Mobile

Facebook and Google to debate app payments

In-app payments, near field communication, virtual items and Facebook Credits will be some of the topics at the Monetising Mobile conference in just under two weeks’ time. Monetising Mobile: Exploring Opportunities in Mobile Payments is hosted by MCV’s stablemate Mobile Entertainment. It will take a close look at this topical …

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Zynga makes smartphone push

Zynga’s has made a significant extension into the smartphone games space by hiring key contributors of open-source mobile tools. In a delicately arranged acquisition, Zynga has essentially taken some control of the open-source iPhone tool Cocos2d. It has achieved the feat, however, whilst keeping Cocos2d open and free to all …

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Kebab Manager slices up App Store

As a rule, kebabs and iPhones shouldn’t generally mix. Dried chilli sauce on your touchscreen is never fun the morning after. However, developer Softgames is hoping for a more positive respnse to its new Kebab Manager game. That’s right: Kebab Manager. A game that encourages players to "raise your own …

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Apple denies location tracking claims

After several days of silence on the iPhone location tracking situation, Apple released a statement saying the iPhone was not logging location and that users were ‘confused’. Apple claims the iPhone is not logging the location of the user, claiming that it was instead maintaining a database of Wi-Fi hotspots …

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White iPhone arrives tomorrow

Having missed the launch of the iPhone 4 way back in June 2010, Apple has confirmed that the white version of the handset will at last go on sale in key territories tomorrow. The launch is planned for a number of territories starting with the UK, US tomorrow. Countries to …

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