Asymco: iPod Touch Represents 37.7% of iOS devices

September 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Market researcher Asymco has calculated that at least one out of three iOS devices is not connected over 3G. Asymco calculated this based on Apple’s own statistics. Read the rest of this entry »

RIM Acquires DataViz

September 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Research in Motion (RIM) has acquired DataViz, the company behind Documents to Go. RIM has paid $50 million for the acquisition. The deal has not been confirmed by any of the two companies yet. Read the rest of this entry »

Palm Launches WebOS 2.0 SDK

September 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: WebOS | No Comments »

Palm has announced the availability of the WebOS 2.0 SDK. WebOS 2.0 is expected to ship later this year and the release of the Beta SDK is a signal that the company is in final stages of development. Read the rest of this entry »

Spil Games Goes HTML 5

September 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: HTML5 | No Comments »

Following several releases on the App Store, Spil Games’ portal strategy is being further expanded to mobile as the company releases its first HTML5 based gaming portals. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple’s Stats

September 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

As usual, Apple kicked off its iPod event with several statistics in regards to their products. Untill now, Apple shipped over 120 million iPods, iPhones and iPads. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung Introduces Next Bada Phone

September 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Bada, Smartphones & Tablets | 1 Comment »

Samsung UK has uncovered the company’s next Bada phone. The device will be called the Wave 723. We have no clue what the numbers refer to, but it is clear the company wants to continue cashing on the popularity of the first Wave handset. Read the rest of this entry »

Google Acquires SocialDeck

September 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Google has acquired SocialDeck, a startup that created several successful mobile games that allow cross platform multiplayer functionality over BlackBerry, iOS, Facebook and Android. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung Starts TV App Development Competition

September 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

Samsung Apps is not only available on the Samsung phones, but also on Samsung TV’s and Blue Ray/Media players. To make development for these platforms more interesting, the company is hosting a contest for US developers. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple’s New iPod and Apple TV Launch

September 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

During our absence last week, Apple launched a host of new iPods as well as a new version of Apple TV. Apple also announced iOS updates for the iPhone, iPod and iPad. Read the rest of this entry »

A Week Off

August 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

This week, MGB is volunteering at a campsite to help children of poor families have a fun week in Holland. We will try to keep covering the biggest news, but probably don’t have time for that. We will be back in service on September 6th.

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