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Cut the Rope maker ZeptoLab wants to cancel King’s EU ‘Candy’ trademark, and maybe rain on its IPO parade

Mar25
by on March 25, 2014 at 11:59 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Candy Crush Saga creators King may have canned plans to trademark the word ‘Candy’ in the US, but its application to own rights to the word in the EU remains very much intact. King acquired the trademark in the EU for ‘Candy’ from a company that had entered bankruptcy, before word spread in January this year that it had been approved with specific reference to video games and clothing. But the UK registered-arm of ZeptoLab, the folks behind other ridiculously popular games including Cut the Rope, tell us it has “…begun the process of cancelling King.com’s registration of ‘Candy’ in…

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Report: Android dominates global mobile Web browsing, but iOS owns key Western countries

Mar25
by on March 25, 2014 at 11:28 am
Posted In: Around the Web, dotmobi, ios, Mobile

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Analysts claim that the mobile platform war is over — or at least the battle is no longer so intense. Most of us are aware that Apple tends to be more dominant in Western markets — due to the premium cost of its devices — while Android has greater distribution in emerging markets thanks to a wider variation of products, which are available for lower prices. But beyond the sales data, what are people actually using? Mobile technology firm dotMobi has taken a shot at visualizing the world based on device browsing rather than just sales figures. The company — which offers…

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