Google Buys Apps Maker LabPixies
This is the type of news I don’t like to hear: that Google bought up the maker of one of my favorite iPhone apps, LabPixies. Their Lineup/ Lineup Pro app is like a variation of the old favorite Tetris, but even more addictive. Aside from the fact that Google is now spreading out into gaming, I’m wondering if Apple might decide not to allow LabPixies games in their Apps Store.
While I wish the company well, in my opinion, LabPixies made a mistake in allowing themselves to be purchased by Google, even at $25M, since this action could potentially reduce their visibility to gamers, not increase it. Zynga or any other gaming company would have been a better choice, though I’m not sure they would have any interest. Let’s hope Apple doesn’t hold it against LabPixies that Google now owns them.
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Mobile Blog Boy Genius Report Acquired
Mobile topics blog Boy Genius Report has just been purchased by Mail.com owner Jay Penske, who has previously bought other single-person run blogs. According to All Things Digital, the BGR site will change domain names from Boygeniusreport.com to bgr.com, and ad sales will be handled by Penske’s team. Congratulations to Jonathan Geller, who managed to keep his name anonymous the whole time. He’ll apparently be staying on to run BGR for Penske.
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