22moo Gives GameBone a Facelift

September 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Gaming Gear, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

22moo has announced that the company is redesigning their GameBone Gamepad add-on for the iPhone, iPod and iPad. The new design will hold the Apple Authentication chip to ensure compatibility. Read the rest of this entry »

BlackBerry Passes 10.000 Apps Mark

September 9th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

BlackBerry App World is growing up. Research In Motion’s app store has now passed the 10.000 apps mark in about 17 months time. BlackBerry App World opened up in April 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

Herocraft in Investment Discussions

September 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Though this year we have heard several rumors about Herocraft being bought, it seems something is about to happen very soon. Read the rest of this entry »

AppShopper.com Launches App

September 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

AppShopper, the iOS app discovery service from the guys behind MacRumors has launched a new app that allows consumers to keep track of all discounts and free apps on the App Store. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung: 10 Million Galaxy Tabs Out the Door By Q3 2011

September 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Samsung has good faith in their new Samsung Galaxy Tab. The company expects to have sold about ten million units before the third quarter of 2011 comes to an end. Read the rest of this entry »

MacWorld Becomes Part of Mobile World Congress

September 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Events & Conferences | No Comments »

Following the success of App Planet this year, the Mobile World Congress has announced it will replace App Planet with MacWorld, an event that has always been organized by IDG. Read the rest of this entry »

Former Google China Exec Branches Out on Android

September 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Innovation Works, an incubator formed by former Google China President Kai-Fu Lee, has invested in a company that is working on an alternative operating system based on Google’s Android. Read the rest of this entry »

F&L Launches Smartphone Magazine in The Netherlands

September 7th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

After a successful UK launch by Imagine Publishing, Smartphone Magazine is now being published in The Netherlands by F&L Publications. The first edition is just out and is and could be an ideal PR platform for mobile developers that wish to address the Dutch consumer. Read the rest of this entry »

AuroraFeint Announces PlayTime

September 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Multiplayer Gaming | No Comments »

In the light of FaceTime, OpenFeint has introduced their new PlayTime technology last week. With PlayTime, it is possible to fight real time and turn based multiplayer battles between iPhone and Android. Read the rest of this entry »

Inneractive Secured 25% ad-share on Ovi

September 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Platforms: Adobe Flash & Air, Platforms: J2me, Platforms: QT, Platforms: Symbian, Platforms: WRT | No Comments »

Mobile advertising agency Inneractive claims to have secured 25% marketshare for in-game advertising on Nokia’s Ovi portal. In fact, 70% of the top 10 apps are powered by Inneractive’s ads. Read the rest of this entry »