Heyzap creates widgets to put casual games on any web site
Casual games are multiplying like weeds. But Heyzap can embed them on any web site via a widget (a light web application). With a...
Sony Electronics holds a virtual trade show
Sony Electronics staged a virtual trade show today for fans of professional broadcasting equipment. The company said thousands of people registered for the event,...
Video game business grows 9 percent in December, up 19 percent for 2008
Video game sales grew nine percent in the U.S. in December. That’s relatively weak because of the slow economic environment, but growth earlier in...
American Idol teams up with Habbo for an Idol-themed virtual space
In a sign that the Internet is becoming a key magnet for major brands, American Idol is teaming up with Habbo the world’s biggest...
The merger of the cute apps: Meez and Pulse Entertainment
Meez, which lets users create cute characters to represent themselves in online chats, has agreed to merge with Pulse Entertainment, a maker of virtual...
South Korea’s Nurien raises $10 million for fashion-oriented virtual world
Nurien Software has been making a splash with its demos of virtual characters dressed as fashion models striding down runways in virtual fashion shows....
Astro Gaming raises $3.5 million for gaming accessories business
It looks like earning street cred with gamers is worth actual money these days. Astro Gaming said it has raised $3.5 million in a...
CES: Does the future of TV lie in gesture-based control?
Gesture recognition is one of the most exciting new technologies at the International Consumer Electronics Show this week. A variety of companies — inspired...
AMD launches new mobile graphics chips at CES
Taking a jab at rival Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices is introducing a series of new mobile graphics chips today designed for everything from low-cost...
CES: Mattel revamps web sites and launches digital toys
Digital toys and web sites for kids have had a mixed history. But the future is so full of techno-savvy kids that toy makers...