Samsung and Tizen recoil from talk of a bada merger - current situation is nebulous and unclear
Everything back in flux
FAADChat spreads the free app message with 1.2 million downloads
Another promotional channel
PS Vita software's 'deeper DNA' will offer distinct experience to mobile, reckons Sony's Andrew House
Yet convergence with smartphones essential
IAPs to generate $5.6 billion or 64% of app revenue in 2015, reports IHS Screen Digest
Reckons 96% of 2011 app downloads were free
SponsorPay sees 2011 revenue up 125% thanks in part to new mobile monetisation platform
Cost-per-action model working gangbusters
Samsung drags Qualcomm into its on-going patent battle with Apple
Focuses on chain of distribution
InMobi's 2011 smartphone ad impressions jump 488 percent to 109 billion
Nokia still top dog, but Apple has top 4 devices
Nexon signs strategic deal to standardised internal development on Unity
Includes access to source code
Google Ventures part funds Android-focused developer Bionic Panda's seed investment round
SoftTech VC and Norwest Venture Partners also involved
RIM rumoured to be working on 2 new PlayBooks for 2012
7 inch and 10 inch devices on the way?
BuzzCity sees global ads up 139% to 126 billion ads in 2011
India leading the 10 countries in the 10+ billion club
Ustwo proclaims death of its premium model, launches 99c Whale Trail on Android as last hurrah
Studio praying for more than 45,000 sales
Madvertise poaches AOL director Brandon Keenen as its UK MD
Berlin-based firm expanding internationally
43% of US developers already working on HTML5 projects, reports Evans Data
Beats out Flash and Silverlight
DeNA and NetDragon form joint venture to push Mobage China
Trading Japanese games for Chinese players
Papaya's Justin Mauldin on helping the next generation of mobile gaming superstars
Sign up for the Games Academy
Australian marketeer Surprise Attack kicks off 2012 with 12 clients
Expects to be promoting 20+ games during the year
ZeptoLab CEO Lyalin pegs Cut the Rope downloads at 85 million, paid version makes up 25%
Windows Phone and Symbian versions on the way
The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on whether Intel matters in mobile
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MindJolt COO Colin Digiaro on the fast blurring social-mobile gaming divide and why Amazon is best for Android
All systems go
Submissions for Game Connection America's Selected Projects 2012 close 22 Jan
15 finalists get to pitch in early March
Samsung looks to raise $1 billion through overseas bonds for chip factory expansion
Texas facility set for growth
Japanese sales figures highlight 3DS' holiday dominance
Also had top 3 games of 2011
Temple Run reaches 20 million download milestone with 7 million DAUs
The power of viral, the power of freee
EA to bolster RIM's PlayBook with Plants vs. Zombies
To arrive 'shortly'
Nokia details Lumia's global roll out with interactive Momentum Map
Ticking off the territories
Google and LG rumoured to be negotiating over a Nexus smart TV
More content and better search options inbound
It's confirmed that Samsung's working to merge bada OS with ex-MeeGo open source project Tizen
Linux-based OSes could cover all devices, provide Android plan B
The PG.biz Hot Five: Zynga's player love, Gameloft clones itself, and Microsoft ties up Cut the Rope for IE
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Latest platform supported by Unity's Union program is LG smart TVs
Include camera support for Kinetic-style games and motion control remotes
Preliminary ITC decision clears Motorola of infringing Apple patents
Final judgement due in May
Has ZombieSmash developer GameDoctors been acquired by Zynga?
iTunes says yes. Zynga says no comment
Gameloft's free-to-play woes continue as Urban Crime unmasked as a rehash of Gangstar
Cut and paste
Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games Crazy Hedgy, Scramble With Friends
Critically acclaimed
CES 2012: ARM CEO Warren East dismisses Intel's smartphone ambitions, while talking up Windows 8 potential
It can never compete on power consumption
Nokia signs exclusive deal to land 25 EA and Chillingo games on Windows Phone
Mirror's Edge, FIFA 12, and Dead Space on the way
Digital Chocolate adds credit lines, hires Finnish VPs and expands studios to grow in 2012
All go in Helsinki, San Mateo, St Petersburg and Seattle
Lithuanian developer Outlander Studios gains a year of funding from HackFwd
Time to finish Android RTS Equilibrium
Nokia to launch Lumia 710 in UK on 1 February
Comes in six colour variations
Apple cancels iPhone 4S's official retail launch in China to ensure the safety of customers and employees
Relies on resellers and online vendors
Sony shrugs off concern over PS Vita sales figures in Japan
Learning from the past
Zynga poaches EAi executive Barry Cottle to serve as corporate development lead
Joins the Zyngan club of ex-EA execs
CES 2012: Samsung to launch modified Galaxy Tab 7.0 in Germany at end of January to skirt injunction
Design sufficiently different
Zynga looks to improve iOS retention and drive downloads with Player Love Week
Ranging from free coins to a bear-in-a hammock
People sparking baseless Microsoft buyout rumours are running out of fresh material reckons Nokia CEO Elop
There are synergies across feature and smartphones
BlackBerry can regain lost ground ... if developers support it, reckons Paw Print Games director Antony White
Bottom has been reached
CES 2012: Cut the Rope coming to PlayBook with Scoreloop social integration
Part of PlayBook OS 2.0 update
Sulake builds out mobile business with launch of Habbo Hotel tie-in game Niko
All about moving audiences across platforms
Microsoft signs Android patent deal with LG, leaving Motorola and Barnes & Noble as key outliers
Has over 70 percent of OEMs signed up