Posts Tagged ‘Dutch’

Dutch Operator Launches its own Android

March 29th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Dutch operator KPN has announced the launch of the new Smart 200 device. The Smart 200 is a new Android phone developed specially for the Dutch operator to cater to smartphone-unaware consumers.

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Dutch Kids Hooked on Mobile

March 23rd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Current Affairs | No Comments »

Mijn Kind Online, a consumer watchdog organization for children in The Netherlands has sent out a report detailing the youngest mobile consumers in the Netherlands.

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Dutch Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Metrics

March 9th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Microsoft NL has released some interesting metrics on Dutch Windows Phone 7 developers. Even though the country has not officially launched yet, it seems like the platform is already gaining in popularity.

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GfK: Dutch Consumers to Purchase 350K Tablets and e-Readers

November 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to a study from GfK, Dutch consumers will have purchased around 250.000 tablet computers and around 100.000 e-book compatible devices.

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Gameloft’s Dutch Twitter Account Not Working

March 30th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

Several weeks ago, Gameloft announced to start Tweeting their news in the Dutch language. We started following the company and noticed it is nothing like a smooth ride for them.

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AE10: The Smartphone and the Consumer

March 25th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Symbian, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Ed Achterberg from TelecomPaper held a keynote about the Dutch market for smartphones. It is clear that consumers are still not understanding the difference between hard- and firmware.

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MKO: Dutch Teens and their Mobiles

January 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Dutch consultancy ‘Mijn Kind Online’ has released a new study about the mobile behavior of Dutch consumers aged 8 till 18.

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Ovi Opens to Dutch Consumers

December 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Until today, Dutch consumers could only visit the English Ovi store and where limited to charging their credit cards whenever they wanted to make a purchase. Now, the store is localized and premium SMS billing is enabled.

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Dutch Shops Boycott PSPgo

September 17th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: PSP Minis | No Comments »

The Dutch Nedgame chain has hit national newspapers today by openly announcing a boycott on Sony's new PSPgo. The handheld console should go on sale next month.

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Taito Signs GameJam 2008 Winner Waterways

June 12th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Taito (owned by Square Enix Holdings) has signed a deal with Dutch studio Rough Cookie to bring their GameJam 2008 award winning mobile game concept Waterways to the iPhone.