Playfish Announces First Social Game for iPhone and iPod Touch

September 28th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - - Car-Sharing Technology Locates, Reserves, Honks, Unlocks and Locks Zipcars, Providing Seamless, On-the-Go Access for iPhone and iPod touch Users Zipcar, Inc., the world's largest car-sharing service, today announced the immediate availability of the free Zipcar App for iPhone and iPod touch on the App Store. The Zipcar App enables users to find and reserve Zipcars around the corner or across the globe in just a few taps.

September 15th, 2009 BIRMINGHAM, England - oMbiel a leading provider in mobile technology today announced the availability of campusM(TM) a mobile application with an integrated suite of university services brought together on a mobile device. campusM(TM) provides busy students, open day visitors, staff and conference delegates with an easy to use, uniquely branded application to help them better connect and enhance their university experience.

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 15th, 2009 LONDON - - Nimbuzz Expands iPhone Dominance With new Mac Desktop Client and iPhone Update Nimbuzz announced today the simultaneous launch of its new iPhone & iPod touch updates with a brand new desktop client for Apple Mac computers. Friends on Nimbuzz call and chat with each other for free.

May 14th, 2009 TOKYO - BB Softservice Corp., a Tokyo-based planner and developer of application service in the SoftBank Group, announces that it will release an English version of 'Jigsaw Art' application software for iPhone(TM) 3G/iPod touch offered by 'SoftBank SELECTION,' in 18 countries in the world on May 15, 2009 at the AppStore. 'Jigsaw Art Premium' is a jigsaw puzzle with 100 masterpieces of pictures by master artists of the world that can be enjoyed by simple touch-screen operation utilizing iPhone 3G functions.

May 11th, 2009 DUBLIN - Custom Adaptation of Peg-Popping Classic Now Available on iPhone and iPod(R) Touch PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today announced the launch of Peggle(TM) for the iPhone(TM) and iPod(R) touch. The game is available now from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod touch, or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

April 19th, 2009 PITTSBURGH - ComponentOne Studio for iPhone Brings You Controls that Mimic iPhone and iPod touch User Interfaces With the advent of mobile technology, more and more people are using an iPhone as their on-the-go method of connecting to the World Wide Web. For those who develop Web applications, the task is to build Web applications that mimic the user interface (UI) of the iPhone and iPod touch devices.

March 22nd, 2009 DUBLIN - #1 Digital Word Game Now Available to an Even Broader Audience of Mobile Gamers PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today announced the launch of its hugely popular word game Bookworm(TM) for the iPhone(TM), available now from the App Store: www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/ Bookworm is the most popular digital word game of all time, and this new adaptation has been customized for Apple's highly successful smart device - containing nearly the entire volume of words from the Oxford English Dictionary, plus a host of new features found only in the iPhone version. "We're thrilled to bring Bookworm to the iPhone because it's a game so well suited for mobile play and the iPhone in particular," said Andrew Stein, director of mobile business development at PopCap Games.

March 18th, 2009 ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands - VoIP Over 3G, Skype Out, SIP Calling, and Twitter Support Make Nimbuzz the Most Comprehensive Mobile Social VoIP and Instant Messaging Application - and Turns iPod Touch Into iPhone Nimbuzz (www.nimbuzz.com) today releases the most comprehensive VoIP application for the iPhone. With free Wifi calls to instant messaging buddies already available, new additions include the introduction of a dial-pad and the ability to make VoIP calls to landlines and mobiles via Skype-Out, and Nimbuzz's major SIP provider partners including Gizmo5, Vyke, and SIPgate over Wifi - effectively turning the iPod touch into an iPhone.

March 10th, 2009 LONDON - Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix(R) interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that the tower defence simulation game CRYSTAL DEFENDERS(TM) previously released for the iPod(R) and iPhone(R) 3G/iPod touch, is now available worldwide for download via Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. In addition, a major version update for the iPhone 3G/iPod touch versions is currently in development and is scheduled for release in the following weeks.

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.

April 28th, 2009 Amazon.com buys Stanza e-book app maker LexcycleLOS ANGELES — Kindle e-book retailer Amazon.com Inc. has purchased Lexcycle, a year-old company that makes the iPhone e-book application Stanza, in a move that ratchets up Amazon's presence in the electronic book market.

September 9th, 2009 Highlights of Apple announcements WednesdayHighlights of Apple announcements Wednesday: NANO WITH VIDEO CAMERA: The Nano, the smallest iPod that has a screen, now comes with a built-in video camera, a microphone, a pedometer, a 2.2-inch display and an FM radio tuner. It costs $149 for an eight-gigabyte version or $179 for a 16 GB model.

May 12th, 2009 5 cheap tech items for summer car tripsNEW YORK — Dreading long car trips this summer? Here are five inexpensive things to can help keep the peace in the car and make the journey more interesting: POIFriend — Jazz up your GPS unit with lists of extra Points of Interest you can download for free from this Web site. For instance, you can load the locations of all the restaurants featured in the "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" show on the Food Network, and all U.S.

April 22nd, 2009 MLB announces plans for All-Star weekST. LOUIS — Moving from a major market to a smaller one and from an economic boom to a bust, tickets for baseball's All-Star game will be cheaper this year.

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.

April 15th, 2009 NEW YORK - The word 'recession' surely has no place in Prince's dictionary, for the musician has just released a 2,100-dollar iPod Touch. "The Limited Edition Prince Opus iPod" has got a lovely purple hue, comes pre-loaded with a 40-minute concert video and 15 songs, and is sold along with a Prince photo book, Wired.com reports.

September 30th, 2009 Verizon discontinues 'Hub' touch screen home phoneNEW YORK — Verizon Wireless is pulling the "Hub," an Internet-connected home phone with an iPhone-like touch screen, after just eight months on the market. The carrier stopped selling the phone this week, but will continue to support ones already bought, Verizon Wireless spokeswoman Debra Lewis said Wednesday.

June 2nd, 2009 Much riding on success _ or failure _ of Palm PreNEW YORK — When Palm Inc.'s and Sprint Nextel Corp.'s latest bundle of smart phone joy, the Pre, arrives Saturday, it will be entering an increasingly crowded market backed by parents that have a lot riding on its success. The Pre — which costs $200 with a two-year service plan and rebate — might be most important to Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Palm, the very company that helped usher in the handheld computing era with the original Palm Pilot in 1996.

May 30th, 2009 LONDON - Hundreds of students of a top Japanese university are getting sat-nav iPhones, so that it's easier to track them down in case they skip classes. Usually, students fake attendance by getting friends to answer proxy roll-call or hand in signed attendance cards.