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To Revitalize iPhone App Sales, Get T-Mobile And Dana Carvey To Pimp A Copycat Android App
techcrunch.com - 10/23/2009
To Revitalize iPhone App Sales, Get T-Mobile And Dana Carvey To Pimp A Copycat Android App
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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 ...
November Launch Date Fun
tmonews.com - 10/19/2009
November Launch Date Fun
— tmonews.com — Well with all the Project Dark news going on, questions have surrounded what handsets we might be... seeing? One of the more anticipated devices is the Samsung Behold II, the very first Android powered phone from Samsung and T-Mobile USA. Dropping in ... (more) November Launch Date Fun

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MOTOROLA CLIQ Ad From T-Mobile
androidguys.com - 10/27/2009
MOTOROLA CLIQ Ad From T-Mobile
— androidguys.com — If you subscribe to the T-Mobile YouTube channel , you’d already know what we’re about to say.... Here’s the first look at a :60 ad that shows off the features of MOTOBLUR and the social networking integration. Hopefully, ... (more) MOTOROLA CLIQ Ad From T-Mobile

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T-Mobile Pulse Now Available On Pay As You Go
talkandroid.com - 10/22/2009
T-Mobile Pulse Now Available On Pay As You Go
— talkandroid.com — T-Mobile's first Pay As You Go Android phone, the T-Mobile Pulse is now available online and from... T-Mobile stores. Priced at £176.16 with a £10 top-up voucher, the T-Mobile Pulse is also available from £20 a month with a free handset as part of a 2 ... (more) T-Mobile Pulse Now Available On Pay As You Go

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T-Mobile U.S. ad inadvertently boosts sales of iPhone app
AppleInsider — ... shows comedian Dana Carvey using an application that simulates steam on glass. The user can "wipe" the steam off the screen, as Carvey does to write "Call me" and draw a smiley face. But an iPhone application that predates the Android offering has turned out to be a benefactor, despite the fact that it is not a part of the TV spot. According to TechCrunch Israeli iPhone developers ApParty were surprised when their year-old, App Store-exclusive offering iFog saw its sales double out of the blue a few weeks ago. At first they were unsure why the sales had spiked, until ...

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 ...

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