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Fortumo serves up the stats
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Infographic
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Fortumo reveals the spots
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Deal goes through
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New terms agreed upon
PG Mobile Mixer: Windows Phone 8.1 dominates the conversation in San Francisco
Think. Drink. Connect.
Windows Phone 8.1 rolls out to registered devs worldwide
Full deployment expected this summer
Manchester goes mobile: Developer showcase Update heading for MediaCityUK
Book your place for 12 April
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Amazon goes 'gaming too' with Fire TV, LINE tops 400 million users, and Microsoft announces Universal Apps
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Three Become One
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Easy to implement across multiple devices
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Off to a good start
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Set to streamline the dev process
Tipping Point
Android tablets oust iPad in terms of 2013 sales
Low end and small screen but big numbers
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Former Nokia CEO on the move
Digging deep down: It's time to introduce a sense of balance to the sexism debate
Why jumping the gun does more harm than good
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'I cannot take this anymore'
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There's nothing to fear from F2P
Amazon acquires Killer Instinct dev Double Helix Games
Antecedent of the Amazon console?
Windows Phone is the fastest growing mobile OS
But Android still on top overall, says Canalys
Sneaking Success
The making of Republique
How Camouflaj took stealth beyond Solid Snake
Head In The Cloud
Satya Nadella is the new Microsoft CEO
22-year MS veteran steps up
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Giant needs to do something revolutionary
Clone Wars - GMGC recommends diplomacy first when dealing with Chinese copies
Think local
The Copenhagen Collective: How the Danish indie scene is tooled up to usurp the big boys
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Looking to expand the Sony spectrum
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Indies need to focus on genre and platform niches
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Rovio and Vanguard speak out
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99.7% of investors give the thumbs up
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Apple sees smartphone share dip
Nokia powers Windows Phone to growth across Europe, now ahead of iOS in Italy
But Android still dominant, says Kantar Worldpanel
Microsoft: 160,000 'novice' developers now working on Windows Phone apps
Unveils improvements for App Studio beta
Mobile game revenue to double to $22 billion as handhelds melt away
Gartner looks ahead to 2015
Microsoft trumpets $400 million Surface boost as profits rise
Revenue tops $18.5 billion
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Microsoft refutes rumours
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6-inch phablets also launched
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