Archive for the ‘Platforms: iOS’ Category

Developer Enables Flash in Safari

January 18th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Adobe Flash & Air, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Even though Apple is still blocking iPhone owners from viewing Flash animations in their Safari browsers, developer Tobias Schneider has developed a workaround that fixes this issue.

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Smaato: Symbian is still Dominating – UPDATED

January 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Symbian, Platforms: Windows Mobile, Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to research from Smaato, Symbian is still the leading platform in their advertising network (Based on CTR). Their conclusion is in line with a report from Canalys over the third quarter of 2009.

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Apshopper Shares Release Rate Details

January 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

Arnold Kim from AppShopper.com has put a graph on his Twitter outlining the number of daily releases between November 15th and January 14th. The 18th of December saw 4.491releases.

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Mplayit: iPhone Losing Its Edge In Apps, Cross Platform Titles Prevail

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

According to new research from Mplayit, the quality of the Android and BlackBerry App offering is catching up with that of Apple’s much praised iPhone. The quantity however, is still far from there.

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AppVent Calendar Returns First of April

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

We ran a lot of stories on the AppVent Calendar website last month. On the website, consumers could pick up free games on a daily basis during the advent period.

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OpenFeint Releases Community App, Provides a Free App Every Day!

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

The battle of the social gaming platforms continues as OpenFeint has released a dedicated app that allows consumers to track their progress over OpenFeint supported titles as well as making direct use of social features.

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OpenFeint to Support Android

January 7th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Last month, OpenFeint competitor Scoreloop announced to start supporting Android phones with their platform. In an interview with GameZebo, the company announced to follow this move with their Android SDK, but they don’t know when yet.

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Parrot AR.Drone Brings Augmented Reality one Step Further

January 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Gaming Gear, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Parrot, the company known for developing countless numbers of Bluetooth headsets, today announced their AR.Drone. The AR.Drone is a wifi helicopter that connects with the iPhone over WiFi.

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App Store Passes 3bn Milestone

January 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Barely four months after Apple announced to have passed 2 billion downloads on its App Store, Steve Jobs has the pride to announce that the service passed three billion downloads this month.

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IFAW Launches App for Fundraising

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

IFAW, an organization that fights cruelty to animals, has launched an funapp to raise money for its cause. The game has been created by Amsterdam based developer Sharewire.