Gamecot, the B2B Apps & Games Marketplace

July 14th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Though most mobile developers won’t have a hard time finding a good publisher for a great game or app, Gamecot might help those that don’t have the right contacts yet. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft NL Speaks About Windows Phone 7 Launch

July 14th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Maarten Sonneveld, Business Group Lead Mobile Communications at Microsoft Netherlands has announced that Microsoft NL regrets the unavailability of the Marketplace in The Netherlands. Read the rest of this entry »

First Launch Details Windows Phone 7

July 14th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Microsoft has confirmed the first launch details in regards to their Windows Phone 7 devices. The initial set of phones will support 5 major languages; English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. Read the rest of this entry »

Unity: Steve Jobs Doesn’t Understand the Economics of Game Development

July 14th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

During the Develop event, Stuart Dredge asked David Helgason (CEO of Unity) for his opinion on Steve Job’s comment that games made with middleware are crappy. Read the rest of this entry »

Consumer Reports: iPhone 4 is The Worst/Best Phone

July 14th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Yesterday, US consumer authority Consumer Reports issued a negative buy advice for the iPhone 4 due to all the antenna problems it has. At the same time it also lists the iPhone 4 as the best smartphone on the market today. Read the rest of this entry »

Androlib: Android Market to Reach 100K Apps in July

July 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

AndroLib, one of the websites that tracks the content of the Android Market has predicted that the Android marketing is likely to reach the 100.000 apps milestone later this month. Read the rest of this entry »

FreeAppADay.com Expands to Android

July 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Following its success, and massive competition, on the iOS platform, FAAD has now launched their service in Android as well. This deal follows closely after Open Feint also announced to expand to Android. Read the rest of this entry »

Nazara Signs EA Mobile Distribution Deal

July 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Nazara has signed a new distribution deal with EA Mobile. The deal will bring EA’s games to many Nazara controlled channels in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Read the rest of this entry »

DS Effects Betting Big on HTML 5

July 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Web Apps | No Comments »

According to PG, Italian developer DS Effects is betting big on HTML5 apps and games for the iOS platform. The Italians have already released over 150 games for HTML5. Read the rest of this entry »