Archive for the ‘Platforms: iOS’ Category

iPod Touch 3rd Generation

September 10th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Another update we missed during the event coverage yesterday was the introduction of the third generation iPod Touch. The second gen was already faster then the iPhone 3G but it seems this time it's the other way around.

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iTunes Updates Charts

September 10th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

Yesterday, Apple released not only the new iPhone firmware, but also the new iTunes 9. We downloaded it right away and found out that there is a sweet surprise for iPhone publishers in it.

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iPod (Touch) Demographics

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

Apple's Phil Schiller came on stage to talk about the good old iPod. To date, 220 million of them where sold and about 9% of those (20 Million) are iPost Touch's.

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Apple on iPhone Updates and Stats

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

Tonight, Steve Jobs took the stage at the Apple event and outlined the company's plans to update the current iPhone firmware as well as some details about the App Store.

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C64 Emulator Removed

September 8th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Though we where happy to report that the C64 emulator from Kiloo and Manomio had finally been approved by Apple, it has now been removed from the App Store as there was a way for consumers to access BASIC in it.

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Sony About Minis vs. the App Store

September 8th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Platforms: PSP Minis | No Comments »

In an interview at develop, Sony Europe's Zeno Colaco outlines some of the key differences between their Minis platform for the PSP and Apple's App Store for the iPhone.

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Rockstar Enters the iPhone

September 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

It seems TAG Games will get fierce competition as GTA will be heading toward the iPhone. Until know, the crime scenes where dominated by Carjack Streets from the UK developer.

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AppsFire: iPhone Consumers Spend $80,-

September 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

A recent survey from US based AppsFire amongst 1.200 consumers shows that they have downloaded 65 applications and games on average, spending about $ 80,- on them.

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MGM Grand Hits the App Store

September 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Gambling, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Though Apple's App Store can hardly be described as a money maker for mobile gambling companies, MGM has now chosen the platform as a way to market their resort.

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HandyGames iPhone Analysis Part 1

August 27th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

HandyGames has released some interesting demographics on the App Store today. The company investigated the small details that seem to have been left out of many other reports.