Posts Tagged ‘Market’

What we Think About the IMGA

August 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards, Research & Stats | No Comments »

A few weeks back, the International Mobile Game Awards (IMGA) sent out a poll to check what their contacts think about IMGA and where the awardshow should be heading. Last week, the results have been revealed.

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Google Boots Easy Root from Android Market

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

Though Google doesn’t do much moderation on the Android Market, the company has decided to boot Easy Root off of the Android Market as the app allowed Android owners to root their device with one flick.

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Gamecot, the B2B Apps & Games Marketplace

July 14th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Though most mobile developers won’t have a hard time finding a good publisher for a great game or app, Gamecot might help those that don’t have the right contacts yet.

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38K Apps Available on the Android Market

April 19th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

According to Google, the Android Market is currently offering 38.000 apps to consumers. At the same time, vendors are selling 66.000 Android phones a day.

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Vodafone to Launch Android App Shop

April 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | 1 Comment »

According to developer BlueMedialab, Vodafone is about to launch their own version of the Android Market. It will be called Android App Shop and it will launch in 8 European markets.

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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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Connect2Media Acquires Sennari

March 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Connect2Media (formerly known as MForma) has acquired US publisher Sennari. With the acquisition, the company is setting some big steps to increase their position on the US market.

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Retrevo: iPad Fails to Convince Buyers

February 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

In anticipation to the iPad revealing, many consumers had shown interest in this new Apple device. After the presentation however, it turned out that a lot of those consumers have lost interest according to Retrovo.

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OIVO: Belgian Teens and their Mobiles

January 19th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Belgian consumer authority OIVO has released a report that details mobile usage under teens. According to the report, 90% of the teenagers (10-17 yr) own a mobile phone.