Posts Tagged ‘Apple’

iOS 4.3 Update Fixes ‘Smurfs’ Problems

March 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

It seems iOS had another important fix for developers. It seems like Apple has given in to the big amount of complaints following the Smurfs Village game’s in-app payments that were used by young children.

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J.P. Morgan: Tablet Bubble to Pop

March 10th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Analysts from J.P. Morgen expect that 2011 will be the year in which the tablet bubble will pop due to the release of the iPad 2 from Apple.

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Apple Releases iOS 4.3

March 10th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

While the whole world expected the release to happen today, Apple released iOS 4.3 last night. The biggest impact of this update will be for developers of web based apps.

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Opera Launches Opera Mobile Store

March 8th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: PalmOS, Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

Opera has launched it’s own browser based app store called Opera Mobile Store. The app store is active in over 200 countries and supports platforms like Android, BlackBerry, Palm and Symbian.

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ComScore: Android Passed RIM in the US

March 8th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Just like Nielsen, ComScore also calculated that Android has passed BlackBerry OS in the Unites States. According to ComScore, Android has 31.2% of the market making Google the dominant player.

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Nielsen: Apple and RIM Lead in the US

March 4th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to Nielsen, RIM and Apple have been leading the smartphone market in the United Stated over the priod from November 2010 till February 2011. Both managed to get 27% of the market in that period.

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Lookout: Android Market Grew 127%

February 17th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

US research bureau Lookout has calculated that Android Market grew 127% over the past six months. Apple’s growth in percentage is significantly lower with ‘just’ 44%.

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Apple’s Subscriptions Model Causes Turmoil

February 16th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

It seems content publishers world wide are seriously pissed at Apple for demanding all content subscription services to run over Apple’s billing servers so the company can take 30% of the revenues.

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Apple Starts App Store Subscriptions

February 15th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Though most of us expected Apple to roll out App Store subscriptions with an update to iOS, the company suddenly launched the new functionality earlier today.

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Rumor: iOS 4.3 Launch February 14th

February 7th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

If rumors are right, Apple will publish the iOS 4.3 update on February 14th 2011. iOS 4.3 will be a small upgrade that will deliver a few nice features.

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