Archive for November, 2010

Vodafone NL Sells 10.000 iPhone 4’s in Two Days

November 30th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

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.

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New Layoffs at FOX Mobile

November 30th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | Comments Off

FOX Mobile still hasn’t been sold, so it seems the management is not ordered to reduce costs in the company by laying off several staff members across the company’s global offices.

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Infinity Blade to hit the iPhone

November 30th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

Thought Epic Citadel was a great demonstration of what the Unreal 3 Engine can do on iOS devices? Think again. Epic Games has announced Infinity Blade, an action RPG that takes the platform to its limits.

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GfK: iPhone Users Most Loyal

November 30th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | Comments Off

According to a study from GfK, 60% of iPhone owners plan to stick with their device for renewal. This makes iPhone consumers the most loyal ones. Possible reasons are app-investment as well as fanboyship.

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Daily App Dream Launch Details Revealed

November 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

The new free (for a day) games portal Daily App Dream has revealed its launch details. The portal will start operating on December 3rd, just in time for the holiday season.

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Warner Bros Launches Mobile Campaign for Inception

November 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

Warner Bros will soon be launching Inception on Blu-Ray, DVD etc. To promote the movie, Warner Bros has thought out a very entertaining mobile marketing campaign.

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Vodafone Reduces Dataroaming Costs

November 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | Comments Off

Today, Vodafone announced it will lower dataroaming costs in 16 countries in Europe. The costs in this story are based on the Dutch branch of Vodafone.

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Distimo: Games Perform Best on Windows Phone 7

November 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile, Platforms: Windows Phone, Research & Stats | Comments Off

Microsoft’s strategy to position Windows Phone 7 toward consumers seems to be working well as Games seem to be the most important part of the platform’s app portfolio.

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Herosoft Releases free app app

November 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

The makers of the Free-App Hero app must have thought it was about time for an app discovery app based on the results of other app discovery services.

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Synapsy Powers Android Offering for Nordic 3 Operators

November 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution, Platforms: AndroidOS | Comments Off

Synapsy has announced a new deal in which the company will be powering the 3Apps shops for Android based smartphones on the networks of Hutchison in Austria, Denmark and Sweden.