Google Invests in Zynga – The Start of Google Games?

July 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | 1 Comment »

TechCrunch reports that Google has invested $100+ Million in Zynga, a developer of mobile and online games. This is expected to be a strategic investment to create Google Games. Read the rest of this entry »

Resolve: iPad Threatens e-Readers and Handhelds

July 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to a study from Resolve Market Research, 38% of iPad owners say they are no longer interested in buying an handheld gaming console over half of them is no longer interested in e-readers. Read the rest of this entry »

AppInventor: D-I-Y Android Apps

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

Google has released the Android App Inventor. The App Inventor is a bit like Nokia’s Ovi App Generator, though not limited to only publishing RSS based applications. Read the rest of this entry »

PlayMesh’s Fishies In-App Purchases go Wrong, Bigtime…

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

PlayMesh is one of the first and biggest publishers of freemium games on the App Store. With their latest game, Fishies, it seems like the company ran into troubled waters. Read the rest of this entry »

iTunes Fraud Continues

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

Though Apple said to have solved the fraud issues that hit the App Store last week, a new fraudulous developer has been identified by readers of techblog Ars Technica. Read the rest of this entry »

OpenFeint Moves Onto Android, Adds Strategic Investor

July 9th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Following competitor ScoreLoop, OpenFeint has now also made the step to Android. At the same time, OpenFeint has announced a new strategic investor to back the network. Read the rest of this entry »

Symbian Botnet Uncovered

July 9th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

Though mobile phones have never been a real target for hackers, a security agent from NetQin claims to have uncovered a Symbian based botnet consisting of 100.000 mobile phones. Read the rest of this entry »

Fring to Compete With Apple’s FaceTime

July 9th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Mobile chat app Fring has chosen to compete with Apple on their FaceTime video calling functionality. Fring’s solution offers a few benefits FaceTime doesn’t. Read the rest of this entry »