Welcome to PocketGamer.biz's weekly rundown of the stories clocking up the hits, picking up the click-throughs and generally keeping the advertisers happy by serving up page views.
Or, if you'd prefer, the top five stories currently dominating our readers' attention.
Each week, we'll be counting down the biggest news from the previous seven days, giving just a glimpse of the industry's big issues, from five to one.
Gameloft MMORPG Order & Chaos Online pulls in $1 million in 20 daysGameloft revealed that its first subscription based MMORPG on iOS Order & Chaos Online generated $1 million in revenue in its first 20 days on sale.
The game, which launched on both iPhone and iPad at the end of April, is pulling in an average of $50,000 every day.
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Mobile ad firm 24MAS acquires digital media agency Spoiled MilkMobile ad specialist 24MAS acquired its third firm in four months in the form of cross media agency Spoiled Milk, which joined the Swedish company for an undisclosed fee.
"Spoiled Milk are at the forefront of technology and design trends, working for a broad client base delivering cutting edge products and solutions," said 24MAS CEO Tero Turunen.
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Samsung demands to see next iPhone, iPad as it claims Apple lawsuit won't be 'legally problematic'Reacting to a court order demanding Samsung hand over designs for its forthcoming smartpones and tablets, the Korean firm countered by filing a motion of its own in reply.
The motion requests "a sample of the final, commercial version of the next generation iPhone that Apple will releases, whether that product will be known as the 'iPhone 4S', 'iPhone 5', or some other name" so Samsung can avoid copying Apple designs with its own devices.
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HTC's Mango powered 12MP 'Mazaa' for Windows Phone hits webFollowing on from Microsoft's unveiling of Mango -the next version of Windows Phone 7, news that Russian tech blogger Eldar Murtazin had managed to get his hands on the very handset the American giant used to showcase the OS caused a stir.
The HTC Mazaa will reportedly feature a 12MP camera, capable of exporting the RAW format. It's also believed Mazaa will come equipped with an updated CPU and GPU configuration, standing as the new benchmark for the platform moving forward.
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ARM aiming for 50% share of mobile processor market by 2015Building a base from 10 percent, ARM president Tudor Brown predicted that the firm will expand its share of the mobile processor pie to 50 percent by 2015.
ARM is set to face increased competition, however, with rival Intel having claimed 35 devices will ship with its own processor platform Oak Trail before the end of 2011.
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And there's even more
Also proving popular last week was PG.biz news editor Keith Andrew's view on why Apple needs to show its Lodsys spirit more often, while the latest Mobile Gaming Mavens piece this time focusing on their predictions for E3 and WWDC also clocked up the hits.
Until next week, Pocket Gamer pickers.
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