July 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »
In a new offensive to halt jailbroken iPhones, Apple is now blocking push notifications for jailbroken iPhones that are not being used on their original networks.
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July 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | 2 Comments »
If there is any real 'Mario' of mobile, it must be the Townsmen brand from HandyGames. Over the past years, the the brand has grown out to be a real success on the platform.
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July 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »
Being the biggest operator in the US is clearly providing leverage. Yesterday, Verzin shared details about their upcoming app store, today they let the world know that pre-installed vendor stores are not allowed.
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July 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »
GetJar is celebrating as the company has served up it's 500 millionth download this month. Together with this news, the company has also taken the opportunity to introduce their new logo.
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July 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »
It seems like Sony will be more aggressive to push the new PSPgo into the market. They striped the UMD drive, making it depend purely on digital downloads and their plans for it are along the lines of Apple's App Store.
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July 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »
VSC has launched a new company aimed at promoting iPhone games. AppLaunchPR is specialized at providing marketing support and media services for App Store developers.
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July 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »
EA Mobile and Unilever have teamed up in a promotion for Unilever's Pot Noodle meals. Consumers can collect three unique codes from the packages and exchange them for a free mobile game.
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July 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »
At the Verizon Developer Conference, Verizon's business developer Ryan Hughes outlined a number of perks for developers that will use Verizon's platform to sell their games and apps.
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July 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »
It seems the fight is back on for indie developer MobiGame as the notorious trademark addict Tim Langdell has started threatening the company again over the use of the word Edge.
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July 13th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »
EA Mobile has set up a new iPhone development unit called 8lb. The team is dedicated to creating cheap, indy-style mobile games for Apple's App Store in the much fought over 99
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