Android Increasingly Important to Millennial Media

October 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming | No Comments »

According to mobile advertiser Millennial Media, Android is generating a higher income from in-app and on-site advertising than Apple’s iOS based devices. Android passed iOS in September. Read the rest of this entry »

PapayaMobile Launches Android Monetisation Suite

October 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

PapayaMobile has announced a new suite to help Android developers monetize their apps on the market with the help of companies like Zong, Billing Revolution and Adknowledge. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung Apps to Merge TV and Mobile

October 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | 1 Comment »

Samsung has announced that it will make porting apps from mobile to their internet@tv service easier for developers. It will also start charging for app downloads on TV’s. Read the rest of this entry »

Steve Jobs’ Earnings Call not Taken Lightly

October 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

During the last earnings call, Apple has showed some pretty impressive numbers on the sales of both the iPad and the iPhone. Yet, Steve made some remarks that several competitors didn’t like at all. Read the rest of this entry »

The FWA Goes Bit on Mobile Websites.. no, Apps that is!

October 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

FWA, known for their excellent selections in the Website of the Day awards, has opened a mobile section that focuses on Mobile Websites, and more importantly, mobile apps. Read the rest of this entry »

CapCom Goes Freemium on iOS

October 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Capcom has announced three new games that will be available for free to iOS consumers. The first three games should be launching before this year is over, so in time for the holiday season. Read the rest of this entry »

HP Makes WebOS 2.0 Official

October 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: WebOS | No Comments »

As soon as SFR leaked the new WebOS 2 devices, rumors said an official introduction from Palm could not be far away. Yesterday, HP took the time to explain their next steps with WebOS and WebOS devices. Read the rest of this entry »

ITU: 5.3 Billion Mobile Devices in Use by the End of 2010

October 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to the International Telecommunication Union, there will be 5.3 billion devices in use by the end of this calendar year. 940 million of them have a 3G connection or better. Read the rest of this entry »

FremantleMedia/RTL Acquires Ludia

October 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

RTL’s FremantleMedia has acquired a controlling stake of 51% in Montral based mobile game studio Ludia. The acquisition follows closely on Endemol’s announcement to start a mobile and online gaming studio in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »

Symbian’s Lee Williams Steps Down

October 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | 2 Comments »

Symbian’s Executive Director Lee Williams has announced that he will be leaving his post at the Foundation. He said he is leaving the foundation for personal reasons. Read the rest of this entry »