Facebook restores LOLapps apps after a two-day ban
After giving LOLapps the death penalty, Facebook is granting a reprieve. The social network allowed LOLapps to begin operating its apps on Facebook late...
YD Online’s Angel’s Choice app to help with iPhone discovery
Getting stuff discovered on the App Store is pretty tough, considering there are about 300,000 apps available. But there’s an app for that. YD...
AppStoreHQ introduces appESP for personalized recommendations on Android apps
Discovering new and useful Android apps isn’t easy. That’s why AppStoreHQ is introducing appESP, a personalized discovery platform for finding new apps on Android...
WSJ reports Facebook apps — including banned LOLapps games — transmitted private user data
The Wall Street Journal reported that its investigation of Facebook apps found that many of the most popular titles have been transmitting identifying user...
LOLapps games disappear from Facebook for violating terms of service
LOLapps is one of the biggest app makers on Facebook with more than 150 million users playing its games, quizzes, and gift apps every...
DiscoveryBeat 2010: Final agenda at a glance
If you haven’t heard our trumpets blasting over the past few weeks, you may be interested to know that DiscoveryBeat 2010 is coming up...
Gamers spent $2.6B to $2.9B in first half on digital online goods
While sales of video games in physical stores is declining, the amount spent online on digital goods for games is skyrocketing. Market researcher NPD...
Angry Birds set to flutter onto Android phones
Angry Birds broke all of the records on the Apple App Store in the past 10 months, selling more than 7 million copies. Soon,...
DiscoveryBeat 2010’s latest speakers: Kleiner Perkins’ Bing Gordon and more
Bing Gordon is sitting pretty in the new gaming gold rush that’s all social and mobile. A partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers,...
Facebook Credits expands reach globally in deal with PlaySpan
Facebook has teamed up with social monetization firm PlaySpan to expand its reach to more users around the globe for its Facebook Credits virtual...