King.com Extends Skill Games to iPhone and Facebook

November 10th, 2009 Top-5 Best-Selling App Store Game Now Includes Facebook(R) Connect for On-The-Go Social Gaming DUBLIN, November 11 - PopCap Games today announced a free update for Bejeweled(R) 2 for iPhone(TM) and iPod(R) touch (collectively referred to below as iPhone). Bejeweled 2 is one of the five best-selling iPhone games of all time, and the new update - available at no cost to current owners of Bejeweled 2 for iPhone - adds an exciting new mode featuring Facebook Connect integration of the "Bejeweled Blitz" game previously found only on Facebook.com.

September 28th, 2009 NEWBURY, England - Vodafone and Apple today confirmed that they have reached agreement to bring iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS to the UK and Ireland in early 2010. Beginning today, Vodafone UK and Vodafone Ireland customers can register their interest in iPhone shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/iphone-3gs3G and iPhone 3GS at www.vodafone.co.uk/iphone and www.vodafone.ie/iphone, respectively.

September 10th, 2009 PARIS - In June, Apple released the new iPhone 3GS, which was said to support advanced graphics in games which would bring it up to par with PSP and finally make it a real player in the mobile games department. Until now, however, the only difference to previous iPhone devices which players have experienced has been slight speed improvements in a couple of games.

July 21st, 2009 SEATTLE - - Individual developers already outshining 'Super Talents' by being featured on thousands of websites and played over 100 million times CASUAL CONNECT CONFERENCE -- In a presentation to Casual Connect (seattle.casualconnect.org/index.html), the annual conference of the casual games industry, King.com's VP of Games Acquisitions and Advertising Sales, Alex Norstrom, announced the results of the company's global quest to discover and promote games development talent directly from individual developers, alongside 3rd party studios and their in-house team. In the six months since King.com (www.king.com), the world's leading online skill games company, started scouring the world for developers who can create high-quality games that could be promoted via their distribution network, over 40 games have been created and released, which have been played over 100 million times on 7,000 websites.

July 15th, 2009 LOS ANGELES and LONDON - - 20 Games Now Available for Feature Phones, More to Come Every Month King.com (www.king.com), the world's leading online skill games company, today announced the release of 20 games - including Midas Miner, GoGo21, Jungle Bubble or Word Battle - for the most popular feature phones. Following the release of its first-ever games for the iPhone, these new releases make King.com's award-winning skill games available to the vast majority of mobile consumers.

July 12th, 2009 DUBLIN, Ireland - - New "Social" Iteration of PopCap's #2 Franchise Enables Friendly Zuma Competition Via Facebook Connect PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today announced the beta launch of Zuma(R) Web Connect, a "social" version of its massively popular action puzzle game Zuma. Available only on PopCap.com, Zuma Web Connect combines the familiar fun of Zuma with the power of Facebook's social interaction, challenging players to score as many points as possible to earn medals and outscore their friends.

June 22nd, 2009 COLOGNE, Germany - Simple Online Games With Real Cash Prizes Continue to Gain Popularity - Qeep Becomes the First to Offer Worldwide Skill Gaming for Mobile Phones Qeep, the mobile gaming and friend network brings skill gaming with cash payoffs to the mobile world. For the first time ever, users from all over the world can play instantly against each other for real money from their mobile phones.

June 21st, 2009 DUBLIN - Casual Games Leader's First Foray into "Social Gaming," Attracts 5 Million Monthly Users After 6 Months as Public Beta PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today announced that Bejeweled(R) Blitz, the 1-minute version of its mega-hit franchise Bejeweled for Facebook, has officially launched and is now out of beta. Relying entirely on its own merits, the "social" version of Bejeweled has become a Facebook phenomenon, attracting more than 5 million monthly users after quietly debuting in beta form in late December of 2008.

June 3rd, 2009 LONDON - King.com (www.king.com), the world's leading online social games company, and Mattel Inc., the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products, today announced the launch of the official and exclusive online skill game version of the classic board game Scrabble, entitled Scrabble ZING (www.King.com/game/word-games/scrabble-zing/), in Europe. King.com is the first online games site in Europe to offer the skill-based version of the world's best-selling crossword board game that for decades has tested the vocabulary skills of players.

March 13th, 2009 AUSTIN, Texas - Who Has The Biggest Brain? Enables Friends to Play Together Through Facebook Connect Anytime, Anywhere Playfish, one of the largest and fastest growing social games companies, today announced its popular title, Who Has The Biggest Brain?, is available now on iPhone(TM) and iPod(R) touch. Who Has The Biggest Brain? features Facebook(R) Connect and enables friends to play together anytime, anywhere.

May 13th, 2009 Ryan Zimmerman extends hitting streak to 30 gamesSAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Zimmerman has swiftly extended his hitting streak to 30 games, getting a first-inning single in the Washington Nationals' game against the San Francisco Giants. Zimmerman matched George Brett's 30-game streak in 1980 for the longest by a third baseman since Pete Rose's 44-game streak in 1978, although Rose played two games in left field during his famed streak.

June 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has divulged into the secrets of what makes a great footballer. While most fans are in awe of what football players can do with a football, the source of their remarkable skill remains strangely mysterious, with speculation rife that there must be something else than just physical training that makes average players like professionals.

August 12th, 2009 What is Facebook lite? Well it appears as it looks-  a lighter version of Facebook, or might be a micro facebook that will offer users a "faster, simpler version of Facebook with a Twitter-like experience. Reportedly , tonight, a number of Facebook users have received beta invitations to a 'lite' version of the popular social networking service.

August 10th, 2009 Oleophobic coating on iPhone 3GS is a new useful addition from Apple that effectively resist finger prints on the touch screen. Apple have taken care of oily finger print disturbances which can irritate any cool head, thanks to them.

May 29th, 2009 Japan university gives away iPhones to nab truantsTOKYO — A prestigious Japanese university is giving away hundreds of iPhones, in part to use its Global Positioning System to nab students that skip class. Truants in Japan often fake attendance by getting friends to answer roll-call or hand in signed attendance cards.

October 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will launch the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) here tomorrow. The launch programme of the NSDC will see the release of 12 skill gap reports concerning 12 industry sectors; launch of the NSDC Website and invitations or call for proposals.

October 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will launch the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) here today. The launch programme of the NSDC will see the release of 12 skill gap reports concerning 12 industry sectors; launch of the NSDC Website and invitations or call for proposals.

July 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday launched a skill development programme to train about 100,000 domestic workers here in a variety of subjects ranging from personal hygiene to first-aid. The initiative would also educate such workers about intra-personal communication skills, components of urban meals, management of urban kitchens, serving cooked food in formal environment and maintaining kitchen gardens.

November 1st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana government Sunday announced it will set up skill development centres to impart training to nearly 100,000 youth in the state. This was disclosed by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda here on the occasion of 44th Haryana Day.

October 13th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey has revealed that British people feel happy and relaxed only when they are connected to Internet. The obsession with online social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter is keeping two-thirds of the population hooked to Internet 24 hours a day.