Posts Tagged ‘App Store’

Acer Plans App Store

August 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution, Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Acer has only just joined the smartphone market and already it is announcing that it will be releasing an App Store for it's Windows Mobile and probably even upcoming Android devices.

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iPhone Developers get Approval Queue Updates

August 6th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Apple has released a new tool for iPhone developers that allow them direct insight on the expected launchdate of their apps once they are submitted to the approval team.

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Handmark Launches App Store for Windows Mobile

August 6th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Though the company has been offering a white label service for it since about two months, the company now announced that it will bring their own app store to consumers as well.

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Glu’s Q209 Earnings Call

August 6th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Glu's earnings call has been put online. In the conversation, Greg outlines a lot of details about Glu's performance and expectations on Apple's App Store. Marketing will be key in improving their business.

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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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VDC: Verizon Shows V Cast Plans

July 30th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Verizon has unveiled their new App Store yesterday. It is called V Cast and will provide developers with a 70% kickback. Though others might give up to 80%, it is still very interesting if you are selling on one of the biggest channels.

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Verizon Blocks Vendor Stores

July 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Being the biggest operator in the US is clearly providing leverage. Yesterday, Verzin shared details about their upcoming app store, today they let the world know that pre-installed vendor stores are not allowed.

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PSPgo, the new Mobile Games Platform?

July 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

It seems like Sony will be more aggressive to push the new PSPgo into the market. They striped the UMD drive, making it depend purely on digital downloads and their plans for it are along the lines of Apple's App Store.

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VSC Launches AppLaunchPR

July 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

VSC has launched a new company aimed at promoting iPhone games. AppLaunchPR is specialized at providing marketing support and media services for App Store developers.

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Verizon to Battle the App Stores

July 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

At the Verizon Developer Conference, Verizon's business developer Ryan Hughes outlined a number of perks for developers that will use Verizon's platform to sell their games and apps.