Archive for the ‘Platforms: iOS’ Category

New Apple Delivery Dates

July 19th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Apple is about to ship the white iPhone 4 to the existing iPhone 4 markets and at the same time, the iPhone 4 and the iPad are about to hit the shelves in new territories.

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Antennagate So Far…

July 19th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Last Friday, Apple held a press conference about the antenna issues surrounding their iPhone 4. As it turns out, Apple isn’t perfect as are phones in general… An update of what happened following the press conference.

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Archetype Signs up 160.000 Gamers in One Week

July 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Archetype, a first person shooter for the iPhone that can be compared to Eliminate from ngmoco, has signed up a staggering 160.000 new gamers in the first week of its release on the App Store.

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Apple Announces iPhone 4 Press Conference

July 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

According to Engadget, Apple is organizing a press conference with the iPhone 4 as the main topic. Though the company didn’t announce any details (as usual), it is expected to be about the antenna issues.

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Unity: Steve Jobs Doesn’t Understand the Economics of Game Development

July 14th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

During the Develop event, Stuart Dredge asked David Helgason (CEO of Unity) for his opinion on Steve Job’s comment that games made with middleware are crappy.

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Consumer Reports: iPhone 4 is The Worst/Best Phone

July 14th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Yesterday, US consumer authority Consumer Reports issued a negative buy advice for the iPhone 4 due to all the antenna problems it has. At the same time it also lists the iPhone 4 as the best smartphone on the market today.

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DS Effects Betting Big on HTML 5

July 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Web Apps | No Comments »

According to PG, Italian developer DS Effects is betting big on HTML5 apps and games for the iOS platform. The Italians have already released over 150 games for HTML5.

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Resolve: iPad Threatens e-Readers and Handhelds

July 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to a study from Resolve Market Research, 38% of iPad owners say they are no longer interested in buying an handheld gaming console over half of them is no longer interested in e-readers.

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PlayMesh’s Fishies In-App Purchases go Wrong, Bigtime…

July 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

PlayMesh is one of the first and biggest publishers of freemium games on the App Store. With their latest game, Fishies, it seems like the company ran into troubled waters.