Year: 2010

Telltale Game launches Pilot Program for games

Telltale Games, an independent digital publisher and developer of episodic interactive entertainment, has announced the creation of their new Pilot Program. With this program, Telltale can bring ideas to market more quickly through game “pilots,” similar to the entertainment industry’s television pilots, according to CEO Dan Connors.

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WAC looking to take on Apple

The Wholesale Application Community (http://www.wholesaleappcommunity.com/default.aspx) has been laying out its philosophy ahead of a promised business plan next month, and all-out war with Apple next February, reports “The Register” (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/05/wacaday/).

The WAC is a coalition of network operators who’ve been looking at Apple’s business model and wondering why they’re not making any money out of it, with a view to launching an Apple App Store competitor on which they can make money, “even if it’s not as good as the Apple experience,” the article adds.

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Apple tweaks iPhone for Chinese security protocol

Apple seems to have tweaked its iPhone to support a Chinese security protocol for wireless networks, as companies increasingly adopt Chinese government-backed technologies to break into the country’s market, reports “PC World” (http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/195524/apple_tweaks_wifi_in_iphone_to_use_china_protocol.html). The move suggests Apple may soon launch a new version of the iPhone in China with Wi-Fi, a feature that regulations previously barred, the article adds.

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