Zynga, the makers of Farmville and the annoying constant Facebook spam messages that appear on your news feed, has announced that it has acquired OMGPOP for an undisclosed sum. OMGPOP, if you didn’t know, are the creators of the Draw Something mobile game that has basically taken over the world.
Firefox on Android – and it'll soon come with H.264 support (Image: Mozilla EU/Flickr (Creative Commons))
In recent days, the tech community has been buzzing around about the fact that Mozilla has decided to relent on its open web stance and will implement H.264 on mobile devices and – although unconfirmed – speculation hints that it will soon be included in the desktop version. But why is this such a big deal? It’s just some stupid technical thing.
The HTC One X smartphone has been confirmed to be on Optus’ network, and now we know when. Optus has announced that users can preorder the smartphone today on its website, and will start selling the device in April.
Apple has announced what it will do with its almost US$100 billion ‘war chest’. that it will initiate a dividend at the start of July with a substantial US$2.65 per share – something that will make Microsoft investors a bit envious. In addition, it will announce a share buyback scheme.
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The House of Representatives have passed the R18+ classification amendment for video games, meaning that the law reaches its final hurdle – passing the Senate. However, as seen by the support in the House, then it will most likely pass without any hitches.
A New Zealand judge has declared the seizure of cash, cars and property from MegaUpload’s CEO Kim Dotcom as “null and void” and having “no legal effect” after New Zealand police filed the wrong order to conduct the seizure.
Or, also known as the episode where Harley and Chris rant about the new iPad – seriously, that’s what it is called. Meanwhile, Chris says that LA Noire sucks and the iPhone is now 4G under AT&T’s network. What’s even more remarkable was that they didn’t change the hardware. What, how? We’ll tell you at this week’s edition of TECHGEEK Weekly.
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This American Life, the popular show on public radio in the United States and airs in Australia via ABC’s Radio National, has decided to retract the story it aired that was critical about Apple and its suppliers’ working conditions after the details in his narrative had been embellished.
Kony 2012 might be the only video you may have seen from Invisible Children, but turns out there’s more. Only spending a third of their revenue actually in Africa, the other two-third happens to be spent on advocacy and making videos such as Kony – and also these other videos spread across Vimeo, YouTube and other platforms.
Gaming retailer GAME could have its assets broken up as the company is reportedly trying to find buyers before it goes to administration – while publishers have decided that it will no longer stock several high-profile games to their UK and Irish stores.
Dell’s XPS 13, described by the company as the ‘most compact’ ultrabook, is launching today in Australia. Shown off at CES 2012, it managed to squeeze a 13.3-inch Ultrabook into the same size as an 11-inch laptop. Yes, we’re still wondering how that happens.
Yahoo has launched its lawsuit against social networking company Facebook, claiming that it had infringed on 10 of its patents – all relating to social networking, customisation and advertising on the web. And, of course, it launched it before Facebook’s IPO coming up this year.
Reporters Without Borders have released their list of countries that they consider to be “Internet Enemies” as part of its World Day Against Cyber-Censorship on March 12. However, while some countries – like China – are expected to be on the list; France and Australia have made the list under “Countries under Surveillance”.
Day one is done and dusted, and the reaction from the Twittersphere has been largely negative of the attempts to install a paywall. However, it’s still early days to convert its strong readership into paying customers – but will it succeed is another question altogether. You can read the collated tweets below, after the jump.
CBS has confirmed rumours that Apple was going to create a television subscription service. It has also confirmed that it rejected the proposal from Cupertino, even when Steve Jobs personally approached its CEO.