Archive for the ‘Platforms: iOS’ Category

Discussion: Liberty of App Store Approval Policies

August 4th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Open Discussions, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Over at Opinions in Mobile, there is a new issue addressed about the App Store. With Google Voice being banned from the App Store and the FCC investigating it, Jan asked the experts what their take on it is.

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Namco Hires Jonathan Kromrey

August 4th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

More news surfaces on Namco's new Apple Games unit as they hired Jonathan Kromrey (fa ormer Apple games producer) to head up the division as general manager.

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MS Publishes iPhone Porting Study

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

In the hope to transfer the App Store success to Windows Mobile, Microsoft released a case study about how an iPhone app can be ported to a suite of various Windows Mobile 6.5 devices.

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ZodTTD Shows iJoyPad

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

We have been tracking the iControlPad and other mobile gaming peripherals for a long time already, but the iJoyPad is new to us. In a video we found, the developer demo's the hardware.

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Lite Versions Boost Sales, So Why Wait?

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

TheApplicationFarm has released some insights as to how the release of a Lite version was stimulating their sales. The impact of a Lite version is so big, there is no reason to hold it back.

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FairSoftware Helps iPhone Startups

August 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

If you want to monetize a great iPhone idea, it might be hard to find initial investors and pertners in such a project. A company called FairSoftware is offering a platform that will help you find the right partners and helps settling the legal bits.

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iPhone Nano Patents Filed

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

The iPhone Nano will come, though it might not carry that name. Apple has filed several patents from John G. Elias it received by acquiring his company FingerWorks back in 2005.

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Flurry: We See the Emergence of a New Middle Class

July 30th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Flurry, a company specializing in iPhone statistics shows that indie developers have no problem competing with well established publishers. In fact, they belong to a New Middle Class.

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SEGA’s Consumer Brainstorm Session

July 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

SEGA has without a doubt, one of the biggest libraries of games around. Most of them are suitable for conversion to mobile/iPhone. As so, SEGA asks the community which game they should convert next.