WES: BlackBerry App World Hits 1M/Day Downloads

April 28th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

During a RIM keynote at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium, Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie announced that BlackBerry App World is generating 1 million downloads a day, only 12 months after launch. Read the rest of this entry »

Google Acquires Mobile Game Developer LabPixies

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

Google has announced the acquisition of LabPixies. The Israeli studio specialized in social network games for iGoogle and Facebook as well as mobile games for Android and iPhone. Read the rest of this entry »

RIM Launches Developer Resource Center Beta

April 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

RIM has launched a new developer portal called the Developer Resource Center. The new resource center will probably replace the existing BlackBerry developer portal. Read the rest of this entry »

Japan Builds National Mobile App Platform

April 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Linux, Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

Six mobile companies in Japan have announced to start developing a national platform for mobile application and game development which should go live in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Verizon to launch Second Droid

April 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Following the successful launch of the Morotola Droid by Verizon Wireless, the US operator will now use the HTC Incredible as the new handset they will sell under the Droid label. Read the rest of this entry »

Vodafone to Launch Nexus One in Europe

April 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

UK consumers could already purchase the Nexus One from Google, but now Vodafone will also be offering the device in various EU markets. The kickoff for the device will be on April 30th in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple Hires Ex-IGN Editor as App Store Chief

April 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Apple has hired Matt Casamassina as their new App Store editorial chief. With this move, Apple again shows that the company is hiring the right people for the job. Read the rest of this entry »

Steve Wozniak Jokes about Lost iPhone

April 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Funbox, Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

While the police if investigating if Gizmodo has broken the law by buying the lost iPhone prototype, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak taken the liberty to make fun of the incident. Read the rest of this entry »

Hands-On Launches Operah Apps

April 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Hands-On has struck a sweet deal with Harpo to release the official application for Operah Winfrey’s TV shows. Hands-On will be delivering the Operah app on iPhone, BlackBerry, WebOS and Android. Read the rest of this entry »