Archive for December, 2009

Handster Adds Global SMS Billing

December 28th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | Comments Off

Mobile games and apps portal Handster has added global SMS billing to their payment offering. The company is easing up the process even more by bypassing registration by consumers.

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IO’10 Alex Galvagni

December 24th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | Comments Off

Glu, the third biggest publisher of mobile games has seen a true management drain this year. Still 2009 has been good for the publisher as well since they managed to get cashflow positive. Alex Galvagni (CTO and SVP of Global Product Development) reflects on 2009 with us and looks ahead at 2010.

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IO’10 Ryan Morel

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | Comments Off

Starting off with Reaxion, Ryan has built up many years of mobile games sales experience from the US. Now, he’s serving up games with PressOK Entertainment and sharing his vision in the Industry Outlook 2010.

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Playnow Arena Opens up to Android

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | Comments Off

In a special Christmas video, SonyEricsson not only showcases their new Xperia X10 broadcasting possibilities, but the company also announced that developers can start uploading Android content to the Playnow Arena.

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Android Dashboard Launched

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Research & Stats | Comments Off

Last week, Google launched the Android Dashboard. Through this dashboard, developers can gain insights into the adoption of new Android OS versions by consumers. Android 1.6 is leading the charts.

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Free Brazilian Mobile Content Report

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | 2 Comments »

For those interested in selling or sourcing their content in Brazil, the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano has released a free 68 pager detailing out the mobile content market.

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IFAW Launches App for Fundraising

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

IFAW, an organization that fights cruelty to animals, has launched an funapp to raise money for its cause. The game has been created by Amsterdam based developer Sharewire.

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AdMob: iPod Owners Still Lag Upgrades

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | Comments Off

AdMob has posted new details on iPhone and iPod usage. Several months after the 3.0 release it seems most iPhone owners have taken the time to upgrade (97%), but iPod Touch owners stay behind (68%).

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iPhone Magazine Launches in The Netherlands

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

IDG is launching iPhone Magazine in the Netherlands this month. The new magazine is aimed at iPhone and iPod Touch owners and discusses both the apps and hardware.

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Developer Bypasses Apple for Updates

December 23rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Platforms: XNA | Comments Off

With the approval process of Apple blocking out quick updates, developer A Kurulenko seems to have found an alternative. Instead of re-supplying Apple with a new build, he updates his code over the web.