Words With Friends is a wildly popular game, one that people have enjoyed for nearly eight years. After over 250 million downloads, this week Zynga released Words With Friends 2. Saying it’s the, ...

In 2009 developer Zynga debuted Words With Friends, a Scrabble-like game on the iOS App Store that quickly became one of the most popular and well-known apps associated with iPhone gaming. Today, ...

While at work, Carol Spelman will sometimes pull out her phone and open Words With Friends. The Scrabble-like app is always available to her, whether she's travelling, at home or in a meeting. But ...

This week, the game developer Zynga is rolling out a refreshed version of Words With Friends, billed as the world’s most popular mobile word game. The new-and-improved Words With Friends 2 boasts ...

Q: After each turn in the iPad game “Words With Friends,” an unwanted pop-up ad appears on my screen. How can I stop these pop-ups? A: “Free” may be the most misleading term in the world of computer ...

In terms of core gameplay, the sequel remains largely the same when compared to the original. That is, you get matched up with someone else and take turns placing words on a board. It’s a ...

"I realized along the way that my voice was just as important," said Michelle David, a UX designer at Zynga. Shelby Brown Editor II Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team.

Zynga, a San Francisco-based gaming company, likes to tout the fact that people around the world are playing about 57 million “matches” on Words With Friends at any given moment. Impressive as the ...