Google Payments on Android Market Missed

MARCH 16, 2012 ● Many European software developers claimed Google missed its March payment of proceeds from Android Market content purchases. The developers went to Google’s forums to vent their ire as they claim Google offers no avenue for direct contact  between itself and developers. Impact: A big issue with Android is the lack of a company that has a controlling interest in the plat.....

Tablet Sales Grow

JAN. 25, 2012 • Apple Inc. announced that 15.4 million iPads had been sold during the Fourth Quarter of 2011. By comparison, 14.7 million HP PCs were sold during the same period (Gartner). According to Pew Internet, in North America, More than one in four individuals now own a tablet or e-book reader thanks to strong holiday sales. Between December and January, Pew says the number of North Americans owning a tablet or e-book reader jumped from 18% to 29%. .....

Kindle Sales Top 1 Million A Week

DEC. 15, 2011 • In the weeks leading into Christmas, Amazon.com announced that it was selling more than 1 million Kindle devices a week worldwide. The online retailer would not say how many of those units sold were the new Fire model. Amazon had never previously announced any sales numbers for its e-reader devices. Impact: The e-reader devices like the Fire and Barnes and Noble’s Nook Co.....

Interview: Funzio Grabs the Spotlight

DEC. 7, 2011 • Amongst the slew of new start-ups in the social network and mobile game space during 2011, Funzio stood out for several reasons. First, there was the $20 million in funding through IDG Ventures in the U.S. and IDG Capital Partners in China. Next, came the hiring away of Jamil Moledina from Electronic Arts last November.  Moledina was director of business development at EA Partners, the publisher’s third party d.....

Apple Allows iPad Streaming

NOV. 23, 2011 • For the first time Apple allowed a game publisher to stream its titles on the iPad on a subscription basis… that is until Apple pulled the subscription app the very same week out from under Big Fish Games. The publisher said it had worked with Apple for months to offer users .....

Barnes and Noble’s Nook Tablet

NOV. 7, 2011 • Not to be outdone my Amazon.com’s Kindle Fire tablet, Barnes & Noble introduced it own $249 Nook Tablet. Weighing in at less than a pound, the Nook Tablet provides around 11 hours of reading time. The new model uses the same seven-inch screen from the existing Nook Color, and beefs up the hardware specification. Featured are a 1GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, plus 32GB more storage via SD card. The Nook Tablet also .....

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