PerBlue and PlayMob continue charitable push with IAP-based Thanksgiving campaign in Parallel Kingdom
Food Basket Hat purchase provides real world meal
Swrve CEO Hugh Reynolds on how its real-time personalisation tech will redefine the relationship between game makers and players
One size does not fit all
OpenFeint, PapayaMobile, Urban Airship and Flurry all on board for AppNation III in San Francisco
Speakers line up for end of November event
TIGA to host indie focused mobile, tablet and handheld conference in London on November 25
Marketing advice from PR experts also on offer
Kindle Fire now a bigger priority than Galaxy Tab for US developers, reports Appcelerator
Windows Phone also gaining momentum with Nokia
Social Gaming Summit 2011: Facebook brands mobile and HTML5 development the future, but warns against onslaught of Farmville clones
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Samsung drops move to block iPhone 4S sale in South Korea, worries about 'consumer relations'
Action could result in big PR gaff
Neon Play passes mobile milestone as 10 titles top 1 million downloads each
Paper Glider and Flick Football leading the way
Unity making moves to support Windows Phone 8, claims CEO David Helgason
Cannot support 'closed' Windows Phone 7
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Denki's iOS hit Quarrel named as best game at Scottish BAFTAs
Beats out Cobra Mobile's iBomber Defense
Nintendo 3DS sales hit 1.65 million in US, on track to outpace DS's first year
That's around 206,000 units a month
Windows Phone could be a winner with Nokia on board, reckons Four Door Lemon's Simon Barratt
Platform recovering from shaky start
PerBlue CEO Justin Beck on why Android is driving growth in its location-based MMOG Parallel Kingdom
Faster growth, quicker updates, better ecosystem
PG.biz week that was: 79% of Gamevil's business is IAP, Windows Phone 8 will be native, Samsung's working on bada tablets, and vote for the IMGAs
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Nokia bubbling on Windows Phone, prepping Tango-powered handset Champagne for launch
Won't take on high-end Lumia 800
Zynga dismisses claims company forced staff to relinquish pre-IPO shares
'Meritocratic' studio slams WSJ hearsay
iPhone 4S off to flyer in Hong Kong as device sells out before lunch at flagship store
Customers penned in to prevent disturbances
Nokia working with AT&T to deliver LTE equipped Lumia 800 to US market
First Windows Phone device could break the mold
Yahoo! rolls out Android app store in Japan, plans to start selling apps in Q2 2012
Joins Amazon and GetJar on Google's OS
Nintendo should have quit hardware race 'about 18 months ago', claims PopCap's David Bishop
3DS not cutting the mustard
Urban Airship's Scott Kveton on why encouraging user interaction with apps is more important than driving downloads
Push notifications have a role to play
Sony launches closed beta for PlayStation Suite SDK in UK, US and Japan
First come, first serve
InMobi appoints Microsoft UK's mobile ad lead Lee Blyth as head of sales
$200 million investment behind recruitment drive
Neon Play tops 26 million downloads across iOS and Android
Up 6 million in 5 months
TinyCo partners with ngmoco to bring library to Mobage on Android
Tiny Chef and Tiny Nightclub on board
Social analytics specialist Kontagent raises $12 million in fresh funding round
Looks to mobile expansion
Opinion: Nintendo's overwhelming DS success as much to blame for current woes as mobile momentum
Giant being blitzkrieged
Pre-order demand causes Amazon to up Kindle Fire's 2011 total to 5 million units, reports DigiTimes
Second raise for $199 tablet
Japanese 3DS sales rise by 100% in Super Mario 3D Land's opening week
First party smash serves up surge
EA, Zynga, Rovio, PopCap and Gameloft all on board for Kindle Fire's November 15 launch
Official Facebook and Twitter apps also secured
Google chairman Eric Schmidt vows to support Android OEMs facing lawsuits
But not with money
Rise of iOS and Android halves Nintendo DS game revenue in US in 2 years
Nintendo's 'burning platform' is shrinking
Com2uS on becoming a majority smartphone business, and dealing with 98% Android piracy rate
Now looking to release 3-6 games a quarter
ARM increases compute power of its GPUs four-fold, with the announcement of Mali-T658
Its first eight core design
Entries for the 8th International Mobile Games Awards now open
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UK start up Distorted Poetry releases debut iOS game, Petri-Dash
Tired of lack of opportunity elsewhere
Apple's iPhone talks with China Mobile stall as carrier demands App Store revenue share
World's largest mobile operator wants its cut
Barnes & Noble asks US courts to reign in Microsoft over patent cases
Microsoft remain un-ruffled
Survey reveals 26% of consumers putting off an iPad purchase until the Kindle Fire is released
Hedging their bets
Fast expanding Asian market means localisation is the only way to maximise iOS revenue, reckons App Annie
Japan now second largest market on App Store
Distimo notes games taking over Korean App Store with 43% of top 100 free apps
And 50% of paid content
WildTangent launches dedicated app rental service for Android
Casual games the focus
GameHorizon 2012 returns to Sage Gateshead on June 27-28
Games industry to hit Gateshead UK
Mobile ad network Medialets raises $8.4 million
Brings total funding to date to $18.4 million
Adobe halts development on Flash Player for mobile browsers, switches focus to HTML5
Native mobile apps also a priority
HP will take on tablet market in a 'significant way' if it decides to hold on to webOS, claims CEO Meg Whitman
But smartphones out of the question
Digital Harmony unveils real-time cross-platform multiplayer engine
Harmony Tech breaks down barriers
Ogmento CEO Brian Selzer on the power of combining AR with location-based gaming
Doubling down on the real world
Nvidia officially reveals Tegra 3 details; ASUS Transformer Prime tablet the first device
With Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, and PC Gamepad support