Why India’s ed-tech firm Byju’s paid $120 million for kids AR game maker Osmo
Last week, India’s ed-tech startup Byju acquired Osmo, a kid-focused augmented reality games for iPhones and iPads, for $120 million. That was a big move that...
Subsurface Circular brings robot existentialism to the iPad
Subsurface Circular is a short, text-based adventure from Bithell Games, an indie studio that Mike Bithell (Thomas Was Alone, Volume) founded. Though most of the...
Osmo raises $12M to create a new way for kids to play — and learn — with iPads
Osmo has solid demand for its first product and it has decided it's time to grow.
Flow State Media launches Letter Up to compete with Zynga's Words with Friends
Letter Up offers quick multiplayer matches that you can finish in 10 minutes.
Family develops iPad game to inspire young girls to love math
Kathryn and David Clarke got the idea for a math practice game when their daughters were in middle school. Decades later, they have released the game on the App Store.
LaunchPad toys is making educational games, not Angry Birds-like ‘digital pacifiers’
LaunchPad Toys just released a new app, Toontastic Jr. Shrek, and has partnered with DreamWorks Animation. The goal is to make content creation accessible to kids at a very young age.
Chinese ‘app store’ lets you install pirated iPhone apps — without jailbreaking
Chinese "app store" 7659.com is using Apple's own bulk enterprise licensing system to distributed pirated apps to Chinese iPhone and iPad users, completely free.
Hum a Song to Facebook friends if you are brave enough
Hum a Song is an iOS game that puts you up against Facebook friends to see who is the least tone-deaf.
Mass Effect infiltrates iPhone with lackluster results
Tempted to purchase the Mass Effect Infiltrator mobile game to aid your campaign in Mass Effect 3? Don’t. The spin-off app for iPhone, iPad...