Posted by ksteineman on Mar 1, 2013 in Apps, Mobile, Startups |
In an effort to hep the little guys, Canadian incubator-accelerator Execution Labs has announced its Lab Partners program, which will help the indie developers it’s working with, and other indies, to find fellow studios they can run cross-promotion campaigns with. The free service is accessed via the Lab Partners section of the Execution Labs website and delivered through the self-service Direct Deals functionality offered by monetisation outfit Chartboost. Execution Labs Co-Founder Keith Katz said, “The market has shifted in favour of large publishers who can afford to spend $1.50 or more to acquire new players,” “We’re trying to level the playing field by providing a matchmaking service that...
Posted by ksteineman on Mar 1, 2013 in Apple, Mobile |
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Posted by ksteineman on Mar 1, 2013 in Apple, Mobile |
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Posted by ksteineman on Feb 28, 2013 in Mobile |
In a new report by InMobi (that surveyed 15,000 mobile users across 14 different makets) details how consumers are interacting with ads and their devices. The reports aim was to understand how people are consuming mobile media. They found around 50% of mobile web users now use mobile as a primary means of getting online, which makes it blatantly obvious how brands can benefit from mobile marketing and advertising. 75% of surveyors said they were introduced to something new via mobile ads. 67% say the ads are more relevant than desktop forms. 46% have made mobile purchases. 45% said ads have influenced in-store purchases. As for in-app ads, the...
Posted by ksteineman on Feb 28, 2013 in Mobile |
While they still have a long ways to go to catch up with Apple and Google’s 775,000+ the growth apperas to be picking up quite a bit. Microsoft claims to have quadrupled Windows Phone sales in Q4 of 2012 with app submissions experiencing similar growth. They also revealed that the Windows Phone Store now hosts a total of 130,000 apps with 15,000 having been created specifically for Windows Phone 8. This of course also means that downloads are up (by 75% to be exact) as well as paid app revenue jumping by 91%. Microsoft claims on average a user will download 55 apps each. Kantar Worldpanel also...
Posted by ksteineman on Feb 28, 2013 in Apple, Apps, Mobile |
The lawsuit – which could cost Apple up to $100 million to settle – is based around the claim that the company: “failed to adequately disclose that third-party game apps, largely available for free and rated as containing content suitable for children, contained the ability to make in-app purchases.” The proposal which could be approved in the US starting as early as tomorrow (March 1st,2013) will allow parents to claim at least $5 (either in the form of store credit or cash if they no longer have an iTunes account) IF they can prove the purchases were made without their decisions. ..I wonder how that conversation would play out with the...
Posted by ksteineman on Feb 27, 2013 in Apps, Mobile |
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Posted by ksteineman on Feb 27, 2013 in Apps, Mobile |
Mee the new Firefox Mobile OS, HTML5-friendly brought to you by Mozilla. Certainly taking a big step forward in its mobile strategy earlier this week Firefox is clearly aiming to be a THE 3rd player in the smartphone landscape currently dominated by Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. Mozilla announced that 18 carriers have now committed to its Open Web HTML5 device push; the launch of the Firefox Marketplace app store to aggregate content for the platform; and some of the first low-cost handsets coming out of its carrier partnerships that will be on their way this summer. The idea is that carriers may have a better opportunity in markets...
Posted by ksteineman on Feb 27, 2013 in Android News, Apple, iOS Updates, Mobile |
A new report by GoodTechnology has shown that while Android usage is primarily driven by tablets, 77% of new account activations for enterprises in Q4 were from Apple. iPads and iPhones even accounted for 8 of the top 10 devices. Android on the otherhand, fell by 6.3% YOY taking just 22.7 % of all activations, which were driven primarily by tablets vs phones. Windows Phone secured just 0.5% of overall activations. iPhone 5 was the most popular device over the quarter with 32% of activations, while iPad led the tablet space with 93.2 %. Christy Wyatt, CEO and president of Good Technology, said, “CIOs today are able to...
Posted by ksteineman on Feb 27, 2013 in Apps, Mobile |
Yes, it’s really happening. And, I have to say, I really like the art direction that Rovio has implemented since the inception of Angry Birds. The cartoon especially (as seen in the video above) brings back a bit of Nostalgia from the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner days. Over the past few months Rovio has teased the release of an ‘Angry Birds cartoon series’ but kept most of details on the down-low. Until now, where evidently all will be revealed on march 16th when the first episode premieres. Yesterday the company announced on their blog descriptions of “an all-new animated series that throws the doors to Piggy...
