Facebook Messenger Sans Account.
Fascinating. Really important to watch as Facebook moves to the next billion users – which is applicable to the platform and account setting here. Also marks the importance of attention to user funnels...
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Disney Super Speedway Review (iPhone, iPad)
As far as kart racing games go, Disney Super Speedway won't win any awards. There's a noticeable lack of speed, the tracks look unimaginative and you won't find multiplayer modes. Of course, you can't...
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Word Derby Review (iPhone, iPad)
Presentation is everything in mobile gaming, and having a unique hook is essential if you're to stand out in this crowded marketplace. Word Derby's approach to this problem is to deliver a very...
View ArticlePudding Monsters Announced By Cut The Rope Developers
ZeptoLab, creator of the best-selling mobile game Cut The Rope, has today released a trailer for its upcoming project titled Pudding Monsters. In this new game, you'll have to combine a selection of...
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Flashout 3D Review (iPhone, iPad, Android)
You won't read many reviews of Flashout 3D that don't make at least a passing mention of the Wipeout series that propelled the original PlayStation to such stellar heights. It's a futuristic,...
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Why Software Engineers Are Vastly Underrated
During my tenure at Yahoo (circa 2001–2007) I learned how to do a lot things, but just as crucially, how not to do certain things. Chief amongst the latter was how not to treat engineers.Yahoo, despite...
View ArticleTaxes are an obligation, not a moral choice
In its tax fight with Google, Starbucks, and Amazon, the UK has in essence been demanding that they tax themselves: that they pay more tax than they are legally obligated to because lawmakers, in their...
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Rayman Jungle Run Updated With 10 New Levels, Playable Globox Character
Great news for fans of Rayman Jungle Run. Ubisoft released an update that adds a new world to the game called Potpourri. Once inside this detailed environment, players will get to dash through nine...
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Paradise Cove: Holiday Adventure Review (iPhone, iPad)
The holidays involve presents, decorations and spending time with family. This often comes at the expense of one's bank account, so the last thing we need is a free-to-play iPhone and iPad game nickel...
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Doors & Rooms One Of The Most Popular Games On iOS And Android
High profile games like Angry Birds Star Wars, Where's My Water? and Infinity Blade 2 dominate App Store and Google Play headlines. That said, Doors & Rooms is without question a huge success...
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The Simpsons: Tapped Out- Santa Homer Coming To Springfield December 5
Earlier this week, we reported the news that EA has plans to release a sizable and free holiday update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. We can now confirm by way of the Tapped Out Facebook page that the...
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Contract Killer Zombies 2 Origins Interview With Daniel Tyrrell
Glu Mobile's Contract Killer Zombies 2 Origins represents a departure from the series' norm, as the developers chose to ditch fixed first person shooting for a free-roaming third-person romp. With this...
View ArticleWhy First Round Capital Funded A Lawsuit Against Best Buy (BBY)
You can imagine the scene in the board room.The CEO of our portfolio company, Techforward, is discussing a “make the company opportunity" -- Best Buy wants us to to power their nation-wide buyback...
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The Guy Who Just Won A $2.7 Billion Preliminary Judgement From Yahoo Says...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A plaintiff in a case against Yahoo Inc in which a Mexico City civil court made a $2.7 billion preliminary judgment against the U.S. firm said on Wednesday he and his partners...
View ArticleThe Future of Content Creation
The blog is dead. Trust me on this. tapestry box project 18 (Photo credit: slowlysheturned) I don’t say that lightly; I’ve been blogging since 2000, moving from an email list I started in the 90′s to...
View ArticleOld People
Aww man, you sold your soul Naww man, mad people was frontin’ Aww man, made something from nothing—Kanye West, New God FlowYour startup is going well and as your business expands, you hear the dreaded...
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The Simpsons: Tapped Out Holiday Update Adds Barney, Sideshow Mel And Festive...
After teasing fans the past couple of days, Electronic Arts released the new holiday update forThe Simpsons: Tapped Out. With it comes new characters, locations and of course, plenty of...
View ArticleBaldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition Still Absent From The App Store
The long-awaited Enhanced Edition of the classic PC RPG Baldur's Gate has still not appeared on the App Store this Thursday, the traditional release day for flagship iOS titles. We were expecting to...
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Why Super-Fast Internet Connections Are Disappointing
A BUSINESS with a popular website might happily bring a gigabit-per-second (Gbps) fibre-optic connection into its server room. After all, thousands of simultaneous connections, each consuming a sliver...
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Samsung's New Galaxy Could Have An Unbreakable Screen
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, the world's leading technology company by revenue, is likely accelerating the launch of its next-generation flagship Galaxy smartphone - which may come with a...
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