Archive for the ‘Platforms: iOS’ Category

SMC: PayPal to Launch in-app Billing for Android and iPhone

April 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

During the Social Media Club event in Amsterdam, PayPal BeNeLux announced that the company will soon start to facilitate in-app purchasing on both the Android and iPhone platforms.

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Android on iPhone, a Fact of Life

April 22nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

It is probably one of Steve Jobs’ biggest nightmares (after regular jailbreaks). A group of hackers has managed to crease an Android release that is working perfectly on the iPhone.

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Steve Jobs Cancels iPhone HD Launch Event

April 22nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Funbox, Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

It seems like Steve Jobs is really pissed off by how Gizmodo broke the news and the prototype. In the video below, Steve explains why he cancels the release of the iPhone for this year.

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Apple Releases iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 2

April 21st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Apple has released the second beta version of the iPhone OS 4.0 to the development community. With the new OS (which has been beefed up to 355MB), Apple seems to have made a lot of bugfixes.

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iPhone Pushes Apple’s Profits

April 21st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

If anyone is wondering why Apple is so protective of its market, it is probably because the iPhone and App Store are turning into Apple’s primary revenue streams according to their last quarterly report.

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Adobe Abandons iPhone Development

April 21st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Adobe Flash & Air, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

It seems like Adobe has given up on the dream to launch Flash apps/players on the iPhone. The company will still deliver the iPhone compiler with Flash CS5, but it will already be an end-of-life product.

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iPhone 4G/HD Dissected

April 21st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Yesterday, we reported that Gizmodo was asked by Apple to return the found iPhone prototype. Since the thing is legit, Gizmodo decided not to send the device back before it was taken apart.

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Q1 Stats: The Sims 3 Makes Top Dollar

April 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Together with iGameStats, MGB is providing quarterly insights into the App Store. In our first post, we announced Big Blue Bubble as the best publisher quality wise. This time we look at the revenues.

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iAd in More Detail

April 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Media company Hill Holiday has been visited by representatives from Apple (incl. former Quattro CEO Andy Miller) that gave the company some interesting insights into how the new iAd platform will work for media agencies.

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