Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:20:10 +0100 With Android Ice Cream Sandwich only officially available on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, there are sure to be plenty of Android fans who want to get a glimpse of the new version running on a different phone. Sony Ericsson has come to the rescue with this demonstration video, showing an early build running on an Xperia Arc S. (Source: Digital Trends)
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:11 +0100 Google’s Eric Schmidt raised eyebrows last week at the Le Web conference by suggesting within six months Android 4 “Ice Cream Sandwich” may well become mobile developers’ first choice platform, rather than Apple’s iOS. However, there may be a very important reason that will keep many mobile developers developing for iOS first, and maybe for other mobile platforms if they get around to it: money. According to a new report from Flurry Analytics, for every dollar an app makes on iOS, that same app will generate just 24 cents on Android. (Source: Digital Trends)
Microsoft woos Windows Store developers with higher revenue shares
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:50:12 +0100 Microsoft is looking to woo Windows developers towards selling their Windows 8 applications via the Windows Store…in part by offering them a better revenue split than they can get from Apple’s iTunes or Mac App Store, or from the Android Market. Microsoft plans to take a 30 percent cut of all app sales on the Windows Store—the same share charged by Apple and other app stores. However, when an app makes more than US$25,000, Microsoft will drop its cut to 20 percent, meaning developers will get to keep 80 percent of their revenue if they can pull in more than $25,000 with their app. (Source: Digital Trends)
Location-based network Gowalla to shut down as Facebook buys its developers
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:10:10 +0100 The team behind location-based social network Gowalla has been acquired by Facebook and will be shutting down its service in January. (Source: AFP Relax News)
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:30:13 +0100 A trio of software developers said Wednesday they have cracked BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer software and promised to reveal the secret within a week. (Source: AFP)
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