Archive for the ‘Platforms: iOS’ Category

Kid’s Purchases Result in Class Action Lawsuit Versus Apple

April 17th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 2 Comments »

Garen Meguerian, an all-American dad from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania is a bit tipped off by the ease in which his kid spent his hard earned money on the App Store. Time for a trial.

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Kiip Turns Achievements into Rewards

April 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

There’s a new advertiser in town and it is called Kiip (from the founders of Dig). The new platform launched on iOS and Android with the goal to tie advertisers to in-game achievements.

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iAds Gallery not Inline with Apple Guidelines

April 7th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Last night, Apple launched iAds Gallery, an app for those addicted to the iAd format from Apple. As it turns out, the idea seems to be stolen and Apple is violating it’s own developer guidelines with the app.

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GameStop to Stream to iPad

April 3rd, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

If rumours are right, game retail store GameStop is planning to stream games onto the Apple iPad. The company is rumoured to be working with GaiKai or OnLive to provide the service.

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Apple to Delay the iPhone 5

March 29th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

While Apple only just announced the Wordwide Developers Conference 2011 (WWDC), Apple watchers seem convinced that Apple is not planning to show any new iPhones and iPods at the event.

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Bizmey Launches Suite of Mobile Solutions

March 22nd, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Bizmey, a company based in Toronto, announced the launch of a new suite of tools for developers of Android and iOS apps. The tools focuses on monetization as well as promoting the apps.

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AdMob to Support Windows Phone 7

March 16th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Google’s AdMob is ready to spread their new Windows Phone 7 SDK amongst developers. At the same time, AdMob will be updating the SDK’s they released for Android and iOS developers.

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Metacritic Launches iOS Index

March 15th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Metacritic has launched a new indexing service for iOS, allowing developers to track their overall rating on global review sites. The service adds to PocketGamer’s quality index.

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Apple Cripples WebApps!?

March 15th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

It seems like iOS 4.3 brings some serious disadvantages to web based apps. As a result, many web based apps run slower after installation of the new iOS version.

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iOS 4.3 Update Fixes ‘Smurfs’ Problems

March 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

It seems iOS had another important fix for developers. It seems like Apple has given in to the big amount of complaints following the Smurfs Village game’s in-app payments that were used by young children.

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