Mobile
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EBay and PayPal Mobile Payment Forecasts Soars Into Billions
“PayPal’s projected numbers look even better at $7 billion, a 75 percent increase over last year. 2011 was still a good year for the online payment company as it surpassed its $3.5 billion expectations to reach $4 billion in mobile payments. Although its sales are rising twice as fast as eBay’s, PayPal Chief Scientist Moh Ok told our audience at ILM West that both companies are “laser focused” on commerce.”
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iPhone 4S helps iOS close the gap on Android | The Digital Home – CNET News
“Among Americans who bought a new smartphone in the last three months, 44.5 percent of those surveyed in December purchased an iPhone, putting Apple’s handset just behind Android smartphones, which were picked up by 46.9 percent of December respondents, according to Nielsen. RIM’s BlackBerry earned 4.5 percent market share.”
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The Android sloppy interface: When guidelines are not enough | ZDNet
“Platforms that enforce developers to follow concise rules for interface design, Windows, OS X and iOS among them, go a long way to avoid user frustration by preventing free-form app controls. Google’s recently published “guidelines” to interface development on Ice Cream Sandwich won’t do any good for the end-user as the premises behind them are not mandatory.”
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“Welcome to Android Design, your place for learning how to design exceptional Android apps.”
Virtual Worlds
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WonderBuilders Develops Singapore Games Village
“WonderBuilders, Inc. has created a virtual world called “Singapore Games Village.” Announced as part of the Media Development Authority of Singapore’s new Games Solution Center (GSC), this virtual world allows locally developed games to be showcased to prospective publishers who can then select the titles which they wish to license. The Games Village includes customizable game kiosks. Each kiosk displays games that can be played in a browser or on a mobile platform. The game kiosks are multi-user. As one person plays a game in-world, other remote participants can watch the game play and talk about the action. Users can also take turns playing the game.”
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