Mobile

Mobile marketing agency Somo has proved itself a pioneer in the discovery space, having built an augmented reality app for Audi that lets users ‘drive’ cars around their phones via an AR trigger. The company will talk more aboutthis projectand explain its vision for the technology at ‘Monetising Mobile: Next …

Man who would never be featured in any mobile ad campaign ever makes 'Dabble â?? The Fast Thinking Word Game'

BBC Worldwide has released its first Android app: a port of iOS game Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time. Originally developed by Scottish firm Tag Games, the game sees the Doctor and companion Amy Pond battling Cybermen, Daleks and Silurians. It came out on iPhone and iPad in December 2010. …

Zynga has made another acquisition of a mobile social games developer: New York firm Astro Ape. The deal has not been officially announced, but US site Business Insider hasspottedthat Astro Ape’s executive team have changed their LinkedIn profiles to reflect new employment at ‘Zynga NY’. Astro Ape CEO Chieh Huang …

iOS port marks first excursion of lucrative BBC IP to Google platform

GAMESCOM: EA has detailed a swathe of new social networking features that will be packed into its upcoming extreme sports title SSX. Called Ridernet, it’s very much modelled on the Autorun system first introduced with Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. It will allow gamers to compete with friends who are …

Samsung tablet image said to be closer to iPad than in reality

Android creator Google has announced the acquisition of smartphone manufacturer Motorola Mobility for $12.5bn. That’s a premium of 63 per cent over the company’s closing share price last week. The move gives Google direct access to smartphone manufacturing and more immediate control over the design and production of future Android …

Android creator bags smartphone firm for $12.5bn

Web giant widens social circles platform with Zynga, EA, Rovio and PopCap amongst partners