Posts Tagged ‘Apps’

Playstation Vita Has Mini Problems and More

February 25th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Playstation Vita, Platforms: PSP Minis | No Comments »

Developers of PS Minis apps might be looking toward a bunch of issues with their paying customers, but that’s not all. Sony’s social strategy has been compromised as Facebook had to pull the Facebook app.

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The 6th Dutch AppEvent Stats

February 2nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

A couple of times a year, Dutch and Belgian iOS developers organize the AppEvent. A full month where a paid app goes for free for a whole day. Every time they organize the event, the impact is huge both in downloads and national media response (this unlike services that provide daily free apps on a regular basis).

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Samsung to Deploy Carrier Billing on Samsung Apps

May 2nd, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Bada, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Samsung has announced it will start to deploy carrier billing on their Samsung Apps channel. The company will start the phased rollout in the UK and will progress into the rest of Europe.

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Samsung Apps Passes 100.000.000 Downloads

March 24th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Bada, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Samsung has announced that its Samsung Apps channel passed 100 million downloads. Not bad considering the app store mostly supports Windows Mobile, Samsung Bada and internet TV apps.

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Australia Planning to Ban Apps

March 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Current Affairs | No Comments »

It seems that Apple, Google, Microsoft and others might be facing Korean problems in Australia. Just like in Korea, the government has proposed a legislation that obligates App Store owners to get their content rated.

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Localytics: Many Apps Used Only Once

February 1st, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

First impressions. They are not only important when on a blind date, but also when creating an app. According to research from Localytics, 26% of all apps downloaded in 2010 have been fired up only once.

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IDC: Apps Worth $35 Billion by 2014

December 14th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

While webapps are increasing in popularity on non-iOS platforms, researcher IDC predicts that the good old native apps will be worth $35 billion just four years from today.

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Developer Explains Hot to Create ‘HD’ Apps on Android

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

Though some developers might have already developed a way to include mobile and tablet versions of an app in a single HD, some might still be puzzling over this. AI Solution published a howto.

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RIM Open for Playbook Apps

December 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

RIM has announced that developers are now allowed to upload Playbook apps to their servers. Those that do have a chance on getting a free complimentary Playbook from the company.

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AppCon: What Makes a Great App

November 9th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Cobra Mobile is one of the mobile developers/publishers that has been in this industry for a large number of years and is creating IP for companies like Lego and Warner Bros.