Penyo Pal makes language learning an engaging, personalized, and self-driven process!!!

Penyo Pal is re-imagining the way people learn language. At Penyo Pal, they combine learning with play, and take advantage of new mediums and research in education to create immersive learning games – they call it edu-play-tion!

 Check out their Mandarin learning games on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store!

BlueBatGames takes gamification to the next level!!

BlueBat Games helps game developers socialize their games on the web and mobile space through the use of the innovative BlueBox Engine.

Former EA colleagues and now co-founders Kenny Huang (CEO) and Tim Harris (CTO) of BlueBat decided they’d build an engine first, when they founded in BlueBatGames in 2011 in Vancouver, BC . It’s not been a straight flight-path getting to this point, but with finely tuned bat-like sonar they’re hitting a real sweet spot in the gaming business.

Top Tech Gear of 2013!!!!!!!

Xbox One vs. PS4 [Interactive Infographic]

With Sony and Microsoft both holding press conferences and releasing new info about their upcoming gaming devices, it seems like it’s about that time again: the console wars are starting back up. Today’s infographic from Mashable gives us a side-by-side comparison of what we know about the mysterious new Xbox One and Playstation 4.

Microsoft’s press conference was most recent and most revealing, so naturally we know a little more about the Xbox One than the PS4 at the moment. We know that the Xbox One will have cool features such as cloud storage, voice commands and motion control, but it also may have a few traits that seem less than desirable, such as a fee for playing used games and the need to always be online. In the other corner, Sony has kept the specs for its PS4 close to the vest so far, not revealing much about the console other than it will have a touch-screen on the controller and it will play Blu-Ray discs and also have cloud storage.

The final verdict isn’t out on either console yet, so there is likely plenty more to come from both sides up until the consoles launch. For more info have a look at the graphic below.

Global Games: Culturalize, Not Localize!!!!!!

Global Games: Culturalize, Not Localize (via Dice News in Tech)

While a lot of attention is paid to localization in game creation, many American developers don’t consider another important – some would say critical – aspect of design: culturalization. If you’re seeking to rapidly distribute titles in an…

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Lovoo will have you looking for love!!!!

German mobile flirting app LOVOO has quickly risen to the top of the dating app download charts in Germany and has more than 2 million registered users.  The free app for Android and iOS uses your phone’s location data to find nearby matches for you to flirt with by sending virtual kisses and gifts along with interactive games.  Now that LOVOO has dominated the mobile dating scene in Germany, the company has its sights on the much larger American market.

The Free-To-Play vs. Paid App Debate!!!!!!

The Free-To-Play vs. Paid App Debate (via http://www.bluecloudsolutions.com)

Is it Better to Make Apps People Driven or Revenue Driven?  The Experts Debate. Mobile usage is widely available in the entire world. Research shows that there were 6.8 billion mobile subscribers in the world as of December 2012. That is a huge figure…

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State of the Industry: Is There a Midcore Market for Women?

In the last two years there has been increasing industry amount of focus on the midcore market, spurred by hits like Funzio's Modern War and Supercell's Clash of Clans. Midcore is a name associated almost entirely with a male audience. Everyone from indies up to heavyweights like Zynga are jumping. Yet is there an opportunity for deeper games with more strategic elements targeted towards women? Where do the lines blur?

Monday, August 5th at 6pm Simon Newstead, CEO of Frenzoo and creator of Me Girl™ tackled this question, and in doing so shared some case studies, talk about the differences between female and male players, and where the opportunities could lie.

Making TV Apps Count!!!!!!!!!

Making TV Apps Count (via www.lightreading.com)

Potential fan favorites, flops, Emmy award winners, and stinkers are all about to compete forÂ… an icon on your mobile device. I'm not talking about TV programming or services. Rather, a flood of TV-related apps are being hurried out of the lab and…

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A third of top iPad apps are not on Android!!!!!!!!

A third of top iPad apps are not on Android (via The Inquirer)

AROUND HALF of all the most popular apps on the Apple App Store are either not available or not optimised for use on Google's Android smartphones and tablets. Research reported by Canalys said that the discrepancy applies to both paid for and free games…

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Tech-savvy high school scholars engineer the future at Governor's School!!!!!!!!

Tech-savvy high school scholars engineer the future at Governor's School (via NJ.com)

Thought control of computer applications; wireless sensors to detect dancers’ injuries; SmartPhone games to aid physical therapy, and improving ways to make elastomeric (“soft”) robots were among the research projects recently completed by students…

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Knight Control Soft Launch August 7th, 2013 – Australia, Canada and New Zealand!!!!!

Knight Control Soft Launch August 7th, 2013 – Australia, Canada and NZ (via newscanada-network)

Technology-Watch.Network              Canadian News ,Sports Business &Technology  Knight Control Soft Launch August 7th, 2013 – Australia, Canada and  NZ - Published on 08/07/13 Knight Control, the hack and slash roleplaying game being developed…

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UK Games Expo 2013 – Meet the Podcasters and Bloggers Seminar!!!!!!

UK Games Expo 2013 – Meet the Podcasters and Bloggers Seminar (via G*M*S Magazine)

The UK Gaming Media Network, started by Chris Bowler, from the Unboxed blog, has been a proactive participant on the UK Games Expo, and we thought it’d be nice to actually put a seminar so we could introduce ourselves and give you an insight of what…

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BlackBerry World Wednesday: New Apps and Games for BlackBerry 10!!!

BlackBerry World Wednesday: New Apps and Games for BlackBerry 10 (via NHC Smartphone News Radio)

It’s that time of the week again – Happy BlackBerry World Wednesday! As new BlackBerry 10 apps roll on into the BlackBerry World storefront, we want to keep you in the loop. There are definitely some amazing apps to check out. Just like last week…

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Top 5 free iPad game apps!!!!

Top 5 free iPad game apps (via http://eotmblog.com)

 The iPad has changed the face of mobile gaming forever and the huge selection of great games on offer ensures that players never run out of options. In celebration of the Apple App Store turning 5 recently, Apple offered even more games and apps for…

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Secret to Being on the Top 25 App Developers: Creating Variants!!!!!!!!

Secret to Being on the Top 25 App Developers: Creating Variants (via http://www.bluecloudsolutions.com)

Gone are the days when people used their mobile phones just to call and send text messages. With the advent of technology, mobile phone users enjoy their gadgets not only for seamless communication but more so for information, social networking and…

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20 best Android apps this week 7/19/2013!!!!!!

20 best Android apps this week (via http://boomer-technology.com)

It’s time for our weekly roundup of brand new and notable apps for Android smartphones and tablets. It covers apps and games, with the prices referring to the initial download: so (Free) may mean (Freemium) in some cases. The equivalent iOS roundup…

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Best Mobile Phones for Playing Games!!!!!!!

Best Mobile Phones for Playing Games (via http://uk-mobile-broadband-deals.net)

The mobile market in the UK is flooded with numerous best mobile phone deals which are very tempting but are also very well known amongst the mobile phone users. The mobile phone deals in UK are quite favorable and they have added some extra incentives…

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Why Game Engines Spell Trouble for Indie Developers!!!!!!!!!

Why Game Engines Spell Trouble for Indie Developers (via Dice News in Tech)

Seduction comes in many forms, including game engines. Virtually in a matter of weeks, people who’ve never crunched code can churn out a mobile game. It’s that ease of use, on top of a basic engine’s cheap cost, that’s prompting newbies to create…

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20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week 7/5/2013!!!!!!!!!

20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week (via http://boomer-technology.com)

It’s time for our weekly roundup of brand new and notable apps for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices. It covers apps and games, with the prices referring to the initial download: so (Free) may mean (Freemium) in some cases. There’s a separate…

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