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AdMob Allows Ad Aggregation (For Now)

August 10th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

A few weeks back, AdMob announced that they planned to block access to their ad servers from remote ad aggregation services that are used by many (iPhone) developers. For now, those plans are on hold.

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CTA Digital Produces iPhone Steering Wheel

August 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in 1 | No Comments »

Good news for iPhone racing fans as they will soon be able to get their hands on a steering wheel for their iPhone's or iPod Touch's. It's probably even the most simple peripheral for the device.

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Artificial Life’s Formula 1 Business

August 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | 1 Comment »

Artificial Life has just closed a new two-year exclusive licensing deal with Red Bull Racing (Red Bull's Formula 1 racing team) and is finishing off their BMW Sauber Formula 1 game.

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Airplay Goes Beyond Mobile

August 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Development Platforms | No Comments »

Last week, ZII announced that Airplay can be used to create games for this new media player. In an interview at ME, Ideaworks3D announced that they plan to take Airplay to various partners.

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Mike Yuen Leaves Qualcomm for Zeebo

August 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »

It was to be expected as Mike Yuen had been involved in the startup of console maker Zeebo last year, but now Mike Yuen, probably the face of Qualcomm for mobile gaming, is leaving the company.

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Acer Plans App Store

August 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution, Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Acer has only just joined the smartphone market and already it is announcing that it will be releasing an App Store for it's Windows Mobile and probably even upcoming Android devices.

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iPhone Developers get Approval Queue Updates

August 6th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Apple has released a new tool for iPhone developers that allow them direct insight on the expected launchdate of their apps once they are submitted to the approval team.

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Handmark Launches App Store for Windows Mobile

August 6th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Though the company has been offering a white label service for it since about two months, the company now announced that it will bring their own app store to consumers as well.

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Motally Launches Analytics for iPhone, BlackBerry and Android

August 6th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Flurry will be getting some competition for their in-app analytics service. A company called Motally (who was already offering these services for Wap) has launched a similar service.

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HTC Working on Cheaper Smartphones

August 6th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

HTC is rumoured to be signing up new component suppliers in order to bring down the costs of developing smartphones. By introducing cheaper hardware, HTC might boost the Android uptake.