Posts Tagged ‘US’

iAd Launches, Blanks Not Allowed

July 2nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Apple has launched the iAd program in the US. It does however advice developers to have a back-up ready when there is no ad to serve. It is not pointing toward other networks though.

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Apple Responds to NPD Sales Numbers

May 14th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

Yesterday, we wrote that research from the NPD group put Android ahead of Apple in sales for the US in Q1. Though such a situation might be right, Apple did take time to respond to NPD’s claim.

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NPD: Android Sales Overtake iPhone OS

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

For the first time, the sales of Android powered devices overtook the iPhone sales in North America during the first quarter of 2010. Apple sunk only to the third position on the sales charts.

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iPhone Missing for US Top 5 Smartphones

May 9th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | 1 Comment »

Though the iPhone from Apple remains very popular, Comscore has calculated that the device didn’t get Apple into a top 5 position for the US smartphone market in Q1 2010.

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Verizon to launch Second Droid

April 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Following the successful launch of the Morotola Droid by Verizon Wireless, the US operator will now use the HTC Incredible as the new handset they will sell under the Droid label.

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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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Apple Starts Selling iPhones in the US

March 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Apple has started to sell iPhones in the US without the obligation to enter into a new contract with operator AT&T. The iPhones will however be simlocked to the AT&T network.

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iPhone Leading Sales in the US

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

In Nielsen’s latest report, the analyst shows that the iPhone is now holding 4% of the market. With this achievement, Apple has beaten the BlackBerry in one of the most important markets. BB is now second with 3.7% for the 8300 series devices.

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Ovi Signs thousands of Content Providers

April 2nd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Nokia’s Ovi service has signed up thousands of mobile content providers to date. This while it’s public launch is still a month away and the announcements of the Ovi platform was just a few months back.

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Nielsen’s Top 10 Mobile Games in the U.S.

January 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Nielsen has released their top 10 mobile games for the U.S. operator market in 2008. Not surprisingly, Tetris is still leading the charts with an overall revenue of 7.0%.