The push towards mobile games

At a time when most of the handset makers are offering similar features to their users, the companies are looking at mobile gaming to differentiate themselves.

Even the hardcore gamers have started converting towards the mobile games — partly due to sheer need, after all the consoles cannot be carried everywhere, and second, the mobile gaming segment is being taken seriously by even the handset makers.

It's good to be a part of the market which is being pampered by the mobile companies, right?

Sony Ericsson has launched a dedicated gaming phone, called Xperia Play, which has dedicated slide out keys for gaming. Since users are also able to make calls on the same device, gaming turns out to be an added bonus.

Forget Angry Birds; try 'The Heist'

The game challenges its players with a variety of puzzles, at the end of which users can open a vault to get the prize.

The Heist, a puzzle game, has now beaten Angry Birds as the top paid and top grossing mobile game in the UK and the USA.

The mobile game, which was developed by MacHeist and tap tap tap, has now broken Angry Birds' record of 275 days in the top spot. According to a report, 25,233 copies of the game sold on Wednesday itself in about half a day.

Plants Vs Zombies coming to Android

Android users can download the game for free within 24 hours of its launch from Amazon AppStore, which has exclusive rights to distribute the game.

Plants Vs Zombies, a popular mobile game of PopCap, is all set to hit Android and Windows Phone 7 platforms. The game is already a big hit on iPhone, and is available on gaming consoles as well.

Android users can download the application of the game starting May 31 from Amazon Appstore, which has the exclusive right to distribute it. The game will be free for download for the first 24 hours but will cost nearly $3 (about Rs 135) after that.

Barnes and Noble to reveal new e-reader on May 24

The company has an e-reader in the form of Nook Color, which has recently got a Froyo update and comes with 8 GB memory. So, it is expected that the new e-reader will have something better than this.

Barnes and Noble, a book retailer company, has announced that it's going to reveal a new e-reader later this month. The company has also made a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission stating the same, but the filing has an expected date as well, May 24. 

The announcement has come about one week after the operating system of Nook Color, the e-book reader of Barnes and Noble, received an update which added Adobe Flash support, and app store — thus enabling it to look more like a cheaper version of the Android tablet.