Type of Article: MacNews Web Site

Grapic.ly acquires iFanboy to bring community to the digital comics platform

Grapic.ly acquires iFanboy to bring community to the digital comics platform

Posted by | Feb 17, 2010 | |

Graphic.ly (http://www.graphic.ly), a community and digital content delivery platform for comics and other forms of publishing, has acquired iFanboy (http://www.ifanboy.com), a community/news/audio/video site for the comics and graphic novel enthusiast.

With the acquisition, iFanboy becomes a division of Graphic.ly, and will be integrated into the Graphic.ly Web site, as well as into the various platforms and applications Graphic.ly runs on, such as the iPhone, Adobe AIR and Windows 7. Alas, the Mac isn’t mentioned.

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Video is top form of laptop/iPhone generated wireless traffic

Posted by | Feb 17, 2010 | , |

Bytemobile (http://www.bytemobile.com), which specializes in mobile Internet solutions, has released its first-quarter “2010 Mobile Minute Metrics report,” which anonymously sources the aggregate data traffic in a global cross-section of Bytemobile customers’ wireless networks and provides insight into the current state of the mobile ecosystem. And the iPhone plays a big role in that ecosystem.

Analysis of various 3G networks indicates that the data traffic mix is consistent across geographies –– with video as the dominant form of traffic. Other key data from the report:

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Press Play releases Max & The Magic Market game for the Mac

Press Play releases Max & The Magic Market game for the Mac

Posted by | Feb 17, 2010 | |

Independent Danish game developer Press Play recently released Max & The Magic Marker (http://maxandthemagicmarker.com/) for Mac OS X and Windows, reports “Inside Mac Games” (http://www.insidemacgames.com).

Described as a 2D puzzle platformer, the game puts players in the role of Max who must use his newly acquired Magic Marker to put a stop to the monster rampaging through his drawings. Max & Magic Marker costs US$20; a demo is available for download.

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