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Angry Birds Space Outsells The New iPad

March 26th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

A title like that isn’t hard to make of course, given the number of devices the newest title from Rovio can be bought upon, but selling 10 million downloads of a single game in three days remains impressive.

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Localytics: 6% of iPad App Sessions on 3G/4G

March 26th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

With over three million new iPad’s sold in three days, Apple proves it is still dominating. We visited a local Dixons at midnight to check the interest in the 4G version of the iPad and found out 28% of the people wanted one.

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Instagram Opens Early-Access Programme for Android

March 26th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

There’s no doubt about the popularity of Instagram on iOS and the lack of the app on Android gave lots of other developers full freedom to take the market. Now, it seems like Instagram for Android is nearly ready.

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Galileo Brings a new Perspectives to Photography Apps

March 26th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

New on Kickstarter is the Galileo. A tripod-mountable base system that allows developers full control over an iPhone’s movement. The idea comes from the creators of the famous Gorillapod.

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Apple Blocks Apps that Request UID Access!?

March 26th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

According to rumours, Apple is no longer accepting apps on the App Store that require access to the UDID of an iOS device. Various developers reported the new Apple policy to Techcrunch.

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Zynga Paid $180.000.000 for OMGPOP

March 25th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Following the acquisition of OMGPOP, there has been a lot of speculation about the value of the deal. Analysts expected Zynga to pay between $150 and $250 million for the developer.

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Flurry: China Leads in iOS and Android Activations

March 23rd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Early 2011, China ranked 10th when it came to registered app sessions. This year, the country already ranked second and next year… probably first as the county now activates the most iOS and Android devices.

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Sliced Bread Games Open for Business

March 23rd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

A new California based game development unit has launched under the inspirational name Sliced Bread Games. The outfit consists of two pastry experts combining 12 years of experience.

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Appitalism Hopps Onto SingTel

March 23rd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Appitalism has signed a new deal with SingTel that brings the Appitalism portfolio onto SingTel’s MyAppsMall service. With this move, Appitalism is now active in 25 countries.

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Dutch Kids Hooked on Mobile

March 23rd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Current Affairs | No Comments »

Mijn Kind Online, a consumer watchdog organization for children in The Netherlands has sent out a report detailing the youngest mobile consumers in the Netherlands.