Posts Tagged ‘iOS’

Nielsen: Android Users Use More Data

June 3rd, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

In a recent study from Nielsen, the analyst discovered that Android owners are using more data than their iOS counterparts. Something that used to be the other way around.

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Microsoft Releases Tool and Whitepaper for iOS Developers

May 1st, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Developers looking to port their apps over to the Windows Phone 7 platform are getting help from the folks over at Microsoft. The giant has created a set of two items they can use for the job.

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Verizon Warns Consumers About GPS Tracking

May 1st, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Apple managed to become global news again as iOS keeps a record of where the device has been at what time. Though those records are stored locally, Verizon started applying stickers with information on such devices.

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Apple Removes Anti-Gay App

March 24th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

On Monday, Apple approved an anti-gay app from the Christian anti-gay organization Exodus. While it got a 4+ approval by Apple, the app managed to anger a lot of consupers.

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Bizmey Launches Suite of Mobile Solutions

March 22nd, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Bizmey, a company based in Toronto, announced the launch of a new suite of tools for developers of Android and iOS apps. The tools focuses on monetization as well as promoting the apps.

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AdMob to Support Windows Phone 7

March 16th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Google’s AdMob is ready to spread their new Windows Phone 7 SDK amongst developers. At the same time, AdMob will be updating the SDK’s they released for Android and iOS developers.

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Smartphone Popularity in Holland

March 16th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

The Phone House (also known as Carphone Warehouse) has done some research to find out how popular Android is amongst smartphone and featurephone owners. We received the numbers.

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Metacritic Launches iOS Index

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

Metacritic has launched a new indexing service for iOS, allowing developers to track their overall rating on global review sites. The service adds to PocketGamer’s quality index.

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Apple Cripples WebApps!?

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

It seems like iOS 4.3 brings some serious disadvantages to web based apps. As a result, many web based apps run slower after installation of the new iOS version.

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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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