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The Japanese mobile social gaming site DeNA will be paying up to $403 million for the Apple iPhone game maker ngmoco and this could be the largest mobile social gaming company in the world. The story was first reported by TechCrunch but Reuters said the deal will involve $303 million in cash, shares and stock…
On the heels of our recent post on the Nike+ GPS app update, we talk about another iPhone application that does the similar thing… The outdoor social network for sports and fitness enthusiasts Map My Tracks wants its slice of the iPie, too. Their app is called OutFront and it provides “F1-style performance telemetry” for…
iSlice Golf is a brand new iPhone app for golf fans, allowing them to fix one fault in their game – the slice swing. Using the smartphone’s built-in accelerometer, the application helps users practice their golf swing and receive feedback on swing plane and clubface angles at six critical positions and finally learn what it…
Shape Services released a new version of its popular multi-network instant messaging app – IM+. Version 4.4 brings several handy features including VoiceOver on incoming messages with instant playback without tapping and history saving in IM+ web at plus.im. In addition, the application now works better with large contact lists, there are few improvements in…
BlackBerry-toting sports fans, behold! The ESPN Radio app for BlackBerry has arrived! There’s honestly not too much to say here. Pop open the app and you’ll get instant access to live internet broadcasts of the following stations, right from your Berry: ESPN Radio Network Feed ESPN Deportes Network Feed KSPN – 710 AM Los Angeles,…
One of the biggest software publishers of the gaming industry announced earlier today at Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 launch event that they’ll be supporting Windows Phone 7 with four games at its launch on November 7th. During the launch event, The Sims 3 was live demoed for those in attendance, but EA Mobile will also…
The folks at Rovio may want to load some of those big, fat red birds in a slingshot and aim it at Microsoft because the Angry Birds creator is angry that the software giant is using its game to promote the upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform. Microsoft used the game’s logo on one of its…
It’s always nice to get updates to your Android phone, but the anticipation can sometime become irritating to some users. Up until now, only Android 2.2 Froyo users were able to update all of their applications at once or have applications automatically update themselves. That time seems to have come to an end, as users…
We know that Microsoft is bringing the goods when it comes to hardware with its Windows Phone 7 software but hardware alone isn’t going to cut it when it comes to the smartphone battle. Mobile programs are going to be an important battleground and Microsoft wants you to know that Windows Phone 7 will have…
In a demonstration of pure ingenuity and creativeness, a new application has hit both the Android Market and Apple App Store that can measure your heart rate simply by you just placing a finger over your camera’s sensor for around 10 seconds. It’s called “Instant Heart Rate“. How exactly does it work? Your blood changes…