Playsoft’s AR.Pursuit is Finally Available on the App Store

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

It took some time to get it released, but finally AR.Drone owners can start battling each other through the AR.Pursuit game from French developer Playsoft. Read the rest of this entry »

Archos Updates Mediaplayers to Android 2.2.1

December 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Archos has announced a new update for the 70/101 tablets and 28/32/43 personal media players. The update will install Android 2.2.1 with Flash 10.1 support but without the actual Flash plug-in. Read the rest of this entry »

Gamelion Releases PSP Minis with PC Demo

December 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: PSP Minis | No Comments »

There’s much to improve when it comes to promoting PSP minis on the actual PSP. Gamelion drew their own plan and are the first to release a PC based demo for their Minis game. Read the rest of this entry »

Developers Take ChevronWP7 Offline

December 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

The developers that built the ChevronWP7 jailbreak tool have taken the tool offline. They are in talks with Microsoft how to enable homebrew apps under Windows Phone 7. Read the rest of this entry »

Flurry: Thanksgiving Results in 25% App Download Spike

December 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

When the Americans spend time at home, they clearly spend it downloading apps. Flurry registered a 25% increase in app downloads during this year’s Thanksgiving weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

Appventcalendar and Gameloft Start Daily Giveaways

December 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Following on last year’s success, BlackSmith Games has re-launched the AppVent Calendar. This year, they will not only be competing with all spinoffs (i.e. FAAD), but also with Gameloft. Read the rest of this entry »

Acer Jumps Into Windows Phone 7

December 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Acer announced it will also start producing mobile phones with the Windows Phone 7 OS. The company says it seems many opportunities to differentiate from other players. Read the rest of this entry »

InnerActive Teams with Mobango

December 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming | No Comments »

Mobango and Inneractive announced a new collaboration in which apps on the Mobango app store get access to Inneractive’s in-app advertising SDK’s. Read the rest of this entry »

Google to Kick Out Porn

December 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Adult Games, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

As part of their new Age rating policy, Google has announced it will no longer house adult/porn apps on its marketplace. With this move, Google follows in the footsteps of Apple and Microsoft. Read the rest of this entry »

Vodafone NL Sells 10.000 iPhone 4’s in Two Days

November 30th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Vodafone announced that it has sold 10.000 iPhone 4 smartphones in the first two days the company was allowed to actually sell them. Over 3.000 of these had been reserved over the internet. Read the rest of this entry »