Palm Hot Apps Winners Announced

July 28th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

Palm’s Hot Apps contest has ended and as so, the company announced the winners that didn’t only generate the most traffic, but will also get cash prizes on top of their success. Read the rest of this entry »

Disney Acquires Playdom

July 28th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Disney has just bought its second gaming studio in just under a month. This time, the entertainment company snaps up Playdom, a studio specialized in social and mobile gaming for a massive $763.2 million. Read the rest of this entry »

Google Fights Piracy with Android Licensing Service

July 28th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

To fight Piracy on the Android Market, Google has introduced a new licensing service. Developers can use the licensing service to let their apps check if the phone they run on belongs to a registered buyer of the app. Read the rest of this entry »

Vodafone Announced Mobile Clicks 2010

July 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

Following the massive success of Vodafone Mobile Clicks in 2009, the competition for mobile developers in The Netherlands and UK returns, adding support for Portuguese developers as well. Read the rest of this entry »

Playlogic Heading for Bankruptcy

July 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Playlogic is the second biggest Dutch game publisher and developer since Streamline Studios went under earlier this year. The latest news around the developer and publisher is that it is heading toward bankruptcy. Read the rest of this entry »

Jailbreaking and Rootling Legalized in the US

July 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

The US government has approved new copyright rules (DMCA) that allow consumers to jailbreak or root their devices. Unlocks and installing custom roms is also allowed by law. Read the rest of this entry »

WAC Turned into a Company

July 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Web Apps | No Comments »

The Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) has formed a new company and announced the new company will be teaming up with the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) to strengthen its position. Read the rest of this entry »

Playstation Emulator Surfaces on Android Market

July 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Playstation lovers can now download PSX4Droid 1.0 to play Playstation classics on Android, but to avoid getting booted off, consumers still have to do a lot of work to get it working. Read the rest of this entry »

Namco Releases Discovery App

July 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Namco has released their Namco Games Portal app on the App Store. With the app, Namco hopes to help consumers discover new content and promotions from the publisher. Read the rest of this entry »

Genivi Alliance Selects MeeGo for in-car Entertainment

July 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: MeeGo, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

The MeeGo platform, developed by Nokia and Intel, will soon be popping up in cars of various brands thanks to a warm recommendation from the Genivi alliance. Read the rest of this entry »