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How Android Could Become the Best Gaming Platform

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In waiting rooms and lines across the world, a new breed of gamer is emerging. With the proliferation of mobile devices, people who wouldn’t have called themselves “gamers” are now playing Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja. While they might not consider themselves serious gamers, they play nonetheless. With most Triple A developers making games for the upcoming next generation consoles, many indie developers are focused on the Android ecosystem. This change in focus for new designers is a fundamental shift in how we play and Android could be the future of that shift – if they can overcome several hurdles….

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Apkudo Announces Apkudo Approved for Accessories

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Pressy to test with Apkudo  September 17, 2013 – Baltimore, MD – Apkudo, the Android innovation company, today announced the launch of Apkudo Approved for Accessories. The program – an extension of Apkudo Approved device analysis – will test pre- and post-market accessories in the context of Android devices to provide wireless operators, distributors, and retailers a comprehensive experience assessment above and beyond the limited testing done today. This analysis will expose likely areas of consumer satisfaction and dissatisfaction, providing the data to identify poor experience risks prior to approval to carry, stock, and sell. Apkudo Approved for Accessories will…

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Hardware-testing firm Apkudo is Android developers’ free secret weapon against fragmentation

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This article originally appeared in VentureBeat on June 28, 2013 Fragmentation on the Android operating system presents many complications for developers. It is a time-consuming and expensive process to test games out on dozens of different devices, and even then it’s unlikely studios can get their titles running perfectly on every phone or tablet in use. That’s where device-testing firm Apkudo comes in. Keep reading…

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Fire up the DRV. Josh Matthews appears on Bloomberg TV today!

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Fresh off the heels of Apkudo’s FierceWireless “Fierce 15” award, Josh Matthews will appear on Bloomberg TV’s famed in-depth investor program “Taking Stock with Pimm Fox” today at 5:20 pm EST! Josh will sit down with Pimm to discuss what makes Apkudo fierce, the state of Android, and how Apkudo helps mobile network operators, device manufacturers, and application developers make fierce products. Watch “Taking Stock with Pimm Fox” on Bloomberg TV at 5:20 pm EST! Click here to find Bloomberg TV in your area, or watch it online! Did you miss Josh’s last appearance on “Taking Stock”? No worries, you…

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FierceWireless Names Apkudo as one of Its “Fierce 15″ Wireless Companies of 2013!

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Apkudo Lauded as Leaders in Android Device and Application Testing Baltimore, MD – June 20, 2013 – Apkudo announced today that it has been named to the annual FierceWireless “Fierce 15” list, designating it as one of the top privately-held wireless companies of the year. FierceWireless editors evaluated hundreds of organizations, and found Apkudo to be one of the “fiercest,” proven by their creativity and innovation in the Android marketplace. FierceWireless, an internationally recognized daily email newsletter reaching more than 80,000 senior wireless industry executives, provides executives in over 100 countries with a quick, authoritative briefing on the day’s top…

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