Tag Archives: app store

New hacks surface, while Hunted Cow shuts down its pirated game after one week

Amazon has opened its Android Appstore for business in Japan. The world’s largest digital retailer has been on a drive into the mobile sector in recent months with the launch of its own Appstore and the release of its Kindle Fire line of tablets. Amazon has also made the Kindle …

LGC12: Microsoft calls on developers to take opportunity and get noticed before numbers rise considerably

The number of apps created for iOS has passed one million, says social app discoverability company Appsfire. The company revealed the news in a tweet but have not given any further information surrounding the numbers and have not yet updated the figures to account for November. The number represents that …

An interactive Pokemon encyclopaedia called Pokemon Zukan has been launched on the Japanese Apple App Store. It’s the second Pokemon-themed release on Apple’s portal following the arrival of Pokemon Say Tap last year. This new title, however, is the first paid-for Nintendo iOS app, though purists will argue that it’s …

Pokémon app is console giant's first paid-for title on iOS

RIM's Volker Hirsch on Blackberry's ambitious new vision

One of Apple’s key smartphone marketing advantages has neutralised. Google has stated that there are around 700,000 apps now available for Android devices, meaning that it is now on parity with Apple’s all-conquering App Store according to VentureBeat. Apple announced in September that it had hit the 700,000 app milestone, …

The UK’s leading game retailer GAME has pushed live its new smartphone app on the Apple App Store and on Android’s Google Play. A Windows Phone version will be released soon. The app allows customers or both GAME and Gamestation to unite their store credit under a single account. It …

Neon Play CEO Oli Christie on creating a game concept for mobile