iPad vs. Letterman

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

David Letterman had the honors of having an iPad on the show even before the device was launched on the US market. He presented the device in his own style and we wonder if that did the device any good.

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Windows Phone 7 Series Name Change

April 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

When even Microsoft’s own employees start making jokes about a product name, you know it was a bad choice. In this case, the company decided to shorten Windows Phone 7 Series.

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Mplayit Launches iPad Support

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

Mplayit, known for their Facebook portals that support app discovery on iPhone, BlackBerry and Android, has now announced to start supporting iPad Applications.

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Blizzard’s 2010 Mobile Preview

April 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Funbox | No Comments »

It has already been confirmed to be an April Fool’s joke, but still we love to raise some attention to the effort Blizzard put into promoting their 2010 mobile games portfolio.

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iPhone Trademark Issues in Switzerland

April 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Apple seems to have lost their legal fight to trademark the iPhone in Switzerland. Apple tried to file if for categories 9 (phones) and 28 but the local trademark authority said the name was too generic.

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Layar’s Easter Egg Hunt

April 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Layar | No Comments »

Past weekend, Dutch gamers where able to download a new Layar called ‘ei 2010’. With the layar, Dutch gamers could start hunting down Easter eggs in thirteen Dutch cities.

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Changewave: iPhone Most Popular OS in the US

April 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: WebOS, Platforms: Windows Mobile, Research & Stats | No Comments »

Changewave has sent out a survey to over 4.000 consumers to ask them which phone they own and which smartphone platform they like to own next. Though Android support is growing fast, iPhone is still first.

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Microsoft to Present Pink Phones next Week

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

Not too long after Apple will release the details about iPhone OS 4.0, Microsoft will be announcing their first Project Pink phones. These phones will be aimed at young consumers.

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Reliance Acquires part of Codemasters

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

Indian entertainment investment group Reliance ANA Group has acquired 50% of the shares in Codemasters. Codemasters (with studios in the UK and NL) needs the investment to continue.

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iPad Launch, The Content Stats

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

Selling 300.000 iPad’s on day one is certainly impressive, but what about the download behavior of the new iPad consumer base? These are a few statistics announced by Apple.