help catch the thief. Email reports…
Layar Player goes out of beta; Allows iPhone developers to add augmented reality in their apps
Layar has launched the non-beta version of Layar Player, a free tool that allows iPhone developers to offer augmented reality experiences from their apps. In addition, the company is also pitching the new product to other companies like agencies and brands. The beta period concludes with the launch of three Layar Player enabled iPhone apps…
Mozilla releases new Firefox Mobile Beta for Android, promises faster performance than stock browser
Firefox, the browser that was once an indispensable tool for those who took web browsing seriously, has tried to squeeze itself down to size to fit on mobile platforms, but performance and stability were always causes for concern. Mozilla, the guys who make Firefox, have announced a new beta for their Firefox for Mobile browser…
Nokia Ovi Store now counts 30,000 apps?
During the company’s fourth-quarter results conference call, Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop said there are 30,000 apps now available in the Ovi Store. This is one of very few instances when Nokia publicly talked about Ovi Store figures — thus far all we had were figures from various analysts who suggested there are 25,000-28,000 apps in…
Priceline’s Hotel Negotiator Android app to use Skyhook Location Engine
Location positioning solution provider Skyhook announced that Priceline.com has integrated Skyhook’s Location Engine in Hotel Negotiator for Android to augment the native location system in Google’s mobile OS. Unfamiliar with Hotel Negotiator? We’ve already covered it in the past – here’s what it offers: The Hotel Negotiator app for Android lets travelers use their Android…
Localytics: 26% of downloaded applications were opened only once
Localytics, a real-time app analytics service, analyzed data from thousands of mobile applications that run on Android, iOS, BlackBerry and Windows phone. The company’s 2010 analysis reveals 26% of users who download an application will open it only once. The firm tracked application downloads and usage during 2010 and was actively looking for follow-up usage…