Are you looking to develop or publish a game? American based Renatus may be your answer. Since its backing by Noosphere Ventures, whose Chairman is Max Polakov, the founder of Cupid PLC, a top 5 global dating company; Renatus has grown to more than 10 million users per month in a year’s time, making it a global leader in the […]
Cory McNutt
Does BBM have a future on iOS and Android?
I owned a couple BlackBerrys and loved them, but I had to move on when it was quite evident that RIM did not understand the smartphone market – their weaker processors and lack of memory and small screen size were no match for the available Android phone selection. Yet, this new BlackBerry company thinks that we iOS and Android users […]
Beautiful Design app summer collection
The Android Developers Blog today talked about the importance of a well-designed app, and decided to share with us the ones that new developers should strive to achieve. This is what they have to say about what makes an app special: Attention to detail makes an app truly beautiful: transitions are fast and clear, layout and typography are crisp […]
Samsung acquires Boxee, a video start-up
Earlier today it was announced on an Israeli Web site, The Marker, that Samsung had purchased the start-up for approximately US$30 million. A Samsung spokesperson would only confirm that they had acquired the assets and the employees, but would not reveal the price paid. Samsung has acquired key talent and assets from Boxee,” the spokeswoman said in a statement. “This […]
AT&T LTEs it up in 35 new markets
What has become the norm these past couple of months, AT&T announced another 35 cities receiving LTE, as well as expanded coverage in over a dozen more; bring their total to 326 markets. If they keep up this pace, they may eventually catch up to the size of the Verizon 4G LTE coverage. We hope you live in one of […]
Apple launches its back-to-school promotion
Today Apple started its back-to-school specials: A US$100 gift card with purchase of a Mac and US$50 gift card with an iPad or iPhone purchase. The promotional period is from July 7 through September 6 and gift cards can be redeemed through Apple’s App store, iTunes Store, or iBookstore. In order to qualify for the App Store Gift Card or […]
Polaroid releases a new Android photo app, Polamatic
Just when you thought there were not enough photo filter apps, a new one springs up – this time Polaroid introduces their new Android app called Polamatic, for US$1.99. There is really nothing new here, almost like a mini-Instagram. If you are old enough to have used a Polaroid camera then you will recognize the included borders as they look […]
Samsung delays Tizen phone by two months
Two Samsung Tizen-powered smartphones, the GT-I8800 and GT-I8805, have been the topic of recent rumours and were expected to be released sometime in August. It now looks as though Samsung is delaying their release by two months, pushing the release date to October or possibly November. The reason – Samsung wants to make sure there will be plenty of apps […]