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This game has become your favorite game on Facebook, and now you can play a new version on your smartphone. Candy Crush Match isn't nearly as polished or as fun as the true version of the game, but it's still a decent way to while away some time.

Though the name is the same, this game isn't made by the same folks who make the popular series of Facebook games. It's made in the same style of the Facebook Candy Crush Match and other matching games like Bejeweled, though. Picking up and playing Candy Crush Match … Read more

King.com, the company behind Facebook's No. 1 game Candy Crush, is rebranding and changing its name to simply "King."

It's fitting, considering that the 10-year-old company, relatively unknown just two years ago, is a top game for Facebook.com and in mobile, thanks to its 5-month-old candy-themed puzzle game.

"It's not a .com company, it's a multi-platform company," according to King CEO Riccardo Zacconi. King announced today that its games are played 12 billion times a month. King's games have more than 108 million monthly players on all platforms, desktop … Read more

Candy Dash HD Lite is a simple take on a classic formula. Match three or more of the same color of candy on the screen to remove them. Instead of moving the candy, you simply tap it whenever it aligns into three or more on the screen. It's very simple, but there is of course a twist. If you can tap out five or more matches in a row successively, you'll get a combo score, and the more combo points you get, the faster your score increases. The game gives you only 60 seconds to amass as many … Read more

LAS VEGAS--If you want to make money off of apps, you must develop for mobile, right? Wrong, says SweetLabs' Chester Ng, who points to his company's success with its OpenCandy project to help developers earn a living.

The problem is both cultural as well as logistical, Ng said in an interview outside the Las Vegas Convention Center. Desktop software, especially on Windows, has a long history of being developed as freeware. But pitching a secondary software purchase to the user during the installation process had been poisoned, he said.

"The problem is that developers don't like the … Read more

Adapted from the popular online game, this game is sure to please with its quick gameplay, colorful graphics and hundreds of tasty levels. Candy Crush Saga is a highly addictive game app that promises many hours of fun on your Android device.

At around 31MB, Candy Crush Saga belongs to some of the bigger applications you can download to your Android device. Setup for this game is very simple, and there is a one-touch Facebook registration for those interested in social network integration. Once the game is set up there are tutorials that will help you learn the basic strategies … Read more

Van Halen's tour contract once famously included a clause that a bowl of M&Ms was to be provided backstage with all the brown ones removed. Such a feat would be a lot easier to achieve today using a device like the Skittles Sorting Machine.

The Skittles Sorting Machine does exactly what it sounds like. Pour Skittles into a funnel at the top and wait as the machine patiently evaluates each one and delivers it into a bowl with like colors. Once done, you can taste the individual colors of the rainbow.

The machine is even more impressive when you learn maker Brian Egenriether fabricated many of the parts from epoxy, pulled the funnel from a hummingbird feeder, and poached additional parts from a telescope.… Read more

Once again risking the wrath of Apple, HardCandy Cases has announced an iPad Mini case in advance of Apple's press conference today. Apple typically doesn't like when other companies trot out accessories ahead of its hardware unveils, so HardCandy clearly feels the publicity benefits outweigh the repercussions.

The $49.95 case is in HardCandy's ShockDrop line, and while rumors and leaked photos strongly suggest Apple will debut a smaller iPad today, it's unclear what it will be called or whether HardCandy's new case will fit whatever Apple product is introduced.

This is not the first … Read more

Let's face it: Zombies have the worst oral hygiene. I mean, have you ever seen one floss?

Alas, kids run them a close second, especially around Halloween, when the candy piles up like zombies on a cheerleader pyramid.

To help thwart the totally made-up condition known as "Zombie Mouth," PopCap Games has teamed up with the American Dental Association for a seriously cool promotion: Halloween-night coupons for a free copy of Plants vs. Zombies (PC/Mac).

Just print as many copies of the coupon page (PDF) as you like, then cut each one into eight individual coupons … Read more

Every child loves to create his or her own custom flavored and form of gum or candy, and Candy Maker takes this experience into the virtual world with a free app full of colors designed for iOS devices. While we loved getting to create our custom chewing gum, chocolate or candy, the limited available features, as well as the ads, were very annoying. This may be especially true when talking about 4-year-old kids, who tap on everything that pops up.

Candy Maker is an app that children will love to play. They can create their own virtual gummies, candies and … Read more