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MIX10: Liveblog from Amsterdam

March 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: XNA | No Comments »

We just got seated at the Microsoft HQ in Amsterdam to watch a livestream of the MIX10 event in Las Vegas. During the session we will update this post with the latest news around Windows Phone 7 Series.

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Leiden University Starts Free iPhone Dev Course

March 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

A Dutch University in Leiden is offering a free 2-day iPhone development course. The course is free to anyone that is interested in learning how to develop applications for Apple’s toy.

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Gameloft Experiments with Game Compilations

March 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

For years, compilations have been very popular for many types of media products. Now, Gameloft has started to experiment with game compilations on Apple’s App Store.

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XNA Extending to iPhone and Android?

March 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Platforms: XNA | No Comments »

Last week, Microsoft demonstrated how an XBLA game could be continued on a Windows Phone 7 Series device through the XNA development platform. Novell has started to extend that XNA platform to iPhone and Android.

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Palm Starts Developer Purchase Program

March 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: PalmOS | No Comments »

This month seems to be development month at Palm. After releasing their PDK and a special version of Unreal Engine 3 at the GDC last week, the company now announced a Developer Purchase Program.

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iPad Receives Dedicated Section on App Store

March 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Since this weekend, consumers can pre-order the iPad in several markets. Though the device is compatible with each and every iPhone app on the app store, it will also get a dedicated section.

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Windows Phone 7 Series Games

March 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: XNA | No Comments »

We found some screenshots of Windows Phone 7 Series devices that show the graphics generated on the device. Though there is not much info around them, they do look stunning.

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Windows Phone 7, More Details

March 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: XNA | No Comments »

We haven’t even arrived at the Microsoft HQ and already we see the first rumors drop into our mailbox. According to our source, the OS will have support for two screensizes and Multitouch.

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South Korea to Block Android Market

March 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Google landed itself in a conflict with South Korea because of the games on Android Market. By law, all games sold on the South Korean market need to be approved by the Game Ratings Board.

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MGB @Microsoft MIX Live NL

March 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

This evening, MGB will be at Microsoft’s HQ in Amsterdam to provide Live coverage from their MIX event in the US. The big deal for tonight is the full unveiling of Windows Phone 7 Series.