Yahoo may be sliding down the search engine totem pole, but the company is doing its best to climb back up, with a new space dedicated to apps. This week, Yahoo added a new “Apps” tab to its search page, giving users a new portal into both the Androi…
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February 3rd, 2012 
Amar Toor Apple snatches Microsoft marketing exec as assault on gaming industry continues
February 2nd, 2012 Zach Epstein Apple has hired a former marketing executive from Microsoft to help promote the App Store and iTunes in Europe, MCV reports. Robin Burrowes, former head of Xbox LIVE marketing in the EMEA region for Microsoft, joined Apple in January according to his LinkedIn profile. His formal duties at Apple remain unclear — Burrowes’s profile only states that his role involves “App Store Marketing” — but the executive’s background suggests gaming will be a strong focus. Apple has hired a number of executives with experience in the gaming market recently, including Nintendo’s former head of public relations Robert Saunders and former Activision, EA and Xbox PR head Nick Grange. The video game industry finds itself among a number of businesses that have been
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February 2nd, 2012 Zach Epstein Apple has hired a former marketing executive from Microsoft to help promote the App Store and iTunes in Europe, MCV reports. Robin Burrowes, former head of Xbox LIVE marketing in the EMEA region for Microsoft, joined Apple in January according to his LinkedIn profile. His formal duties at Apple remain unclear — Burrowes’s profile only states that his role involves “App Store Marketing” — but the executive’s background suggests gaming will be a strong focus. Apple has hired a number of executives with experience in the gaming market recently, including Nintendo’s former head of public relations Robert Saunders and former Activision, EA and Xbox PR head Nick Grange. The video game industry finds itself among a number of businesses that have been
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February 2nd, 2012 Zach Epstein Apple has hired a former marketing executive from Microsoft to help promote the App Store and iTunes in Europe, MCV reports. Robin Burrowes, former head of Xbox LIVE marketing in the EMEA region for Microsoft, joined Apple in January according to his LinkedIn profile. His formal duties at Apple remain unclear — Burrowes’s profile only states that his role involves “App Store Marketing” — but the executive’s background suggests gaming will be a strong focus. Apple has hired a number of executives with experience in the gaming market recently, including Nintendo’s former head of public relations Robert Saunders and former Activision, EA and Xbox PR head Nick Grange. The video game industry finds itself among a number of businesses that have been
Posted in News Tags: app store, Apple, Business, Gaming, iPad, iPhone, ipod touch, itunes, Marketing, microsoft, poach, video games No Comments »Apple snatches Microsoft marketing exec as assault on gaming industry continues
February 2nd, 2012 Zach Epstein Apple has hired a former marketing executive from Microsoft to help promote the App Store and iTunes in Europe, MCV reports. Robin Burrowes, former head of Xbox LIVE marketing in the EMEA region for Microsoft, joined Apple in January according to his LinkedIn profile. His formal duties at Apple remain unclear — Burrowes’s profile only states that his role involves “App Store Marketing” — but the executive’s background suggests gaming will be a strong focus. Apple has hired a number of executives with experience in the gaming market recently, including Nintendo’s former head of public relations Robert Saunders and former Activision, EA and Xbox PR head Nick Grange. The video game industry finds itself among a number of businesses that have been
Posted in News Tags: app store, Apple, Business, Gaming, iPad, iPhone, ipod touch, itunes, Marketing, microsoft, poach, video games No Comments »Apple snatches Microsoft marketing exec as assault on gaming industry continues
February 2nd, 2012 Zach Epstein Apple has hired a former marketing executive from Microsoft to help promote the App Store and iTunes in Europe, MCV reports. Robin Burrowes, former head of Xbox LIVE marketing in the EMEA region for Microsoft, joined Apple in January according to his LinkedIn profile. His formal duties at Apple remain unclear — Burrowes’s profile only states that his role involves “App Store Marketing” — but the executive’s background suggests gaming will be a strong focus. Apple has hired a number of executives with experience in the gaming market recently, including Nintendo’s former head of public relations Robert Saunders and former Activision, EA and Xbox PR head Nick Grange. The video game industry finds itself among a number of businesses that have been
Posted in News Tags: app store, Apple, Business, Gaming, iPad, iPhone, ipod touch, itunes, Marketing, microsoft, poach, video games No Comments »EasySignMobile enters the Facebook fray for iPhone and iPad
February 2nd, 2012 Zachary Lutz Need to sign a contract, like, now? There’s an app for that. Several actually, but the folks who create EasySignMobile have gone and made their service a bit more accessible to the unwashed masses with an updated version that supports Facebook authent…
Posted in News Tags: Android, app, app store, Apple, AppStore, authentication, box.net, Business, cloud, cloud storage, CloudStorage, contract, contracts, digital signature, DigitalSignature, dropbox, easysign, easysign mobile, EasysignMobile, electronic signature, ElectronicSignature, facebook, google, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPhone 4, iphone app, Iphone4, IphoneApp, law, Legal, mobilepostmini, pdf, signature No Comments »Third-party Steam applications disappearing from the Android Market
January 30th, 2012 Richard Devine The official Steam for Android application hasn't been with us all that long, but an air of controversy already surrounds its arrival. Almost all of the third-party Steam applications have disappeared from the Android Market. If Valve happen…
Posted in News Tags: Android, android app, Android Market, app store, application, Applications, community, steam, steam for android, third party, valve No Comments »Steam mobile app beta invites now rolling out; we go hands-on
January 28th, 2012 Alex Dobie As we reported on Thursday, Valve Software recently took the wraps off the Steam mobile app for Android (and iOS), as part of a limited beta. Steam users could register their interest by downloading the app and entering their details, and over the pas…
Posted in News Tags: app, app store, application, Applications, community, Gaming, hands-on, Mac, mac gaming, PC, pc gaming, steam, store, valve No Comments »Cross-platform voice assistant Evi looks to compete with Siri
January 24th, 2012 Dan Graziano Since the launch of the iPhone 4S, we have seen numerous Siri clones come and go. While Siri does have its flaws, the feature is unique, smart, user-friendly and at times, hilarious. Most alternatives promise these same features, unfortunately they never seem to deliver. Enter Evi, a Siri alternative that promises to bring users even more functionality than Apple’s digital personal assistant. The program is created by True Knowledge and uses the company’s Answer Engine to provide users with what it claims to be a limitless amount of information. The app is available for free in the Android Market and for $0.99 in the App Store, and that price covers the cost of using Nuance voice recognition (the same voice recognition technology as Siri), which the
