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Angry Birds goes Kart Racing on December 11

Rovio continues to find new ways to market its industry leading mobile game franchise, Angry Birds. This time, instead of teaming with another major franchise, as it did for Star Wars, the Finnish company is heading to the race track. Today Rovio unveiled Angry Birds Go, a new racing game set to hit app stores on December 11. "It’s a complete

Be Freddy for a day in Angry Birds

Freddy Mercury, the iconic lead singer of rock legend Queen, and one of most recognizable and best voices in music, passed away back in 1991. However, his memory lives on in the form of the Mercury Phoenix Foundation. The organization proclaims that "since 1992, The Mercury Phoenix Trust has been raising millions to fight AIDS worldwide and thanks to advances in

Rovio unveils Angry Birds Star Wars 2 sneak-peek video

Rovio announced previously that it would be releasing an Angry Birds Star Wars 2 game in late summer. Now, as the big day draws near, the game maker has unveiled a sneak-peek video and a bit more information. Angry Birds Star Wars II will feature bird and pig versions of over 30 characters from the Star Wars universe. Rovio explains, that "in

Roku Surpasses Apple TV as Most-Used Streaming Set Top Box

According to a new report from Parks Associates, Roku has taken the lead as the most popular streaming video device in the US. Further, Parks Associates also showed the number of U.S. broadband households with streaming media device has doubled since 2011. The group put out a report called Connected TV: Trends and Innovation (report for purchase). In this report, they

Rovio rolls out account sync to iOS and Android

Rovio again makes the news, this time not with a major game release racing up to the top of the download charts, but instead with the beginning of its account roll out. Why is this a big deal? Simply because customers can now put down their phone, pick up their tablet and play a game right from where they left

Rovio officially announces Angry Birds Star Wars II, makes you wait for it

Last week Rovio teased something big coming today and hinted it had to do with Angry Birds Star Wars. Most folks expected a release of new levels or, perhaps, even a new game. The latter turns out to be true, but there are complications -- well, one. The Finnish game make only announced Star Wars II today. "Today we’re extremely

Fake Bad Piggies Malware Hits Google Play, Android Phones

If you are a fan of the Angry Birds series, then you know about Bad Piggies - a sequel to the popular bird game. Security company F-Secure detected there was a faux app in the Play store that looked and felt like the Bad Piggies by Rovio. However, this app had a slight alteration to the name (Bad Pigs) and