Malicious applications disguised as popular games like Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, Assassin’s Creed and others have been used to steal £27.850 (approx. $43,650) from unsuspecting Android users in the U.K. The fake applications were planted in the Android Market — now Google Play — late last year. Once installed on users’ devices, they sent three text

Nokia has revealed its next batch of Windows Phone apps that will remain exclusive to the Finnish firm’s Lumia devices. In addition to official PGA Tour and ESPN applications, Nokia is also teaming up with Rovio to deliver Angry Birds Space. The PGA Tour application will be the first to hit the Windows Phone Marketplace, with

Like every other Angry Birds release to date, we expected Angry Birds Space to become a huge hit. In just 35 days after its release, the bird flinger was downloaded more than 50 million times, making it the fastest-growing mobile game of all time. That 50 million figure combines downloads on the iPhone, iPad, Android-

Rovio’s latest tale of fowl versus swine, Angry Birds Space, has received an update. Aside from fixing some crash issues, the new title update introduces ten new interstellar levels. This free new content can be located in the game’s ‘Fry Me To The Moon’ chapter and is now available via Apple’s App Store and Android’s Google Play.

Google provides us with some really incredible products that many of us just couldn’t live without, whether it’s Gmail, an Android-powered smartphone, Google Docs, or a particular favorite of mine, Google Reader. However, anyone who’s ever used a Google product will tell you that the company’s technical support is incredibly poor — almost nonexistent. But

As Zynga continues to roll through the mobile and Facebook game development worlds, it seems the company is poised to buy up any fast-moving, successful studio making a blip on the radar. Their newest target, however, is one studio that’s made much more than a minor blip. Rovio, the makers of Angry Birds. The rumor

Sophos, a mobile security firm, recently published an article warning mobile users that there’s a version of Angry Birds Space floating around unofficial app stores that will infect its user’s phone with a Trojan virus. “The Trojan horse, which Sophos detects as Andr/KongFu-L, appears to be a fully-functional version of the popular smartphone game, but uses

Jon Q. is back to attack and highlight another epic mobile application. This week, JQ checks out the recently released and highly successful mobile game that is Angry Birds – From Space!!! Whether your a seasoned Angry Birds fan or someone who has only simply heard of this game, you’ve gotta check out this episode!

Now this is a creative way to illustrate an article. Recently, The New York Times ran a piece about culture’s addiction to time wasters (i.e., “stupid games”). Though super lengthy, it was a good read, especially if you’re into game study or a history of simple games. But the editorial content wasn’t the best part

Rovio has announced that it is in production on 52 episodes of an Angry Birds animated series. It seems that there is a lot more Angry Birds coming out way in the fall.  Rovio has announced that it is producing 52 episodes of an animated series that will run two and a half to three

Rovio launched Angry Birds Space late last week – the latest title in its hugely popular series of Angry Birds games — on Android, iOS, Mac, and PC. It couldn’t have been easy to reach four platforms within the space of 24 hours, but it was certainly worth the effort. Rovio has confirmed in a message posted to

Rovio did a tremendous job of launching its latest title, Angry Birds Space, across multiple platforms yesterday, reaching Android, iOS, Mac, and PC. The title is already rocketing to the top of app store charts, claiming the number one spot in the iOS App Store on its first day. The game is clearly a huge hit

For better or worse, Angry Birds is part of the ethos of gaming. Say the name to someone, no matter their age, and you’ll almost instantly get a reaction. And that reaction, depending on which camp the person falls under, is either negative or positive, with little room in between. With countless Seasons expansions and

The wait is finally over, and your favorite birds – along with some new ones – have left the Earth for new adventures in Angry Birds Space. Pretty much any place you want to play the new Angry Birds Space game, you’ll be able to.  The game is currently available for iOS devices (iPod touch,

Can’t get enough of Angry Birds Space after it launches tomorrow? Walmart can help you unlock even more levels. Rovio has teamed up with Walmart to promote its latest entry in the Angry Birds franchise, Angry Birds Space. Starting tomorrow you can visit the Walmart Facebook page to begin unlocking “Golden Eggsteroid” clues that will

The physics-based puzzles set on earth were getting, if we’re being completely honest, really boring. Now, Rovio’s elected to take their cranky bird flinging success story to the final frontier. Angry Birds Space will take the conventional mechanics in Angry Birds and apply them to a host of new physical possibilities in outer space. Aside from new

Your Android phone’s battery is getting sucked dry by advertisements in free apps, a new study suggests. According to a team lead by Abhinav Pathak at Purdue University, up to 75 percent of the energy used in freemium apps is supposedly spent serving up ads or tracking/uploading user data. By using a proprietary tool called

Samsung is teaming up with Rovio to make sure it’s devices are where you’ll want to play the upcoming Angry Birds Space. In the video released yesterday of a NASA astronaut explaining Angry Birds physics, it seemed a little odd that the gameplay at the end was so clearly shown on a Samsung device.  The

Angry Birds Space will launch with 60 new levels, six new characters and a slew of new superpowers. The trailer above is a fun look at the game mixed in with some footage shot in space by an astronaut. Yep, that actually happened…for a smartphone game. The gameplay towards the end of the trailer shows off

The Angry Birds are going into space on March 22, and you’re invited! Rovio, the company behind the hit game series, announced today that the next major release in the franchise will be Angry Birds Space.  This won’t be an update to any of the pre-existing games, but an entirely new download and it will

As a big fan of Apple’s Mac App Store under OS X Lion, I’m very interested to see what Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Store is going to be like for Windows 8 users. The company is currently readying the software for a “Consumer Preview,” according to a report from The Verge, which reveals a list of games that

There’s been quite a bit of Angry Birds talk transpiring lately, so I thought I’d crash the party with my bowl of Wacky Punch. But first, if you have not read Joey’s ace account on the Angry Birds phenomenon, please read it. Joey very succinctly puts the Angry Birds craze in its place and admonishes

Rovio’s riled up flock is about to take the world’s largest social network by storm. Angry Birds, as explained to Asian tech news site Penn Olson by Rovio’s head Peter Vesterbacka, will be launching on Facebook this upcoming February 14th, worldwide. The game was initially slated to fling onto the network last summer, but was,

TechnoBuffalo staff hasn’t shied away from expressing their opinions about Angry Birds. You either love it or you hate it. Whichever camp you fall under, there’s no denying the game has become a worldwide phenomena. That’s perhaps best exemplified via a new Angry Birds spoof that hopes to draw attention to a serious social issue

If you’re an Angry Birds fan, then chances are you already own Angry Birds Seasons, Rovio’s holiday-themed version of the game. The company updates the game on major holidays such as Christmas, Halloween, and Easter with new holiday-themed pig-attacking levels. This year, Rovio will be adding a new holiday into the mix: Chinese New Year.