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Sony’s SmartWatch Hits the States

April 13th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Sony has released its SmartWatch in the US. The SmarWatch is a followup to the SonyEricsson LiveView and allows Android phones to send updates to it. In return, the SmartWatch can be used as a remote for mobile apps.

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The9 Restructures

April 13th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Chinese publisher The9 has seemingly started restructuring following weak financial results. Depending on the department, the publisher seems to be chopping up to 50% of its workforce.

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Google Play Starts De-Listing Apps Bought Elsewhere

April 12th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

When consumers download apps from alternative sources, those apps are listed under My Apps in Google Play. The problem with this is the amount of errors the device will throw at the user, but that’s about to change.

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How Drawsomething Loses Momentum

April 12th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

According to research from Dutch blog Bijgespijkerd, consumers are getting tired of DrawSomething. The loss of interest started earlier than with last year’s hit Wordfeud.

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Infographic: Instagram from Zero to $$$

April 12th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

The folks over at Visual.ly have put a new infographic online detailing how Instagram grew from a small app to being big enough to be acquired by Facebook. The infographic spans all 17 months of existence.

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Sony Restructuring Leads to 10.000 Layoffs

April 12th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Sony’s recent restructuring announcements will mean a loss of jobs for 10.000 of its employees. Sony’s Kaz Hirai announced it will take the company 12 months to let the employees go.

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Google to Sell Motorola to Huawei!?

April 12th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

According to the Wallstreet Journal, Google is looking to sell its newly purchased Motorola Mobility unit to Huawei. Though Google is set on keeping Motorola’s patents in-house, it will bring Huawei a name the world can pronounce.

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Intel Unveils Studybook Tablet for Emerging Markets

April 12th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Intel has unveiled its new Studybook tablet. The 7” 1024×600 tablet is developed for emerging markets. It is water and shock-resistant (up to 70CM), cheap and will be running Windows 7 or Android OS.

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Qualcomm Invests in BlueStacks App Player

April 11th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

BlueStacks, an emulator that allows PC users to launch Android apps on their personal computers, has attracted an investment from Qualcomm. The investment follows downloads of the player passing the 1 million mark.

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LicenseMyCode, A new Source of Revenue

April 11th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

It seems there is a new source of revenue for mobile developers. The new project is called LicenseMyCode and allows developers to sell non-exclusive licenses to their sourcecode.

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