Yodo1, a Chinese game development agency that helps Western companies enter China, will work with European game publisher HandyGames to bring its titles to the world’s largest smartphone market. The first five titles from the partnership will be Clouds Sheep, Guns ‘n Glory, guns ‘n Glory WW2, Happy Vikings and Infecct. Yodo1, which recently raised...
Daily Archives: August 17, 2012
Messaging app Line comes to BlackBerry to rival RIM’s BBM service and grow its Southeast Asian presence
Popular Asian mobile messaging app Line is now available for BlackBerry phones according to an announcement from NHN Japan, the company behind the service. While BlackBerry’s market share is crashing in many international markets, most notably the US, it remains popular in parts of Asia and the Middle East among other places. NHN Japan...
Google updates Android Voice Search to support 13 additional languages, reaching 100m new users
As the battle over voice continues to unfold, Google has today announced it has updated Voice Search for Android devices to support an additional 13 languages, bringing the total to 42 languages and regional accents in 46 countries. Following today’s new update, Google estimates that around 100 million Android device owners will now be...
Nokia Grows Something: Zynga Deal Now Includes Draw Something, Poker For 100M Asha Feature Phones
Nokia is getting ready to reveal a new line of devices for its struggling smartphone business but it is also doubling down on its still-strong feature phone line, too. Today the Finnish handset maker announced an extension of a deal with Zynga to add Draw Something and Zynga Poker to Nokia Asha Touch feature...