Archive for the ‘Platforms: iOS’ Category

Rumors Next iPhone (nano) Surface Again

November 9th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

According to various sources, Apple is planning a serious update for the iPhone platform. Apart from bringing a much smaller model, the company would also be working on a SDMA/GSM hybrid.

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$99 iPhone 3Gs 8GB Ahead

November 9th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Rumors say AT&T is feeling the competition from Verizon’s droid handset. To counter the competition, Apple and AT&T would be launching a brand new edition of the iPhone 3Gs for this holiday season.

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iMario, The Next Apple Fail?

November 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

A new dodgy app appeared on the App Store called iMario. For

AppStore Hits 100.000, Officially!

November 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

A few weeks ago, we reported that Apple reched 100.000 apps (depending on the counting source). Last night, Apple confirmed they indeed passed the 100.000 line.

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AppStoreHQ Lists App by Twitter Popularity

November 4th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

iPhone users have gained yet another method to discover popular apps on the App Store. The website AppStoreHQ is now listing mobile games and apps based on their popularity on Twitter.

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Micropayments Connect Free and Top Grossing Charts

November 4th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Ngmoco has released its Eliminate Pro game on the App Store and as Jon Jordan noticed, it shows how success in the free games chart can translate in success for the top grossing chart as well.

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Low Demand for the iPhone in China

November 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

When China Unicom announced to start selling the iPhone in China, we already reported that the number of devices in the first batch was very low for that market. Reports are now coming in that the iPhone is even less popular than expected.

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Jailbreak iPhone Owners Hacked

November 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

This week has become very interesting for the jailbreak community. A Dutch hacker managed to get into the iPhone and even got control over consumers’ iTunes accounts.

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Flurry: Books Surpass Games on iPhone

November 2nd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

Over the past months, books have become more and more popular on the iPhone. Over the months September and October, more books have been released then games according to Flurry.

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Playhaven Opens iPhone Communities

November 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Playhaven might become the next big player amongst social networks on the iPhone. The company has created thousands of mobile communities around iPhone games already and is now inviting game developers to take charge.