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You’re the (Nexus) One That I Want: Confessions of an iPhone Lover Gone Astray
To protect the innocent, names have been changed. In this publication, a once-faithful iPhone lover will be referred to with a fictional Twitter name: @madluv4iPhn. A recent tweet: @madluv4iPhn Dear iPhone - I've met someone new named the Nexus One. I'm strangely attracted to her and need a few days to figure ...)
What SOPA Means for Gaming PR
SOPA. It's much ado about pirates. Not the cool kind of pirates who wear eye patches, sail ships, bury treasure and say stuff like yo-ho-ho. No, SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) is about the kind of pirates that suck. SOPA what? If all the cool kids weighed in, would you ...)
Casual Connect 2011: Games Industry Fishbowl?
With Casual Connect, the fish analogy is easy. You're gathered in Seattle, surrounded by the sea, partying in aquariums, and hell, I even roomed with a finned friend this year. Our hotel pet (affectionately and temporarily named Sarah) stayed in her fishbowl out of necessity. But will the casual gaming ...)
Foursquare Badge Fun, from Super Bowl to Subtle Snark
Beginning at kickoff today (6:30pm ET on FOX), Foursquare will open up a special edition check-in point globally to all users - look for the promoted trending venue, "Super Bowl Sunday". If you missed out on the "PA Groundhog Day" badge earlier this week (when Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early ...)
Angry Birds Super Bowl Ad's Got Game
Angry Bird players are set for a special bonus this Super Bowl Sunday. The iPhone game's upcoming 30-second commercial is all the buzz today - apparently, it will feature an embedded code to unlock a secret new level. According to AdAge, "the spot will be the first Super Bowl ad ...)
Refunding a Free Admission: Taking Care of Customers in F2P
Last week, on the TriplePoint blog, I wrote a short piece about taking care of angry customers when the service has been poor. I advised providers to be forthright, humble, and to make an immediate reparatory gesture for best results. Karma, it seems, is a real kick in the teeth ...)
Snarky Facebook RPG Fantasy University Now Open to All
Fantasy University, the pop-culture referencing, snarktastic, Facebook-based roleplaying game from TriplePoint client Simutronics (which we previewed), entered open beta today - meaning, unlike before, anyone with a Facebook account can get in on the Harry-Potter-on-acid antics. Here's the press release: ELANTHIA - October 20, 2010 Fantasy University, the premier fallback institution for ...Archive | Android RSS feed for this section
Androids Can Now Save Yello
Androids. Yes, they’re heartless machines masquerading as people, and they will probably some day enslave our planet. But even a cold, unfeeling Android wouldn’t turn its back on a helpless goldfish, removed from its bowl and in desperate need of rescue. Worry not, future machine overlords — Saving Yello has been released for Android phones by [...]
OneSchool Shows Up at Eight Schools
24. January 2012
You can learn a lot at just one school. It would be extremely inconvenient if you had to go to separate institutions for communications, business, gastronomy, and cartography. Thankfully, there’s just OneSchool for all of that. OneSchool, a TriplePoint client you could learn from, just closed a $750,000 seed round and launched the OneSchool app [...]
Metro Apps Launches Smarter Smartphone Publishing Program in UK, EU
23. February 2011
The comScore 2010 Mobile Year in Review includes a few factoids about which mobile users are smarter: according to the report, in the US, smartphone adoption reached roughly 1 in 4 mobile subscribers (27%). In Europe, however, that number was closer to 1 in 3 (31%). So, why are the rates for app usage higher [...]
Gingerbread Dash! Released for Android
22. February 2011
Ateam Inc. in Nagoya, Japan just released a new game called Gingerbread Dash!, a side-scrolling jump action game on Android. Gameplay consists of helping the Gingerbread Man runaway from the Giant Fox without falling into the water or being caught by crows flying by. The Gingerbread Man is controlled by tilting the Android device in [...]
What Kind of Location Gamer are You?
9. February 2011
With gamification having consumed every aspect of our lives, there is no reason for you not to transform your surroundings into a realm of competition and adventure. There’s a very good chance, in fact, that several games are being played right under your nose – on your commute, at your workplace, in your haunts and [...]
Foursquare Badge Fun, from Super Bowl to Subtle Snark
6. February 2011
Beginning at kickoff today (6:30pm ET on FOX), Foursquare will open up a special edition check-in point globally to all users – look for the promoted trending venue, “Super Bowl Sunday”. If you missed out on the “PA Groundhog Day” badge earlier this week (when Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring), now’s your shot at [...]
Verizon iPhone 4 Pre-Sale Mania: Yes, AT&T Can Hear You Now
4. February 2011
Yesterday, Verizon Wireless concluded the most successful first day of sales in company history, selling out and ceasing online preorders for iPhone 4 in preparation for its highly-anticipated Verizon Network debut. The nationwide launch of the iPhone 4 on the Verizon Network will take place at over 2,000 Verizon stores on Feb. 10th starting at [...]
Super Bowl Sneak Peek: Angry Birds Rio Level Revealed
4. February 2011
Wonder no more – here’s a sneak peek at the new Angry Birds “Rio” level, courtesy of an Entertainment Weekly exclusive screenshot. The image name suggests this will actually be a Golden Egg level, little to anyone’s surprise. The hidden Angry Birds level will be accessible to players via an embed code in the “Rio” [...]
Windows Phone 7 Launch Rumors & R2-D2 Droid 2 Details – Mobile Monday Madness
27. September 2010
Welcome to this edition of Mobile Monday Madness! We wrap-up the latest mobile news so you can get on with your Monday. Today, we’re taking a look at the release date rumors circulating around Windows Phone 7, along with the final details before the launch of the special R2-D2 Edition Motorola Droid 2, which launches [...]
How To Uninstall Apps & Droid X Froyo Update: Android News
24. September 2010
In the world of Android, there are always plenty of news stories surrounding the rapidly growing platform that has taken the mobile world completely by storm. Today, we have a sweet tip for you on how to uninstall apps the right way on your Android phone and the news about the Motorola Droid X receiving [...]
PerBlue Raises New $800K Round of Funding
21. September 2010
PerBlue, a mobile and social gaming company, announced today a new round of funding per the Golden Angels of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This comes along with additional investment from groups out of Seattle and San Francisco. “PerBlue has differentiated itself by making deeper and more innovative games than many of our competitors,” PerBlue CEO Justin Beck [...]
Facebook NOT Building a Phone & Latest comScore Recap: Mobile Monday Madness
20. September 2010
Welcome to this edition of Mobile Monday Madness! We wrap-up the latest mobile news so you can get on with your Monday. Today, we’re taking a look at the squashed rumor that was the Facebook phone as well as the latest comScore data that shows us how the top mobile platforms are doing as far [...]
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