Hooked Media turns in an entirely new take on app recommendation — one that Apple can’t kill

May 23, 2013 9:55 pm

July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale App recommendation engines are getting booted from Apple’s app… Continue reading ⟩

Zynga unleashes Gauntlet-like Battlestone on iOS

May 23, 2013 9:09 pm

Arcade-action brawlers like Gauntlet are a nearly forgotten relic of gaming’s past. Games like Guantlet Legends, a four-player mindless button… Continue reading ⟩

Submissions are open for the MobileBeat 2013 Innovation Showdown!

May 23, 2013 7:41 pm

July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale VentureBeat excited to announce the opening of applications for… Continue reading ⟩

Super Stardust HD developer working on spiritual successor for PlayStation 4

May 23, 2013 5:19 pm

Developers used to dump dual-stick shooters on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 by the truckload. That fad definitely fizzled out,… Continue reading ⟩

Activision’s Eric Hirshberg bets that 40M Call of Duty fans will follow him to Xbox One (interview)

May 23, 2013 5:00 pm

Eric Hirshberg, the head of Activision Publishing, is sitting pretty with a Call of Duty franchise that generates $1 billion… Continue reading ⟩

This is what a $150 Grand Theft Auto V: Collector’s Edition looks like

May 23, 2013 4:58 pm

Grand Theft Auto V is only a few months away from release. In September, we will get the chance to… Continue reading ⟩

Shazam updates its iPad app with auto-tagging and integration with Spotify & Rdio

May 23, 2013 4:23 pm

Media discovery startup Shazam released a new version of its iPad app today that adds a ton of new features,… Continue reading ⟩

Messaging app Imo.im chats its way into $13M, updates iOS & Android apps

May 23, 2013 2:20 pm

Multi-platform messaging service Imo.im has raised $13 million in second-round funding and updated its iOS and Android apps with a… Continue reading ⟩

Xbox One: A disappointing introduction to next-generation gaming

May 23, 2013 1:16 pm

Following Microsoft’s 60-minute press conference on Tuesday, in which it revealed the Xbox One to much anticipation, an unfortunate feeling… Continue reading ⟩

After heightened hacks, Twitter releases two-factor authentication

May 23, 2013 12:12 am

Twitter released its two-factor authentication option today, after major media organizations were tricked into giving out their login information to… Continue reading ⟩