Posts Tagged ‘Developers’

Playhaven Opens iPhone Communities

November 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Playhaven might become the next big player amongst social networks on the iPhone. The company has created thousands of mobile communities around iPhone games already and is now inviting game developers to take charge.

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Samsung and Handmark Announce Gaming Innovation Fund

October 28th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Symbian, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

In order to drive more traffic to their Samsung Applications Store, Samsung and Handmark have announced a new fund to target innovators in mobile game development.

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Apple Offers VIP Support

September 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Many developers have been complaining about the submissions system from Apple since it was introduced. Now it seems some developers are getting a royal treatment by Apple.

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Apple to Open up on Problems

August 13th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

It seems like Apple is finally speaking out about problems faced by developers. One of their executives, Phil Schiller, seems to have started to contact developers to discuss their issues.

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App Pulled? Dev Pays…

August 4th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

The whole storm around Google's Google Voice app seems far from over as Apple has pulled several similar apps offline. As a result, consumers are filing complaints and Apple expects iPhone developers to cover the refunds.

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Flurry: We See the Emergence of a New Middle Class

July 30th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Flurry, a company specializing in iPhone statistics shows that indie developers have no problem competing with well established publishers. In fact, they belong to a New Middle Class.

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Windows Marketplace on Schedule

July 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in 1 | No Comments »

Good news for Windows Mobile developers. The new Windows Marketplace is on schedule which means that it will be opening up for developers on July 27th of 2009.

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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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Twistbox Resumes Payments, Developers Optimistic

May 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | 1 Comment »

A couple of weeks back we put online our discussion with Twistbox about the rumors of payment problems. Following some communication with them, we noticed that they sent out a payment plan toward their suppliers.

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Apple Demands 3.0 Support

May 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

With the new iPhoneOS 3.0 coming this summer, Apple demands that developers upgrade their mobile games and applications. Developers who don’t might risk their revenues from the App Store.