Posts Tagged ‘Android’

Com2Us Skips Android Market for Slice It! Release

November 24th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Com2Us has released their new Android game Slice It! exclusively on GetJar. Com2Us is the second company to bypass Android Market upon launching a new Android title.

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Samsung Ramps Up on Windows Phone 7 Business

November 18th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: Bada, Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Samsung has announced it will be creating twice as much Windows Phone 7 devices than Android devices according to Asian news site AsiaOne.

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Steve Wozniak: Android Will Dominate

November 18th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

Steve Wozniak is in Holland to open the Science & Technology Summit in The Hague. During his stay, Steve took the time to have an interview with Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.

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Toshiba’s Folio 100 Android Tablet Fails

November 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Toshiba seems to have a big problem on its hands. The Folio 100 seems to fail the expectations of the consumer. Low DPI and bad visibility are one of the things consumers have upon returning the devices.

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Samsung Steps Into Google TV

November 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

While Samsung recently said they were looking into a new platform for app development on both their mobile phones and internet@tv service, the company has now announced to start support for Google TV.

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Panasonic to Re-Enter Cellphone Market

November 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Though Panasonic made a lot of budget cellphones in the nineties, the company had never really made the transition to smartphones. It even pulled out of the market a few years back.

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PlaySpan Enters the Mobile Payments Arena

November 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

If PayPal doesn’t offer enough in-app purchase opportunities, you might want to check out PlaySpan’s new UltimatePay Mobile system. The system allows billing on Android and Nokia phones.

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HTC to Launch an App Store!?

November 9th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

According to a story on the Financial Times, HTC is seems to be set on starting up their own App Store. Of course, they have their own channel on Windows Marketplace, but this step would give them control over Android app sales.

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Android will be the Primary Development Platform in 2011

November 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | 1 Comment »

According to research from Business Insider, Google’s Android platform (29%) will be the hottest platform to develop for in 2011, followed by Apple’s iPad (20%) and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 (20%).

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The Kinetik Reports First 111 Publishers to have Signed Up

November 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Though we announced The Kinetik only a two weeks ago, the service has already attracted 111 developers and publishers that are sharing traffic through the recommendation service.