IFAW Launches App for Fundraising

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

IFAW, an organization that fights cruelty to animals, has launched an funapp to raise money for its cause. The game has been created by Amsterdam based developer Sharewire.

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AdMob: iPod Owners Still Lag Upgrades

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

AdMob has posted new details on iPhone and iPod usage. Several months after the 3.0 release it seems most iPhone owners have taken the time to upgrade (97%), but iPod Touch owners stay behind (68%).

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iPhone Magazine Launches in The Netherlands

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

IDG is launching iPhone Magazine in the Netherlands this month. The new magazine is aimed at iPhone and iPod Touch owners and discusses both the apps and hardware.

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Developer Bypasses Apple for Updates

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Platforms: XNA | No Comments »

With the approval process of Apple blocking out quick updates, developer A Kurulenko seems to have found an alternative. Instead of re-supplying Apple with a new build, he updates his code over the web.

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Unreal Engine 3 Spotted on the iPhone

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Ever thought about playing UT3 or GOW2 on the iPhone? Technically it seems possible since Epic Games has managed to get their well known engine working on Apple’s device.

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AppVentCalendar.com Unable to Finish

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

iTunes Connect is closed down over Christmas and so, gamers will be missing out the last two free iPhone games that they anticipated on through AppVentCalendar.com. Still the site was a huge success.

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DSi Launches in China

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: DSiWare | No Comments »

Closely after launching the DSi XL in Japan, Nintendo has met yet another Asian milestone as it rolled out the DSi in China. This means Chinese gamers will now be able to download DSi titles as well.

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Distimo Launches Appstores.Info

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Analytics company Distimo has launched a new service for developers called AppStores.info. With this portal, the company will be providing analytical information about a large variety of appstores.

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Flurry to Merge with Pinch Media

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

It seems Christmas is also bringing peace and love in the analytics industry as Flurry and Pinch Media have announced to be merging in order to create a new analytics force for mobile game developers.

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MobClix’ Favorite iPhone Top 10’s

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Over the past year, MobClix has provided a lot of insights into both the popularity as well as the availability of apps on the app store. The company compiled a new top 10 containing their favorite lists.