Ex Rockstar Devs Start iPhone Studio Double 11

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Two former senior developers from Rockstar Leeds (Lee Hutchinson and Matt Shepcar) have announced their plans for (yet another) iPhone focused studio under the name of Double 11.

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MWC: Adobe Announces Flash for Windows Phone 7 Series

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Adobe Flash & Air, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Adobe has announced to start supporting Flash for Windows Phone 7 Series soon. In return, the company plans to halt further development of Flash on Windows Mobile 6.5.

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MWC: Glu’s Big Overhaul, No More J2me

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Jon Jordan sat down with Glu’s new CEO Niccolo de Masi, The interview he had pointed out that Glu will drop J2me, abandon brand licensing and hopes ‘Freemium’ will work out.

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MWC: Google Pleased with Android Performance

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

During his speech about Google’s mobile ambitions, Eric Schmidt also took the time to tell the listeners more about the results of Google’s Android platform which was launched over a year ago.

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MWC: Schmidt on Google’s Mobile Ambitions

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Google invests in fiber and wireless networks, has its own mobile OS, started selling its own phone directly and gives Mobile top priority. Yet operators will have nothing to fear according to Eric Schmidt.

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Urban Airship Lands $1.1 Million Investment

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Content delivery specialist Urban Airship announced an investment of $1.1 Million through a Series A funding round led by True Ventures which included partner Founders Co-op.

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MWC: Windows Marketplace Opens Borders

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

On February 18th, Microsoft will open the borders in the Windows Marketplace. This is a great step forward for consumers in non-English territories as till now, Microsoft only allowed them to see apps that were fully localized.

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MWC: Realnetworks Licenses Doodle Jump

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Lima Sky has signed a brand licensing deal with casual game publisher Real Networks. Real will develop and distribute their Doodle Jump game on alternative platforms.

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MWC: Winners IMGA Awards

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

During an award show on Monday evening, the winners of the International Mobile Game Awards have been honored. The winner of the Grand Prix was Labyrinth 2 from Swedish studio Illusion Labs.

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MGB @ Android Experience

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Events & Conferences, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

On the 24th or March, the Android Experience will take part in Amsterdam. The Android Experience is aimed at Android developers and marketers from The Netherlands. MGB will be reporting from the event.