Year: 2010

Miniclips forms division to accelerate development of game for iPhones, Android devices

Miniclip.com, a web site dedicated to online games, is accelerating its mobile gaming business with the establishment of a new dedicated smartphone division. The division will be led by former Skype manager António Sérgio Varanda.

It will develop, publish and distribute its most popular online casual games for mobile operating systems such as the iOS and Android. Consumers can play online versions at http://www.miniclip.com, then purchase the mobile versions on the Apple App Store or Android Market.

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Aug. 31

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Seline HD (http://amidio.com/seline) is a new, US$5.99 live performance and improvisation music instrument for the iPad. Its CrystalClarity HD sound engine is capable of analyzing and predicting melodies, altering the sound on the fly with a dozen of subtle algorithms that add expression, character and life to the generated music, according to the folks at Seline HD.

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Triton Tech sues Apple for patent violation

Another day, another lawsuit. A company called Triton Tech is suing Apple for violating a patent (5,181,181) for a “computer apparatus input device for three-dimensional information.” The company says Apple is infringing on its patent with the accelerometer and gyroscope features of its idevices, notes “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com).

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