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It seems like after a little back and forth, Nintendo has come forward to announce that they will be releasing apps on smartphones, but not in the way that many had initially imagined. During a business presentation by Nintendo’s President, Satoru Iwata, he revealed that Nintendo would be developing apps for mobile devices that would in a way act as an introduction/advertisement to gamers that would make them want to buy more hardware and software from Nintendo. However Iwata did clearly state that these apps are not games and that they have no plans on introducing any of Nintendo’s games onto mobile.

According to Iwata, “I have not given any restrictions to the development team, even not ruling out the possibility of making games or using our game characters. However, if you report that we will release Mario on smart devices, it would be a completely misleading statement.” It seems that Nintendo’s stubbornness is still holding strong, but whether or not it will pay off remains to be seen. Earlier Nintendo announced several plans that they had for the future. One of them was how the company planned on releasing a new platform that would be health-related, which was a pretty interesting turn of events.

Nintendo Will Develop Apps For Mobile, But Not Games original content from Ubergizmo.

Exploring an exotic new place? From the time you book your trip until that final night on the town, your phone is the best guide through unfamiliar streets.

The rumors are true: Google’s bringing Chrome apps to iOS and Android. Well, it’s providing the tools developers need in order to do so. The toolkit is only in a beta form at the moment, but it holds the promise turning Chrome apps into cross-platform suckers for your phone. If it turns out to be as easy at it sounds, Chrome apps just got a lot more interesting. [Chomium Blog]

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You can shell out between $100-150 for standalone fitness trackers like the FitBit Flex and Jawbone Up24. But chances are, you already own one of the most powerful activity trackers around: your smartphone. All you need are the right apps.

Good news BlackBerry users, if you have been waiting for the MEGA file sharing site’s app to arrive on your platform, it now has in an official version. Prior to this, the MEGA app was only available as an Android port meaning that you’d have to know how to sideload the app onto your BlackBerry device if you wish to use it. Not exactly the most user friendly method but it is possible. The only difference is that now the developers behind the app have made an official port onto the BlackBerry platform, meaning that you will be able to head on over to the BlackBerry World website in order to get your hands on it.

For those unfamiliar with MEGA, this is a file sharing website launched by notorious former Megaupload owner, Kim Doctor, which was also launched in response to Megaupload shutting down. According to its description, “MEGA is a secure cloud storage service that gives you 50GB for free. Unlike other cloud storage providers, your data is encrypted and decrypted by the client devices only and never by us. Your data is accessible any time, from any device, anywhere. Share folders with your contacts and see their updates in real time.” In any case the app itself is free so hit up BlackBerry World for the download!

Official MEGA App Arrives For BlackBerry original content from Ubergizmo.