Samsung’s own-brand mobile phone opertaing system, Bada, has been knocking around for a few years now, but while pleasant enough, it’s always lacked anything worth downloading. Now though, Rovio has brought Angry Birds, its mega gaming hit-cum-village bike, to the platform.
Remember the playable Angry Birds cake from earlier this year? The feast is expanding. Rovio has launched an official Angry Birds cookbook aimed at kids, and specialising in egg-based recipes. How does it go down with da yoof? We decided to ask them. Read more
No, not on their iPhone, Android or even… ahem, Symbian phones. But with their trumpets, horns and strings. Take a listen after the jump, as London’s finest musicians tackle mobile’s biggest hit, and more.
Google has added games to its Google+ social network, meaning just like Facebook you can use it to play online when you’re not conversing with friends. And some of the titles are from big name developers who’ve made games for Facebook, such as PopCap, Playdom, Rovio, Kabam, Wooga, GameHouse, EA, Funzio, and Digital Chocolate.
Want the lowdown on all 16 launch titles to hit Google+ Games? Head right this way. But be prepared to lose a lot of hours…
There’ll be some frowning faces over at Facebook today. In an entirely unshocking move, Google has announced Google+ Games and it’s got big names on board already. Rovio announced Angry Birds Facebook earlier this year but the game has yet to flock there. Just like those pesky pigs with the eggs, Google’s grabbed it first.
Angry Birds has landed on Google+ alongside titles from PopCap (Bejeweled Blitz), Zynga (Zynga Poker) and BioWare (Dragon Age Legends). Read on for full details on the long-awaited Google games service…
Samsung and HTC, you’ve been warned. Huawei is leaving the low to mid-range smartphone game and coming to play ball in the big leagues with its Vision smartphone. The Huawei Vision packs a 3.7-inch display, 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 5-megapixel camera with 720p video recording and a unibody frame that even Apple could admire.
The App Store’s pricing has changed, and the bad news is we’re getting screwed. UK pricing has gone up to more closely reflect the current exchange rate with the US dollar, while in other countries it’s come down.
Unfair? We think so. Read on to see just how much more you’ll be paying.
It’s nearly time to chow down on some well-earned lunch, but before you do, check out what’s happened today in the world of tech. We’ve got it all right here, in our news round-up.
