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Connect 2 Media Bags PES License

October 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Today we found out Connect 2 Media has increased it cooperation with Konami even further as the company has started offering Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer title to operators and other sales channels.

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Selatra to Push ‘App’ App Stores

October 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Mobile content aggregator Selatra has started to promote their Application focused sales portals toward operators. With this move, the company expects to increase their footprint in the operator market.

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Gartner’s Android Predictions for 2012

October 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Gartner has put some research in the future of Android and it seems the OS is here to stay. The company expects that Android will outsell iPhone OS in about two years but might not be able to beat Symbian.

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Glu in Deloitte’s Fast 500

October 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Deloitte has compiled its Fast 500 2009 listing for North America and Glu managed to get hold of the 129th position. Given the circumstances of the executives that left/are leaving, this listing is a very positive sign.

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Hands-On Restructuring Results in Layoffs

October 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, People | No Comments »

Earlyer this week, we reported that Hands-On was changing its focus again and that David White, the CEO, left. As a result of the restructuring, several employees will be sent home by the company.

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Synapsy Launches 3App Stores

October 20th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

German based Synapsy has announced the launch of a new pre-installed App Store called 3Apps. The App Store will be launching on the SonyEricsson T715, Naite and Saito devices in the 3 Denmark and Sweden networks.

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Scoreloop Goes White Label and new Integration Features

October 20th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Scoreloop has launched two new services to satisfy their partners. One of them is called Core Social and allows developers direct access to the Scoreloop social network.

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Palm Discusses Pixi Development

October 20th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: WebOS | No Comments »

Palm will soon launch it’s second WebOS device called Pixi. Needless to say, a second device will bring fragmentation to the platform and so, Palm discusses how developers can prepare their games and apps.

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Apple Sets iPhone Sales Record

October 20th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Yesterday, Apple revealed their earnings for their fourth quarter of 2009. The company turned over $9.87 billion in revenues and sold a record number of iPhones during the quarter.

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Hands-On Restructuring?

October 20th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: DSiWare, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: PSP Minis | No Comments »

Rumors reach us that Hands-On is restructuring to return/improve their position in the mobile/handheld games market. One of the first signs is that CEO David White left and products where launched on PSP Minis.