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Nokia Offers WYSIWYG App Generator

May 3rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Nokia has launched a WYSIWYG editor for websites that wish to take their RSS feeds mobile. With the launch of the tool, Nokia could see the app offering on Ovi Store explode.

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Doodle Jump Passes 4 Million Downloads

April 28th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

The success story of Doodle Jump keeps continuing as LimaSky announced that Doodle Jump has passed the 4 million downloads milestone on Apple’s App Store since its launch in March 2009.

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Ford, Making Apps go Mobile

April 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Some time ago, Ford announced their plans for SYNC, a smart in-car entertainment system that connects with the mobile phone. To support development of apps that support SYNC, Ford launched a developer portal.

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Qualcomm Launches QDevNet Developer Portal

April 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

To support mobile developers, Qualcomm has created a new portal where developers can get the latest information about Qualcomm’s chipsets and phones that contain them.

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Two New Operators will Launch in Holland

April 22nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

The Netherlands used to have 5 big operators. Due to acquisitions, only three where left and so, the government decided to put the old 2.6Ghz spectrums up for auction again which resulted in two new parties entering the market

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Digital Chocolate Generated 4 Mln Downloads on Ovi

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

Digital Chocolate is celebrating four million downloads on Nokia’s Ovi store. It is unclear at the moment how many of them have been paid downloads since Nokia is running promotions on the games.

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Mobile Distillery: Testing Helps

April 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Mobile Distillery turns five and so, the testing house is using the momentum to tell developers that testing helps to discover bugs and other errors in games and apps that can ruin the consumer experience.

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Nintendo: iPad & iPhone not Even a Gaming Snack

April 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: DSiWare, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

While most developers celebrate the launch of the iPad last week, Nintendo has given their opinion on Apple’s ‘gaming’ devices. According to Nintendo, ‘Apple simply can't match the gameplay experiences’.

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iPhone Trademark Issues in Switzerland

April 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Apple seems to have lost their legal fight to trademark the iPhone in Switzerland. Apple tried to file if for categories 9 (phones) and 28 but the local trademark authority said the name was too generic.

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Device Anywhere Launches Vivo Package

March 31st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Users of Device Anywhere can now make use of the Vivo package. Vivo is a Brazilian operator who’s package now features 29 different mobile phones for testing purposes ranging from iPhone to HTC Touch.