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iPad PSD

March 2nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

For all those that want to make mock-ups of the iPad, design firm Teehan+Lax created a PSD file that contains not only the outer casing, but also all (expected) interface elements.

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Chillingo Heads to DSi and Wii

March 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: DSiWare | No Comments »

Having released their first PSP Minis game only months ago, the company has now announced to roll out their Dracula game on both Nintendo’s DSiWare and WiiWare platforms.

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HandyGames Not Leaving J2me

March 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

In an interview with Jon Jordan, HandyGames CEO Christopher Kassulke announced that the company will not abandon the classic J2me market, a sharp contrast to many other voices in the market.

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Perfecto Mobile Adds SE Testing Devices

March 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

It seems Device Anywhere has a competitor we didn’t spot before. Perfecto Mobile is offering a similar service and has just announced support for several new SonyEricsson devices.

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Books Outnumber Games on App Store

March 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Mobclix has calculated that books are now outnumbering games on the app store. Not strange considering the fact that Books will be an important category for future iPad owners.

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1.000 Bada Apps in 2010

March 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in 1 | No Comments »

Though Samsung didn’t make any official forward looking statements on their Bada platform, it seems Dr. Justin Hong, one of Samsung’s VP’s, is very confident in their new operating system.

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Palm and EA to Provide Free Games to UK Consumers

March 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: WebOS | No Comments »

In order to increase the popularity of Palm’s Pre amongst consumers and to make them aware of Palm’s app store, the company has struck a deal with EA to make several games available for free.

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AppBrain.com, App Discovery for Android

March 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Though the app discovery market for iPhone is heading toward saturation, Android still leaves plenty room for new app and game discovery services. AppBrain.com is one of those.

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HandyGames Wins Baden-W

February 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

HandyGames and psychologist Andreas Skult

Windows Marketplace and BlackBerry App World Most Expensive App Stores

February 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Distimo has released their January 2010 report and this time, they took a look at App Store pricing (amongst others). It turns out that Windows Mobile and BlackBerry have the most expensive app stores.