Posts Tagged ‘iPhone’

Nielsen: Android Most Popular OS in the US

October 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

According to research from Nielsen, Android is now officially the most popular OS among recent smartphone buyers in the US market. It has beaten both iOS and BlackBerry OS in August.

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Dutch Public Transport App Receives Game Center Treatment

October 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Dutch public transport app ‘Bushalte’ has received a special make-over to support game center. According to the developers, this is the first non-game supporting it.

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Apple Updates App Store Layout and Rolls Back

October 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Yesterday, Apple updated the layout of the App Store app on the iPhone. Today, Apple is showing the old layout again, which hints that something must have gone wrong.

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Nielsen: 27 Apps on Every US Smartphone

September 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Nielsen has revealed that the average US smartphone has 27 apps installed. This average is mainly pushed up by Android and iOS where consumers have easy access to free apps and games.

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Scoreloop And PayPal Hook Up

September 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

On April 23rd, PayPal already announced that it wanted to get into in-app billing for Android and iPhone. Now, the company hooked up with Scoreloop for easy access to mobile game developers.

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22moo Gives GameBone a Facelift

September 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Gaming Gear, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

22moo has announced that the company is redesigning their GameBone Gamepad add-on for the iPhone, iPod and iPad. The new design will hold the Apple Authentication chip to ensure compatibility.

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AuroraFeint Announces PlayTime

September 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Multiplayer Gaming | No Comments »

In the light of FaceTime, OpenFeint has introduced their new PlayTime technology last week. With PlayTime, it is possible to fight real time and turn based multiplayer battles between iPhone and Android.

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Apple’s New iPod and Apple TV Launch

September 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

During our absence last week, Apple launched a host of new iPods as well as a new version of Apple TV. Apple also announced iOS updates for the iPhone, iPod and iPad.

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iControlPad Finally in Production

August 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Gaming Gear | No Comments »

It took them over 2.5 years, but it seems the highly anticipated iControlPad is finally ready for production and the company is planning support for additional devices as well.

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OpenFeint Adds Send to Friend Functionality

August 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Openfeint has added new functionality that allows mobile gamers to invite their friends via e-mail and SMS in a similar way Scoreloop has been doing it right from the start.

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