techcrunch.com - 10/23/2009
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iFog_Carvey Here’s a quirky story: Israeli iPhone app dev house ApParty released an app back in December 2008 called iFog ( iTunes link ). The premise being that the user selects a photo which then has a steam effect superimposed upon it. The steam can be wiped away by running a finger over the ...
technologyexpert.blogspot.com - 10/25/2009
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technologyexpert.blogspot.com —
A recent T-Mobile Android ad accidentally boosted sales
of an older, already existing iPhone application. Yes, it...
seems like no matter what, there's already an app for that. The application, iFog , debuted Dec. 24th of last year. While it sold 200,000 copies at $0.99 a pop, since its first ...
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T-Mobile Android Ad Boosts Old iPhone App Sales
techradar.com - 10/26/2009
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techradar.com —
With the Android smartphone platform gaining momentum as
the number of handsets available expands, T-Mobile has introduced...
its own-brand low-cost touchscreen alternative – the T-Mobile Pulse. The Pulse offers a pay-as-you-go route into the ...
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Review: T-Mobile Pulse
digitaltrends.com - 10/23/2009
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digitaltrends.com —
Two years ago, Google Android was nothing more
than a rumor on technology blogs. Twelve months later,...
its sole representative was one awkward brick of a phone that looked like a prototype that had escaped from a testing lab. And today, lo and ...
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Google Android Roundup: 10 Phones Compared
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T-Mobile Ad Increases App Store Sales
I4U News —
... Talk about your all-time backfires. A T-Mobile ad designed to increase sales of Android aps may have ended up putting money in Apple's pocket. In the ad, comedian Dana Carvey showed off an Android app that simulates a steamed up window and allows you to 'write on the glass' by drawing designs with your finger. According to TechCrunch , this had the inadvertent effect of boosting sales for an older, similar app for the iPhone. Israeli iPhone app developers ApParty released their iFog app in December 2008. While it sold well initially, sales quickly dropped down and stayed ...
T-Mobile Android Ad Boosts Old iPhone App Sales
Tech-Ex —
... For some reason, iFog saw a recent doubling of sales. Stumped at first, the developers were clued into what happened when friend talked about an iFog TV commercial. ...
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