Ngmoco (http://www.ngmoco.com), an iPhone/iPod touch game developer and publisher has acquired fellow game maker, Freeverse (http://www.freeverse.com).
“Freeverse, much like us, is comprised of true game-makers,” says Neil Young, CEO, ngmoco. “Now with our combined forces, their titles can reach more people and the talented folks at Freeverse can keep doing what they do best, which is making great games.”
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Enkord has announced Jurassic Realm 1.9 (http://www.enkord.com/games/jurassicrealm), an update of their action puzzle game for Mac OS X (10.4 and later). The upgrade includes improved collapse, explosive power-ups and brick-breaking.
Here’s how the game is described: “Explore ancient, prehistoric lands searching for images of long-lost dinosaurs in this exciting action puzzle game. At the players disposal is a huge map with great number of roads and pathways to travel.
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Smith Micro Software has announced Photo A.K.A. (http://store.smithmicro.com/productdetails.aspx?id=13019) , a free image management tool for Mac OS X (10.4.2 or higher) that allows photo enthusiasts to simultaneously rename groups of photos being transferred from digital cameras. Photo A.K.A also simplifies the process of archiving photos and sharing them through Flickr or Picasa web services.
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Incoming freshmen who enroll at George Fox University (http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/inst_technology/it_servicedesk/computers_across_curriculum/index.html) this fall will have a choice to make before they arrive on campus in August: iPad or MacBook?
The Christian college in Oregon has opted to give new students the option of choosing the new iPad or selecting its current offering, the MacBook. For more than 20 years, George Fox has supplied a computer for each incoming undergraduate student to keep upon graduating. The cost is included in tuition.
Read MoreMobile phone sales fell by almost 1% last year, according to Gartner (http://www.gartner.com) researchers. However, sales of smartphones grew, thanks to the success of the iPhone, BlackBerry and Google Android phones.
Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled 1.211 billion units in 2009, a 0.9 %decline from 2008, according to Gartner. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the market registered a single-digit growth as mobile phone sales to end users surpassed 340 million units, an 8.3% increase from the fourth quarter of 2008.
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