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MobileBits' Karsten Wysk on why its .NET Delta Engine is the most efficient for mobile game making
Only one to support OS, Android and Window Phone
Nokia claims Lumia 800 its 'best ever first week sales' in UK
Deutsche Bank reckons 2 million sold by end of 2012
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PressOK's Ryan Morel on how its hyper-local ad network PlacePlay offers eCPM of up to $8
First 25 developers to sign up get 100% of revenue
PG.biz week that was: Sony announces PS Vita Euro games and hits out at cheap mobile games, while UK trade boss compares it and Nintendo to dinosaurs on drugs
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.NET specialist MobileBits releases its Delta Engine, the only cross-platform tech for iOS, Android and Windows Phone
Claims no performance hits despite not being native code
Birmingham University's smartphone-focused Gamer Camp Nano open for registration
Month-long course starting in February 2012
Facebook games are an unsustainable business strategy, reckons mobile social producer Tami Baribeau
Companies should be looking at mobile too
Sony and Nintendo should give up on hardware and focus on phones reckons UKIE chairman Andy Payne
'Dinosaurs' are acting like they're on drugs
Develop Liverpool 11: Papaya's Oscar Clark on why going freemium is no excuse to skimp on quality
#developconf Make spending that first dollar fun
GREE's David McCarthy on why localising for Japanese market goes far beyond artwork and translation
Have to think about heart of your game
67% of tablet owners are active gamers reckons comScore
Beats out video or music as most popular activity
App PR service appromoter goes live, free for first 300 developers
New meeting place for mobile developers and press
Develop Liverpool 11: Greedy Bankers' Alastair Aitcheson on the power the 'personal touch' can have on the press
#developconf Meet, greet and get your word out
£100,000 game prototype funding contest launched by TIGA and Abertay University
Four UK devs to get £25,000 each
Develop Liverpool 11: Hogrocket's Ben Ward on why a 'PR rampage' is just as important as delivering a good game
#developconf Publisher duties don't disappear
Develop Liverpool 11: Devs wrong to think of iPad as a control pad or giant iPhone, reckons 36peas founder Jenkins
#developconf Demographics very different
Develop Liverpool 11: GREE's OpenFeint acquisition will help Japanese casual market migrate west
#developconf Model going global
Ubisoft online brand manager Thomas Paincon on taking control of its gaming brands on mobile
Gameloft remains a partner but less so than before
Parks Associates study reveals 51% of broadband households looking to buy Amazon Kindle Fire over iPad 2
But iPad still rules the roost with key demographics
Launching on Android 'doesn't make sense' for smaller companies, reckons Distorted Poetry's James Booth
Views of Birmingham, UK-based start up
EA Mobile wins ME's Best Mobile Games Publisher award for the 5th year running
Celebrates with 'Big Thanks' sale
Big Fish's first-of-its-kind subscription-based iOS games platform pulled by Apple
Days after approval had been given
Gameloft to provide Australian air carrier Jetstar with 12 pre-loaded iPad games for its new in-flight package
iPads to be available for rent on flights over 2 hours
Develop Liverpool 11: Cheap smartphone games you 'delete a minute later' bad for industry, says Evolution's Matt Southern
#developconf Landscape has changed
Gap between Apple and Samsung narrows as asymco weighs up mobile market in Q3 2011
Nokia slips to third as HTC and RIM tie for fourth
HTC's $300 million move for S3 Graphics in doubt as ITC favours Apple in patent case
HTC shares fall by 5% as a result
Amazon US sells all smartphones (except iPhones) for $0.01 in pre-Cyber Monday sale
Includes Droid Razr 4G and Galaxy S II 4G Touch
Zynga launches its first mobile game with location-based elements, Dream Zoo
Walkabout to unlock free safaris
Windows Phone Marketplace's top free apps generating 3 million downloads a month in US, but App Store is 43 times larger
Attracting 700 new publishers a month
Analysts predict Lumia 800's 'disappointing' first quarter sales as low as 500,000
But shipments could be 2 million
Non-Apple tablets sell 1.2 million units in the US to reach $415m in 2011 reckons NPD Group
Although boosted by HP's TouchPad fire sale
Big Fish gains approval for first streaming game subscription service on iOS
Recurring monthly revenues
Disney reveals value of a cross platform strategy with 100 million coins transfered from mobile game into Club Penguin
Puffle Launch reinforced with new Lite versions
Fishlabs looks to build Asian profile, appointing Christy Tang as social media manager for China
Looking east for future growth
Sony reveals European PS Vita launch line up, including new titles Unit 13 and MotorStorm RC
Plus 38 third party titles to come
Mobile publisher Thumbstar Games gains investment and Driver creative Martin Edmondson as CCO
Plus new Newcastle development studio
RIM temporarily drops PlayBook price to $199 in US to fight off Android assault
Runs until December 3
Android's global share dips to 45% in October as iPhone 4S strikes back for Apple
iOS 5 also outpacing Android upgrades
DeNA partners with Vietnamese internet carrier VNG Corps to bolster Mobage library
Three games to hit platform in 2012
HP to 'wind down' webOS as Q4 2011 profits drop 91% to $239 million
Platform incurs costs of $3.3 billion
BAFTA's high registration fees 'ghettoising non-console games', reckons Zee-3's Ste Pickford
Triple A titles get all the glory
Tiswaz's Kevin Dent on the dangers of putting your game under the microscope with AirPlay Mirroring
Change is harder than it looks
Square Enix to launch Android app store via KDDI on December 1
DoCoMo or Softbank launches to follow
DevLatest to host meet and greet session for app devs in Manchester on December 6
Eat, drink and be merry
Marmalade appoints former HP man Guy Whitcroft as COO
Boasts more than 30 years of experience
iOS share down 9% during last 12 months in US as Android takes hold
Falling faster than BlackBerry
Ice Cream Sandwich ships without Flash, but Adobe confirms support coming before 2012
Last version of Android to be supported
Opinion: Pirates will never buy your game, but they can signify its popularity
'Lost revenue' stats highly misleading