Rovio shares crash 19% after Angry Birds maker’s disappointing first post-IPO earnings
Almost two months after its IPO, Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment today learned a painful lesson about life as a public company when investors...
Milwaukee County requires Pokémon Go and AR/VR games to get land use permits
When you own land, you often own the rights to minerals, oil, or metals beneath it. Do you also own the right to virtual...
Diving into the Samsung app store: soup, superheroes, and doodling with the devil
Follow along on the next leg of my Samsung app store travels, as I uncover a devil stronger than a god, a restaurant that caters to off-putting cardboard people, and a handful of surprisingly competent licensed titles.
Diving into the Samsung app store: slots, mirrors, and a talking cat
Join me on this slightly bizarre dive into the Samsung app store, as I find a talking cat that doesn't talk, a mirror world without much to reflect on, and a frontier with nothing worth exploring.
Analysis of 10 billion mobile video ads shows what gets your app installed
Financial dudes like strong musical endings. Arcade games players, not so much. Those are a few of the findings of AdColony’s new study on...
Google Play now labels Android apps and games containing ads
Google Play’s Android apps and games containing any type of ad have begun receiving prominent labels within their listings. The label is placed directly...
How I survived a week of business travel without my smartphone
No, no, no. This is not the post you’re expecting. It’s not the post where your wonderful protagonist lost one of the ubiquitous accoutrements of...
Christmas yes, Hanukkah & Kwanzaa no as 50% fewer apps released last week
Looking for new apps? You’ve got a few options. Almost 7,000 brand-new apps as of last week, in fact, on the iOS app store...
Thanks, Google: Mobile user acquisition just got a lot more interesting
Mobile marketers and publishers might have a lot of reasons to thank Google in the coming months. Millions of them, in fact, and possibly...
New Apple TV beats Roku at its own game
The 4th generation Apple TV, with its app-based interface and an all-new touch-sensitive and voice-activated remote control takes a surprising number of pages out of Roku’s playbook. The question is, does it improve on--and ultimately beat--the Roku 3 as a smart TV experience?