Hammer & tickle

July 14, 2006 | Comments

Hammer & tickle: "The first jokes about the Russian revolution surfaced immediately after October 1917. In one, an old woman visits Moscow zoo and sees a camel for the first time. "Look what the Bolsheviks have done to that horse!" she exclaims. "

Habbo Hotel Gets Cash, Goes Mobile

July 14, 2006 | Comments

Habbo Hotel Gets Cash, Goes Mobile: "Sulake can stand to make significant money off porting Habbo to cell phones. The company plans to work with handset manufacturers, to preinstall the mobile community, carriers, to boost mobile portal traffic, and other entertainment brands to distribute content wirelessly."

Not convinced, myself. From the little I've used Habbo it seems to require a lot of attention - it's very immersive, which seems to me to be the opposite of what works well on mobile.

But these guys no doubt hire smart people who've thought about this sort of thing.

Frequently Awkward Questions for the Entertainment Industry

July 14, 2006 | Comments

Frequently Awkward Questions for the Entertainment Industry: "EFF has prepared a sample list of tough questions for times when you hear entertainment industry representatives speaking and want to challenge their positions."

DoCoMo keeps customers switched-on

July 14, 2006 | Comments

DoCoMo keeps customers switched-on: "DoCoMo, which now has more power hungry 3G handsets on its network than 2G devices, appears to be switching on to this issue. It has realised that the most active and high-spending users can discharge even the latest batteries in a single day and by supplying a range of charging alternatives is able to keep these customers spending."

BumpTop Prototype

July 14, 2006 | Comments

BumpTop Prototype: "BumpTop aims to enrich the desktop metaphor with expressive, lightweight techniques found in the real world. "