Archive for July, 2009

Mobile Amusements Licenses Spiralking

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | Comments Off

Mobile Amusements has signed up for a licensing deal with Spiralking, the dance lable of Matt Laws who had a trance hit all over Europe with the track Binary Finary.

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Microsoft Considers Rebranding Windows Mobile

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | Comments Off

Though it is far from official, there are a lot of rumours flying around on the web about Microsoft's plans to possibly rebrand Windows Mobile 6.5 to Windows Phone.

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Revolution Rocket Launches

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | Comments Off

Charles Cecil, a well known developer from the UK, has started a new company called Revolution Rocket. The studio will focus on digital self-publishing on handheld devices.

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Cellufun Raises $1 Million in Financing

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | Comments Off

Advertgaming company Cellufun has raised another $ 1 million from Longworth Venture Partners. This investment follows on a $3 million investment from the firm back in 2007.

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iPhone Nano Patents Filed

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

The iPhone Nano will come, though it might not carry that name. Apple has filed several patents from John G. Elias it received by acquiring his company FingerWorks back in 2005.

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HandyGames Opens WAP Gaming Portal for 3 AT

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Web Apps | Comments Off

WAP games are still far from dead if we believe HandyGames. The company has just launched a brand new wap gaming deck at Hutchinson 3G Austria containing over 40 games.

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ZiiLabs Partners with Ideaworks3D

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Plaszma | Comments Off

Have you heard of the Zii EGG already? It's creative's new iPod Touch killer. The device looks slick and comes with Android and hardware 3D support. They even signed up Fishlabs to provide content for it.

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VDC: Verizon Shows V Cast Plans

July 30th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | Comments Off

Verizon has unveiled their new App Store yesterday. It is called V Cast and will provide developers with a 70% kickback. Though others might give up to 80%, it is still very interesting if you are selling on one of the biggest channels.

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Flurry: We See the Emergence of a New Middle Class

July 30th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

Flurry, a company specializing in iPhone statistics shows that indie developers have no problem competing with well established publishers. In fact, they belong to a New Middle Class.

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THQ Wireless Posts Q109 Results

July 30th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | Comments Off

THQ has posted it's Q1 financial results for 2009. Though the total revenue is up 77%, The THQ Wireless business went down 18% to $4.2 million which isn't as bad as it sounds.