Posts Tagged ‘Android’

Asus First with Android 5.0!?

March 5th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Asus is likely the first vendor to start producing tablets based on the Android 5.0 platform. With the Transformer Prime, Asus was one of the first to launch a tablet based on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

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Archos Launches €99 ICS Tablet for Kids

March 2nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Though we have seen a lot of sh*tty budget Android tablets pass our desks over the past 2 years, Archos has now announced a new one… one that’s for kids… and runs on some decent specs.

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Tapjoy Helps Tagplay Hop Onto Android

March 2nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Development Platforms, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Tagplay has an amazing success with their iOS release of Funpark & Friends. To extend the reach of the game, Tagplay teamed up with Tapjoy to get the game out on the Android platform.

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Box.net Kicks Off Massive Android Promo

March 1st, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

Dropbox competitor Box.net has launched a massive promo on their Android client. Consumers who register for a box.net account through the Android app, will receive a free 50GB account.

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MWC: HandyGames Pushes 6 Games on the PlayBook

February 28th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

It seems handyGames is set for some free PlayBooks from Research in Motion as the company has pushed 6 of its most popular Android games onto RIM’s BlackBerry App World.

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MWC: Google Activates 850.000 Androids a Day

February 28th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

During the Mobile World Congress, Google’s Andy Rubin gave some insights as to how the Android platform is performing. Currently, Google is activating 850,000 new Android phones a day.

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MWC: Inis Builds Eden to Greeeen for Quad-Core CPU’s

February 28th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

After successfully launching the Black Eyed Peas 360 Experience app and LIPS, Tokyo based developer Inis is set for yet another technical accomplishment. The company built a game aimed at quad-core powered devices.

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MWC: Intel Expands Smartphone Portfolio

February 27th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Intel has announced new deals with vendors to develop smartphones and tablets based on Intel’s new System on a Chip line. Amongst them are operator Orange and paymentcompany Visa.

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Playbook OS 2.0, Too Late?

February 21st, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: PlayBook OS (QNX) | No Comments »

The Playbook would be a game changer. Right now, it is reduced to an industry-wide giveaway. Still, RIM is preparing to launch the new PlayBook OS 2.0 on the device. The OS that will bring much of the features consumers expected at purchase.

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ALDI To Sell Its Own Smartphones

February 20th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

When I think of Germany, ALDI and LIDL are the first things that come to mind (after beer that is). Those supermarkets have become so successful all over Europe, they are able to sell goods under their own brand. Even smartphones so it seems…