Smurfs’ Village Goes Prime-Time on Dutch TV

November 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Capcom’s Smurfs’ Village game went prime-time on Dutch television tonight during an episode of consumer show ‘Kassa’. The program warned parents not to install the app. Read the rest of this entry »

15.000 Developers Signed up for Windows Phone 7

November 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

According to data from Microsoft, over 15.000 developers have registered themselves as Windows Phone 7 developers. To date, 3.000 apps have appeared on the Windows Marketplace app store. Read the rest of this entry »

HP to Replace Mojo Framework

November 25th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: WebOS | No Comments »

HP will be replacing the Mojo application development framework with Enyo. Enyo is better prepared for app development within different form factors like tablets. Read the rest of this entry »

Daily App Dream Launches

November 25th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

There can never be enough free apps right? That must be what the guys behind Daily App Dream must have thought as they are to introduce yet another portal for free iOS apps. Read the rest of this entry »

Single Station Radio Apps Considered Spam by Apple

November 25th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Bad news for companies whose business models are to release dedicated apps for internet radio stations. Apple started rejecting the first bunch of them on behalf of article 2.20 of the iOS App Review Guidelines. Read the rest of this entry »

SE to Present the PSP Phone on December 9th?

November 25th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: PSP Minis | No Comments »

It seems SonyEricsson France started to invite the press to a press event on December 9th. The invite showed all four well known Playstation buttons and a fifth button with a phone symbol. Read the rest of this entry »

Disney and Coca Cola Present AR Game

November 25th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Last week, Coke introduced the augmented reality game LiveCycle to promote both the Coca Cola Zero and Tron brands. The game is best played in open spaces outside. Read the rest of this entry »

Android Market to get Content Ratings

November 25th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Google has announced a new age rating system for content on the Android Market. Starting next week, developers have to report the proper age rating for their apps when submitting or updating. Read the rest of this entry »

Acer Reconfirms App Store Plans

November 25th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Back in August, we already reported that Acer had plans to launch an app store for their new line of smartphones. Yesterday, the company explained their plans for ‘Alive’. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobage Entering US and EU in 2011

November 24th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Following the acquisition of ngmoco by DeNa, it was already announced that Plus+ would be replaced by DeNa’s Mobage Town somewhere soon. Now, the companies spread some light on the timeline. Read the rest of this entry »