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MWC: eBay Preloaded on Three UK

February 27th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

eBay has signed up for a new agreement with Three UK to preload the eBay app on Android smartphones sold by the operator, but that’s not all eBay has announced today…

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MWC: EA Lands Asha Launchdeal with Nokia

February 27th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution, Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

Nokia and EA stroke an interesting deal surrounding the launch of Nokia’s new Asha 202 and Asha 203 series 40 devices. Consumers can download the EA 40-Gamepack within sixty days after purchase of the device.

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Apps Increasingly Important to Barnes & Noble

February 25th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

You put a full colour e-reader on the market and just as you think everybody will start reading in full colour, consumers turn out to use it for what it is, a tablet. Still it is nothing for Barnes & Noble to worry about as apps turn out to be great business to them.

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Shazam Hires AOL Sales Exec

February 25th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »

Following a career at one of US’ pioneers of internet (AOL) and the social music website Last.FM, Miles Lewis has now taken on a new job at Shazam. The app that recognizes music based on small recordings.

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Playstation Vita Has Mini Problems and More

February 25th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Playstation Vita, Platforms: PSP Minis | No Comments »

Developers of PS Minis apps might be looking toward a bunch of issues with their paying customers, but that’s not all. Sony’s social strategy has been compromised as Facebook had to pull the Facebook app.

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UPC NL Provides Consumers with Free Mobile Internet

February 21st, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Other news | No Comments »

UPC (part of Liberty Global) has launched a new mobile internet offering in The Netherlands. Consumers that already take their triple-play offering will get free mobile internet with their subscriptions.

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Playbook OS 2.0, Too Late?

February 21st, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: PlayBook OS (QNX) | No Comments »

The Playbook would be a game changer. Right now, it is reduced to an industry-wide giveaway. Still, RIM is preparing to launch the new PlayBook OS 2.0 on the device. The OS that will bring much of the features consumers expected at purchase.

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Android 5.0 Expected This Summer

February 21st, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Though lots of consumers are still waiting for their ICS upgrades, it seems Google is about to finish off work on Jelly Bean, or Android 5.0. It is rumoured that Google is not happy with ICS’ performance and that Jelly Bean is what the company actually had in mind for 4.0.

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Digitimes: Tablet Sales Take a Dive

February 21st, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

It seems the rush for tablets is cooling down a little as tablet sales are expected to drop a massive 30% in the first quarter of 2012. Digitimes calculated the dip in sales based on the number of deliveries from vendors in Taiwan.

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ALDI To Sell Its Own Smartphones

February 20th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

When I think of Germany, ALDI and LIDL are the first things that come to mind (after beer that is). Those supermarkets have become so successful all over Europe, they are able to sell goods under their own brand. Even smartphones so it seems…