Metaflow Expands to Android and the Indie Community

July 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Metaflow has announced that the company has added support for Indie developers as well as premium content for the Android platform. Read the rest of this entry »

TweetUp Acquires Twitdroid

July 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Twitter search specialist TweetUp has acquired TwitDroid, one of the more popular Twitter clients on the Android platform. TwitDroid will be renamed to TwitDroyd. Read the rest of this entry »

SkyHook Brings LBS to Bada

July 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Bada | No Comments »

Samsung has signed a deal with LBS service provider SkyHook. SkyHook will provide developers on the Bada OS with specific data on where the user is located based on various inputs. Read the rest of this entry »

Google Considering Alternative Billing Methods

July 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Google’s Vice President of Engineering, Andy Rubin, has said that Google is evaluating alternative content billing methods like in-app and subscription-based sales. Read the rest of this entry »

EU Prepares Apple Antitrust Case

July 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Dutch EU commissioner Neelie Kroes has announced that she will be conducting a research on platforms with closed app environments. As an example she explicitly mentioned Apple’s App Store. Read the rest of this entry »

AppsFire Helps iTunes Affiliates Sell

July 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Through a new widget, AppsFire allows website owners with a Linkshare or Tradedoubler account monetize on app sales through Apple’s official affiliate plan. Read the rest of this entry »

No More Google Phones

July 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that the company has no plans to release more Google branded Android phones on the market. Read the rest of this entry »

Hackers Abuse iTunes

July 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

It seems iTunes has become a premium spot for what is either a slick way to climb to the top of the charts or plain and simple theft of credits. Whatever it is, some developers benefit from hacked iTunes accounts Read the rest of this entry »

App Store Incompatible with GPL Licenses

July 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Following a test by the Free Software Foundation, it turns out that the GPLv2 license is incompatible with the Terms of Service of Apple. This makes it hard for developers to release their software under GPL. Read the rest of this entry »

Distimo: Android Leads in Free Apps

July 2nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Distimo launched a new report in which the company outlines the free (or freemium) mobile apps market. Android is a clear leader in the field with 57% of Android apps being free to download. Read the rest of this entry »