Puzzle Blox & Puzzle Blox Arcade! updated

Uploaded yet another new Puzzle Blox and Puzzle Blox Arcade! release 2.0.8 this morning:

Slightly reduced memory needs and increased performance
Fixed minor drawing issues on devices with different screen sizes
Re-encoded sound for less memory needs and better compatibility with newer Android revisions
Improved error logging

Grab it from Google™ Android Market, SlideMe.org, AndAppStore.com or directly from the [...]

Puzzle Blox 2.0.7

Sorry for the update spam but I had to release a new version of Puzzle Blox and Puzzle Blox Arcade! today. This one fixes a compatibility issue with Android 2.0 devices, namely the Motorola Droid.
Please find the latest release published to the Android Market and alternative market places as usual.

Puzzle Blox 2.0.6 available now

Uploaded a new Puzzle Blox and Puzzle Blox Arcade! release this morning:

Slightly enlarged blocks in Arcade! and Challenge game mode
Fixed rare “force close” issues during game start
Fixed progress dialog issue when resuming previously started game
Improved Archos 5 support

Grab it from Google™ Android Market, SlideMe.org, AndAppStore.com or directly from the download page.
Enjoy!

Happy Halloween! Puzzle Blox ready for download.

It’s done Finally the all new Puzzle Blox and Puzzle Blox Arcade! have hit Google Android Market.

Puzzle Blox – All the Puzzle Blox you already know including two new play modes Arcade and Challenge, new graphics, new sound effects, more levels and more fun. This upgrade will be available for FREE for all [...]

Puzzle Blox release on October 31st!

It’s official now. The new Puzzle Blox release will appear in Google Android Market on Saturday, October 31st… Halloween.
It features all the good stuff already seen in previous Beta versions plus various fixes and improvements. Thanks for testing, pals and gals!
Again here’s a short overview what’s to come:

Puzzle Blox – All the Puzzle Blox you [...]

Puzzle Blox Arcade! Beta 2.0.3

Hi folks!
If everything goes well then this is the final beta of Puzzle Blox Arcade! The full release should be available on Google™ Android Market pretty soon then
Changes in Puzzle Blox Arcade! 2.0.3:

Fixed various layout issues in the high score dialog and list view
Support of Android 1.6 “Donut” including all screen resolution types
Improved [...]

Puzzle Blox Arcade!

Today I have some news about the upcoming Puzzle Blox release! I got a lot of interests in it so here’s what I can share with you so far. The new Puzzle Blox will come in two flavors:

Puzzle Blox – All the Puzzle Blox you already know including two new play modes Arcade and Challenge, [...]

Android growth outpaces iPhone

There is no denying that iPhone rules the smartphone world of today. Apple just sold 5.2 million iPhones last quarter, a 626 percent increase from the previous Q2. The iPhone OS accounts for 47 percent of smartphone request according to AdMob. Apple also claims 32 percent of the handset industry operating profits. [...]

Android Market Observations Part 1

It is now eight weeks since the initial release of Puzzle Blox and Puzzle Blox Lite to the Google Android market…
Let me first state that the Google Android market is a great opportunity for all you independent software developers and people like me who do programming as a hobby. Since Apple launched their iPhone and [...]

Minor update of Puzzle Blox – Version 1.2.4 released

This is just a very small update targeting especially new users of the Lite version. It adds a short description text if the level failed. Judging from various comments some people where confused when the “You Failed!” message popped up and they didn’t understood what went wrong. Besides adding this new message I also fixed [...]