If there was ever a model for building a social/mobile games platform it would be Rovio. Unlike its quasi-competitor Zynga, Rovio has kept it simple and followed the time-honoured principle of building assets in-house first before scaling up and attaching itself to other platforms. This approach has kept the gaming startup lean and agile and [...]
January 8th, 2013 by Anthony West
If you own a car then you’ve probably at some point misplaced or lost your car key. This frustrating and sometimes painful event is the bane of car owners everywhere and over the years different people have come up with different solutions to combat the problem. Despite several innovations however, people continue to lose car [...]
January 8th, 2013 by Anthony West
It’s a new year which means time to throw out the old and bring in the new. Nothing is off bounds in 2013 and gamers are setting their sights on several very exciting titles. We’ll take a look at the most eagerly anticipated video games this year and give some insight into whether they are [...]
January 8th, 2013 by Anthony West
If you wanted proof that Rovio is no Zynga (in a good way, of course), then look no further than the stats generated by the developer over Christmas. Angry Birds which has become a worldwide phenomenon has had its best Christmas season yet in terms of downloads and Rovio couldn’t be more thrilled. In a [...]
January 7th, 2013 by Anthony West
2012 is largely seen as the year when the internet and online privacy came under attack from legislators. The battles were sporadic but when the threat was real, the internet responded. Bills like PIPA and SOPA met with fierce indignation and were largely defeated. But not all attacks were scuppered and a few including the [...]
January 6th, 2013 by Anthony West
The promise of making huge sums of money with mobile gaming is alluring for developers but painfully elusive. This doesn’t stop many from trying though and although most fail at making any money from their games, some developers with good backing and sound strategies do actually strike gold. Rovio and to a lesser extent Zynga [...]
January 4th, 2013 by Anthony WestLEGO is currently working in collaboration with Warner Bros to produce a series of video games that is based on the Kingdom of Chima LEGO set. This way they intend to take part in the online game arena with a massive free to play online game but they also intend to go for the mobile [...]
January 3rd, 2013 by SiteTrail
As technology advances, action movies are getting more and more impressive. This year we have been entertained with breath cutting action movies that heavily relied on 3D technologies. We do enjoy watching them anyway. Here is the list of top 10 action movies for 2012. Number 10: Snow White and the Huntsman This is the [...]
December 31st, 2012 by SiteTrail
Online video, like the mobile revolution has transformed the way content is consumed in the last few years and although both have been evangelized, their take-up has been mixed among certain business sectors. Online video in particular continues to be a challenge for most businesses who either can’t figure out it works, or what value [...]
December 26th, 2012 by Anthony West
When you first get a Windows computer there are some standard programs that you get in order to make your life easier—VLC Media Player is one of them. The free and open source media player is loved around the world for its versatility and many a fan will tell you, “There’s no media file type [...]
December 26th, 2012 by Anthony West
Mobile devices have in a sense corrupted the way we consume media and there’s no doubt that there has been cross-pollination of when devices are used and in what setting. Indeed the term “mobile” is losing its meaning and where things will end up is anyone’s guess. When the mobile phone became mainstream it gave [...]
December 26th, 2012 by Anthony West
News that popular games publisher THQ is in serious trouble which has led to a bankruptcy filing has left many wondering if the gaming industry is falling off the cliff. There’s good reason for asking the asking the question for in a year when several major publishers have reported declining revenues, and more and more [...]
December 23rd, 2012 by Anthony West
As tech disruptors go Facebook has had its fair share of input into the usurping of markets. One need only to look at the fortunes of MySpace to see what damage can be wrought by a company that disrupts an industry. But Facebook it seems is reaffirming its penchant for disrupting and with several planned [...]
December 19th, 2012 by Anthony West
You’d be forgiven for thinking that YouTube is now operating like CBS, NBC or any other major television network given news that one of the site’s most popular faces has been axed. Tony Turner, who hosted the popular YouTube channel CuteWinFail, was reportedly axed from his channel after apparently failing to meet certain ‘contractual obligations.’ [...]
December 13th, 2012 by Anthony West
Mitt Romney must be looking on with Amazement as the Pope fires up his Twitter account and begins his campaign to amass followers. The pontiff and his PR team unveiled the official Twitter profile for Pope Benedict XVI on Monday and barely a day after going live the devoted faithful have logged on and started [...]
December 6th, 2012 by Anthony West
After a few early teething pains, the iPhone 5 has found its natural rhythm and Apple is gearing up to launch the new device in several key overseas markets. The biggest of course is China where Apple has made good on its promise to make the iPhone 5 available for Chinese customers before Christmas. There [...]
December 4th, 2012 by Anthony West
Facebook gets around 300 million photos uploaded to its site every day and the social networking giant already owns Instagram. The last thing you’d expect then is a significant improvement to its own photo sharing capabilities. But this is precisely what Facebook has done and with the launch of Photo Sync, a new feature that [...]
December 3rd, 2012 by Anthony West
Sonny is a zombie game but not really zombie. It is more a turn based fighting game where the main character, Sonny has turned into a zombie. For once in a flash game you don’t have to kill any zombie but you are the zombie. PLAY NOW This game turns out to be a fantastic [...]
December 2nd, 2012 by Loic Cobbina
