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September 1, 2010
Smartphone Sales Soar in Brazil as Affordale Devices Reach More Consumers The availability of low-cost handsets reaching across all economic levels accounts for the 128% increase in smartphone sales in the first half of 2010 (compared with the same period in 2009.) The most popular feature among Brazilians: TV on their smarphones.
webOS 2 launches early access Hoping to get developers on board with the new version of webOS, Palm has launched an Early Access Program for developers. New great things in webOS 2 include stacked multitasking, identity aggregation, HTML 5 support, and “improvements to binary aggregation allowing JavaScript applications to call up routines written in a proper programming language such as C.”
Archos announces five Android tablets The devices will be released later this month, with more to come out in October. Screen sizes range from 2.8 to 10 inches. The initial five will run Android 2.2, and apps will be available through AppsLib, the Archos section of the Android Apps market. But will this be enough to satisfy consumers looking for something comparable to the iPad?
iPad to reign supreme until 2012 New research from iSuppli predicts that the iPad will reign supreme for at least another 1.5 years, despite the onslaught of new devices from all sorts of manufacturers. Other companies’ products may be hitting the market quickly but their software support and infrastructure probably won’t be able to match Apple’s strength.
Keith Lee’s location gaming firm Booyah launches InCrowd on the iPhone (video) InCrowd is the first app to make use of Facebook Places. (That’s all fine and dandy, but if consumers aren’t comfortable with revealing their locations, will a really good game be the thing tricks them into feeling more comfortable about it?) Check out what Lee has to say about apps, learning and his vision for social gaming on Facebook.
Posted by Tish Grier in News
August 31, 2010
Paid apps 70 percent of the App Store–and just a third of Android Market The Apple App Store is chock full of paid apps, with 629 new apps coming in daily. The average price: U.S. $2.6. But what about Android Market–where only 36% of the apps are paid apps? Is it the spirit of open source? Too many hobbyist app developers? Or something else?
Analyist: Microsoft will spen $400M to market Windows 7 Phone So, now we have a better idea how much Microsoft is putting into their make-or-break project.
RIM Averts BlackBerry Ban in India with 60-Day Securty Test RIM’s averted potential disaster by allowing India to test its monitoring solutions for 60 days. RIM’s working awfully hard to guarantee user privacy while allowing government snooping.
Technology Aside, Most People Still Decline to be Located Apparently, the German government and German citizens are not the only ones who are concerned about using mobile handsets to gather citizens’ whereabouts. U.S. citizens, whom it is said are all too quick to give personal information on the Internet, are less inclined to give up their locations. Makes great sense to me!
Porn and pirates hide Android’s money maker It’s not just that Android developers aren’t making the same amount of money as iPhone app developers. Other factors impacting good Android apps are inferior, pirated apps and porn apps–creating major disappointment for Android developers. Google’s got to get with it and start making good developers happy or risk both developers and consumers bailing out.
Posted by Tish Grier in News
August 30, 2010
Qualcomm looking to hire ‘iPhone developer guru’ Qualcomm is looking for qualified candidates who are experienced in Agile software development, and who may have already developed an app or are experienced in game creation. Do you think you have what it takes and want to work for Qualcomm? Check out this post for more info.
An Analysis of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 relaunch Got something in development for Windows Phone 7? Take a look at this analysis by Ramon Llamas on a phone he finds that, unlike other smartphones, “bears no resemblance to its predecessors.” But is Microsoft putting too much money into the Windows Phone 7 launch?
China Mobile plans consumer BlackBerry push Research in Motion and China Mobile are planning a huge push of BlackBerries onto the consumer market over there. Will this make RIM handsets popular among China’s smartphone-hungry middle-class? I’m following that particular horse race closely!
Apple Parts Company With Design Partner Leave it to Apple to create some good drama: the iPhone maker has decided to sever ties with SurfaceInk, which they have worked with for more than a decade. It appears that SurfaceInk has developed its own prototype tablet device, and that does not sit easy with the Apple folks.
Cannibalize Business Development by Popularizing your API
Ever wonder why there are so many open APIs? Could be that it cuts down on marketing costs. But there’s a lot more to it than that, according to Shaival Shah.
Posted by Tish Grier in News
August 27, 2010
Happy Friday! Hope you all have some great plans for the weekend–and that the weather is good wherever you are…
Android Tools ‘Horrendous” Says Facebook App Creator Apparently, John Hewitt is none too happy with Android. And he’s not alone among developers. This could be why Android app development lags behind iPhone. Meanwhile, HTC Working on Android Superphone….Maybe…
Nokia C7: Symbian^3 Given Early Review Eldar Murtazian reviewed the C7, says it’s ‘hardly a market leader’ but the best value for the money as well as the most balanced of the flagship Symbian^3 devices.
How big is the mobile app economy? There’s been a lot of talk this week about how much developers can earn from their apps, but is the mobile app economy growing fast enough to support all the developers that are entering the market? Dave Pringle compares info from two studies to find average earnings and the impact of economic forces on the app market.
Java lobby lowers Android and iPhone defenses The Unified Test Initiative is streamlining the verification process Java ME applications. This means that developers won’t have to certify every single Java ME app they develop, but will be subject to periodic audits. Is that o.k. with you?
What does RIM Need to Do to Stay Relevant in the Enterprise There are a number of stories across the Internet today that are spelling gloom and doom for RIM in one way or another. RIM’s BlackBerry has always been strong within Enterprise. Perhaps RIM’s survival will depend on better integration with Enterprise software? Perhaps….but Can RIM Win the Final Showdown with India?
Posted by Tish Grier in News
August 26, 2010
Is mobile WiMAX really toast? Will the rise of TD-LTE kill WiMAX? or does WiMAX still have a little life left in it?
Nokia and Intel open joint lab for 3D mobile UX research The joint research lab will be based at the University of Oulu in Finland. More details about what will be developed and researched with this new venture.
ARM virtualization tech adds more fuel to server fire At Stanford’s Hot Chips conference, ARM’s David Brash described a new set of virtualization extensions for the ARM-v7-A architecture, which will be included in the follow-on to Cortex A9. Read more on this virtualization and address extension, codenamed “Eagle.”
Motorola scoops up 280 North to bolster Android app development 280 North, developer of the Cappuchino app network, has been purchased for about US $20 M. In an email to TechCrunch, a Motorola spokesperson said 280 North “provides Motorola with specialized web-app engineering talent and technology that will help facilitate the expansion of Motorola’s application ecosystem.”
Apple, Google, Nokia And Others Face Patent Lawsuit Over Mobile Advertising Technology Ads may be a great way for developers to make money from free apps, but maker of Internet kiosks StreetSpace claims that the technology being used violates an existing U.S. Patent.
Posted by Tish Grier in News
August 25, 2010
Google responds to Android DRM breach, promises how-to on obfuscating code Twenty-four hours after the Android Police found that it was pretty easy to get around the new licencing service for third-party developers, Google has responded. And they’re not about to let pirates get away with anything.
Galaxy Tab Caught on Camera: Running Froyo Samsung’s first tablet device, the Galaxy Tab, has been caught on tape by a Chinese tech site. Check out the details and the beautiful, clear pics of the device!
MeeGo goes 3D But will users really want 3D on their handsets?
Android Revenue – Advanced Task Manager Arron La gives the details on how much he earned, with some great points describing what helped his app to earn big money.
Research In Motion Buys Mobile Storefront Platform Cellmania The most likely reason for RIM to make this move is that Cellmania will help BlackBerry App World.
Impressive Location Startup Hatches from Qualcomm Incubator Qualcomm Service Labs (QSL) is an incubation program that will serve as a platform to launch new consumer-focused mobile apps and services. Neer, Quilroy, Tapioca, and Vive are the four services and apps currently in the incubator program. Check out further details on each in this Mashable! post.
