Archive for the ‘Platforms: iOS’ Category

Scoreloop Announces ‘Go Android’ Program

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

Scoreloop has announced the Go Android program which helps developers of successful Apple iOS apps to port their apps over to Google’s Android platform.

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Apple Releases iOS 4.3

March 10th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

While the whole world expected the release to happen today, Apple released iOS 4.3 last night. The biggest impact of this update will be for developers of web based apps.

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RIM to Expand Ping Onto iPhone and Android!?

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

If rumors are right, BlackBerry is developing special versions of BlackBerry Messenger for both the iPhone as well as for Android. Both new versions would be paid apps though usage after purchase is free.

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Apple Announces iPad 2, iOS 4.3, What for iPhone 5?

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

Apple announced the iPad 2 yesterday. The presence of two camera’s was no big surprise to anyone but the iPad 2 holds some improvements that can have major impact on the development of new apps for the system.

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Lookout: Android Market Grew 127%

February 17th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

US research bureau Lookout has calculated that Android Market grew 127% over the past six months. Apple’s growth in percentage is significantly lower with ‘just’ 44%.

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Apple’s Subscriptions Model Causes Turmoil

February 16th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

It seems content publishers world wide are seriously pissed at Apple for demanding all content subscription services to run over Apple’s billing servers so the company can take 30% of the revenues.

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Warner Bros Turns Movies into Apps

February 16th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

What do you do it Apple doesn’t offer subscriptions? You build an app for that (and get booted from the app store). What do you do if Apple doesn’t allow you to launch movies in all regions? You build an app for that.

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Apple Starts App Store Subscriptions

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

Though most of us expected Apple to roll out App Store subscriptions with an update to iOS, the company suddenly launched the new functionality earlier today.

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Operators Start Blocking Cydia

February 14th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Remarkable reports from several countries claim that operators are locking out the Cydia App Store. Cydia is an app store focused at jailbroken iPhone’s, iPod Touch’s and iPad’s.

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Rumor: iOS 4.3 Launch February 14th

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

If rumors are right, Apple will publish the iOS 4.3 update on February 14th 2011. iOS 4.3 will be a small upgrade that will deliver a few nice features.

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