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Glu Hires James Scalpello

July 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »

According to Mobile Entertainment Magazine, Glu has hired former THQ Wireless executive James Scalpello. James Scalpello will function as their new EMEA marketing director..

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Zeemote Available on BlackBerry

July 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

Zeemote has announced that their JS1 bleutooth thumbstick is now available for BlackBerry. With this move, the company hopes to further expand toward 'gaming' business users.

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VDC: Verizon and Qualcomm Announce Plans for BREW Growth

July 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Brew | No Comments »

Over at the Verizon Developer Conference, Verizon and Qualcomm have announced changes to their current mobile games platform in order to stimulate the BREW platform.

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Sprint Acquires Virgin Mobile USA

July 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

A big chance in the North American operator landscape as Sprint has acquired Virgin Mobile USA to increase the position of it's Boost Mobile brand in the prepaid market.

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VDC: Verizon Opens Developer Advisory Board

July 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

To secure the future of their app store and VDC events, Verizon announced an advisory board to help steer it's developments. In total, 11 content companies have taken place in this initiative.

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Developer Reports 96% Piracy on iPhone Game

July 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

Developer Bram Stolk has posted a story on his blog about the amount of piracy he encountered on his iPhone game. About 96% of the players didn't take the effort to buy his $1.99 game.

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Gameloft Posts Q209 Results

July 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Gameloft has generated

Windows Marketplace Race to Market Started

July 28th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Microsoft has started their 'race to market' competition for their new Windows Marketplace. This means developers can start submitting their games to the marketplace and try to win prizes at the same time.

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iPhone to Sell in China

July 28th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in 1 | No Comments »

The speculation is over. Apple has signed a deal with one of China's biggest operators, China Unicom, to bring the iPhone to their market. This will certainly increase Apple's overall market share.