Posts Tagged ‘Android’

Javaground Brings J2me to iPhoneOS Conversion

January 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Development Platforms | No Comments »

Javaground's Xpress Suite is not only a development and porting solution for J2me, but the tool also helps J2me developers to port their mobile games directly onto Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch.

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Android Risking Device Fragmentation

January 12th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | 1 Comment »

Hardly a day goes by without the announcement of a new Android based mobile phone hitting the market. Though this sounds good at first, this strategy might bring the same problems that J2me has been facing for a long, long time.

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Immersion Brings Tactile Feedback to Android

January 8th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Great news for those that want to try and include the latest technologies in their mobile games. The Immersion Corporation has announced that VibeTonz, their Touch Feedback system, is ready to launch on AndroidOS.

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Device Anywhere Adds G1

January 6th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in 1 | No Comments »

Android is now also penetrating the biggest testing facility for mobile games we know; DeviceAnywhere. The company inserted the G1 into their portfolio.

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Commercial Android Apps Available in Two Weeks

January 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

In an e-mail to to Android Market developers, Google's Eric Chu has confirmed that the company is on track with the support for commercial mobile games and applications. The launch however, will not be global.

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Garmin Jumps Into Android

January 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

It seems like Google has hit the right spot by making the Android platform open source. Now, even Garmin is entering the smartphone market as they expect to release their first Android handset along Q2 2009.

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Gizmondo Delayed Again… Will it be Vaporware?

December 19th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Carl Freer said in interview that the Gizmondo would be ready before Christmas 2008. In the latest interview, he admits that it will not be there in time. It's the financial crisis which killed the timely release of what could be the best mobile gaming device.

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Interview with Glu’s CEO Greg Ballard

December 16th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Interviews | 2 Comments »

Some weeks ago, we announced an interview with Greg Ballard, themed around the problems at Glu. For the first time ever we gave you, our community, the chance to send us all your questions.

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Android Adds 14 Additional Partners

December 9th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

It seems Android is doing something which took other OS' ages. Just a few months after it's release, the Open Handset Alliance signed up 14 new partners for the new smartphone platform.

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T-Mobile G1 Now Available to Developers

December 7th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

For those developers that are stuck to testing their mobile games in the Android SDK, there is some good news. As of last week, developers from a total of 17 countries have the opportunity to buy the actual device.