Posts Tagged ‘Android’

550 Visitors Expected at Android Experience Tomorrow

March 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Events & Conferences, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

MobileGamesBlog.com will be heading over to the Android Experience in Amsterdam tomorrow. According to the organizers, 550 people have bought a ticket for the event which means it is nearly sold out.

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Google Blocks Apps on HTC Legend

March 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

The HTC Legend has just gone on sale in The Netherlands. Several early buyers discovered that various applications can’t be found in Android Market while they are available on other devices.

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40% BlackBerry Users Consider Switch to iPhone

March 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

According to a survey from Crows Science, nearly 40% of the current BlackBerry owners is considering a switch to iPhone when their subscription allows them to.

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South Korea to Block Android Market

March 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Google landed itself in a conflict with South Korea because of the games on Android Market. By law, all games sold on the South Korean market need to be approved by the Game Ratings Board.

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Unity 3D Expands to Android

March 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Unity Technologies has released version 3 of their Unity 3D SDK. The new version of their SDK will not only add support for Sony’s Playstation 3, but also for Google’s Android platform.

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Google Announces Android NDK 3.0

March 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Google has announced the third installment of the Android Native Development Kit (NDK). With this version, developers will be allowed to make use of OpenGL ES 2.0 for the rendering of 3D content.

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Smaato: Windows Mobile Overtaking iPhone on Advertising

March 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Symbian, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

The key to monetizing free mobile games is in-game purchases or showing ads to your gamers. Though the iPhone has been dominant in this market over the past months, Windows Mobile has started to overtake Apple.

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T-Mobile DE’s Android App Discovery Service

March 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

With the Android Market still far from perfect, T-Mobile Germany is taking matters in their own hands to make sure consumers get the most out of the platform and their network.

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Microsoft Releases First Android App

March 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Following the successful launch of several Microsoft products on Apple’s iPhone, the company has now started to release software on Android. Their first application is Microsoft TAG.

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Apps vs. Games Study

March 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to a study from mPlayit, Android owners seem to be more interested in downloading applications then mobile games. Only 17% of the Android consumers are looking for games.