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Verizon courts Microsoft, but will it snub Android?

While it may take a quarter or two to figure out just how well Nokia and AT&T's launch of the Lumia 900 did or didn't go, the device which both companies have bet big on has brought the kind of attention to Windows Phone that Microsoft was certainly hoping for.

That apparently has AT&T's biggest rival, Verizon, taking note.

by Patricio Robles 20 April 2012 15:52pm 0 comments

Google releases better Android emulator

Ask mobile developers who work with both iOS and Android, and you'll probably hear from more than a few of them that the Android emulator is lacking. From poor performance to inconsistencies, there have been no shortage of complaints about the tool developers are provided with to test their Android apps prior to testing them on a real device.

So Google is doing what you'd expect it to do and trying to improve its emulator.

by Patricio Robles 10 April 2012 15:28pm 3 comments

Gingerbread still tastier to Android users than Ice Cream Sandwich

Regardless of how much money Android has generated (or, more accurately, hasn't generated) for Google, there can be little doubt that Google is pleased with the fact that it owns the second most popular mobile OS in the world.

But the popularity of Android isn't without its problems. Fragmentation, for instance, has always been an area of concern for developers and handset manufacturers, if not for Google.

by Patricio Robles 03 April 2012 21:38pm 15 comments

Draw Something: one app, five weeks, 20m downloads

Developers hoping to cash in on the app gold rush today face a harsh reality. Competition is fierce, standing out can seem like an impossible task and well-heeled companies are capable of producing bigger and better apps more rapidly than ever before.

Even so, app store success stories like keep developers going.

by Patricio Robles 13 March 2012 22:44pm 0 comments

Apple unveils "the new iPad"

It's here!

After a long wait filled with much rumor and speculation (driving tons of traffic to tech blogs), Apple unveiled the latest version of the iPad at a press event in San Francisco.

by Patricio Robles 07 March 2012 19:54pm 2 comments

Is Google's Motorola "firewall" really a good thing?

Google is now seeing more than 850,000 new Android device activations per day, and Android head Andy Rubin says the search giant will "double down" on Android tablets this year.

But the real key to Android's success could be found in Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility, which was recently approved by EU and US regulators.

by Patricio Robles 27 February 2012 17:21pm 1 comment

Apple lures exec from Adobe to head iAd

When Steve Jobs unveiled iAd to the world, he promised an offering that would revolutionise mobile advertising.

But delivering on that promise has proven difficult for the technology company that has revolutionised so much in the past decade.

In fact, the offering's future looks quite uncertain. So what's Apple to do? Turn to one of your most-despised enemies, apparently.

by Patricio Robles 05 January 2012 09:39am 0 comments

BBC achieves 1.1m downloads and 500k new users with iPhone app

The BBC’s iPlayer iOS app has been downloaded 1.1m times in the week since it was upgraded to run on the iPhone and iPod touch.

Daniel Danker, BBC general manager of programmes and on demand, said that 500,000 of the downloads were to users who had never installed the app before.

The iPlayer app, which was launched on iPad and Android in February, has been a key factor in the growth of tablet and mobile viewing of BBC content.

by David Moth 20 December 2011 11:09am 0 comments

Apple's Mac App Store hits 100m downloads

Little more than a year ago, I asked the question, "Will the Mac app store change the desktop software landscape?"

The answer may not yet be obvious, but one thing is for sure: Apple's attempt to bring the app store model to the desktop isn't a flop.

Yesterday, the company announced that less than a year after launching, the Mac App Store has already surpassed the 100m download milestone.

According to Apple, this makes its newest app store "the largest and fastest growing PC software store in the world."

by Patricio Robles 13 December 2011 09:57am 1 comment

Microsoft to launch Windows Store for apps

Windows 8 is coming, and it's going to bring more than just a new operating system to users. Perhaps inspired by Apple, Microsoft will be delivering an app store dubbed the Windows Store with the newest version of its OS.

The Windows Store, which Microsoft wants to be the primary distribution hub for Metro style apps, is clearly something Microsoft has high hopes for. In fact, it's one of the reasons Microsoft is calling Windows 8 "the largest developer opportunity, ever."

by Patricio Robles 08 December 2011 09:31am 1 comment