Playstation Suite SDK Enters Beta

April 19th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Following a closed beta late last year, Sony has made available the Playstation Suite SDK to the global audience. The suite allows developers to build apps for Playstation Suite certified devices like Playstation Vita, Xperia smartphones and tablets. Read the rest of this entry »

Gree Invests in IUGO

April 19th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Gree has announced a new, minority investment in the Vancouver based mobile development unit IUGO. The investment follows on Gree’s investment in HTML5 developer Wizcorp. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft to Charge for Bing API Usage

April 19th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Following in Google’s footsteps, Bing has now grown enough to start charging developers for usage of the Bing search API’s. Free usage of the API’s will disappear in the next couple of months. Read the rest of this entry »

First Intel Smartphone Ready for Launch

April 19th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Intel-ceo Paul Otellini announced that the first smartphone running on an Intel based SoC is ready to launch next week. The device is probably coming from India based vendor Lava. Read the rest of this entry »

RedicalFlow, Development without Coding

April 19th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

RadicalFlow is a new project on Kickstarter that should allow prosumers to develop their own app. It should be as easy as putting content into the CMS and testing the end result. A bit too easy, or the last possibility to flood the App Store? Read the rest of this entry »

Archos Claims Third Spot on EU Tablet Market

April 19th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Archos has announced it is the second biggest vendor of tablets on the European market. If the tablets above €400 (yes, that’s mainly you Apple) aren’t counted, the company would be leading the market. Read the rest of this entry »

MoMinis Raises $4.5 Millioin

April 18th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

MoMinis just closed their second round of funding. The Israeli company manages to raise $4.5 million. This adds up to the $4.7 million the company raised before. Read the rest of this entry »

Uncertainty Windows Phone Upgrades Continue

April 18th, 2012 by Roelof Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Consumers seem stuck on Microsoft’s upgrade policy for Windows Phone devices. Developer evangelist Nuno Silva noted in an interview that Windows 8 will become available on first- and second generation Windows Phone devices.

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Groupon Acquires Ditto

April 18th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Groupon has acquired recommendation service Ditto. Following the acquisition of the Ditto service, the Ditto network will be switched off from April 30th onward. Read the rest of this entry »