October 21, 2011 Qualcomm partnership will deliver sub-$200 Windows Phone handsets in 2012, reckons Microsoft's mobile head Andy Lees Manufacturing costs to halve from launch
October 21, 2011 Nokia sees 'opportunity' in delivering Windows 8 powered tablets, states CEO Elop Windows Phone launched 'confined' to set countries
October 21, 2011 Microsoft posts record $17.37 billion revenue in Q1 2012, but Windows Phone yet to make its mark Firm waiting on Windows 8
October 20, 2011 More than half of all BlackBerry customers vow to abandon brand post BBM blackout, reports YouGov Most bound for iOS
October 20, 2011 Samsung reportedly slips past Apple to become world's top smartphone manufacturer in Q3 20 million shipped across quarter
October 20, 2011 Galaxy Nexus specifically designed to avoid Apple patent lawsuits, reveals Samsung's Shin Jong-kyun Company looks to expand its legal troop
October 20, 2011 Tapjoy appoints former Yahoo! man Jim Jones as general manager of sales Brings 20 years of experience to role
October 20, 2011 Nokia 800 penciled in for November 15 debut as leak reveals handset to come in 3 colours 3.7-inch handset sports black, blue and pink casing
October 20, 2011 Nokia suffers smartphone slowdown in Q3 2011 as sales dip 13% to 8.98 billion Shipments fall 27% as firm waits on Windows Phone
October 20, 2011 One year on, MiniClip's smartphone division clocks up 50 million downloads on iOS Hit 1 million downloads a day at peak
October 20, 2011 Our goal was coolmercial: ustwo's mills on the making of Whale Trail Making Willow loop-the-loop
October 20, 2011 Kwalee offers 'app polishing' service to spruce up rivals' flagging releases Startup also looking to take on new staff
October 20, 2011 Powering Fruit Ninja Free on Android, Italian startup beintoo aims to help developers monetise Mixing real world rewards and Bedollars virtual currency
October 20, 2011 PlayStation games Android bound as Sony rolls out PS Store for Tablet S in Europe, North America Twisted Metal and Destruction Derby hit device
October 20, 2011 ARM looking to power cheaper smartphones with 'ultra-efficient' Cortex-A7 Targeting the developing world
October 19, 2011 BB DevCon 11: Anders Jeppsson, RIM's first head of games, on the opportunities and challenges with BlackBerry #bbdevcon We need to create a healthy ecosystem
October 19, 2011 BB DevCon 11: Magmic on the opportunities of freemium on BlackBerry; top players of Texas Hold 'Em King spend over $5,000 #bbdevcon Playing at the top table
October 19, 2011 14 developers set to demo titles at first YetiZen studio startup accelerator day Set your calendars for October 27
October 19, 2011 BB DevCon 11: PlayBook Android Player is an opportunity for experimentation but native is best says RIM's Alec Saunders #bbdevcon Especially for high end gaming
October 19, 2011 Mobile games on Facebook to grow industry as one unit, not platform by platform, reckons CTO Bret Taylor Users should be able to link up whatever the OS
October 19, 2011 Android overtakes Nokia in Q3 2011 to grab 33% of ad impressions in Europe, reports InMobi iPhone 4 the top performing handset
October 19, 2011 Finger to the pedal: The making of DrawRace 2 How RedLynx restarted its linedrawing racer's engine
October 19, 2011 Motorola will be 'run at arm's length' claims Google mobile chief Andy Rubin Patents behind the purchase
October 19, 2011 Millennial Media updates iOS and Android SDKs, lets devs sell campaigns to their own advertisers 'Client ads' joined by improved metrics on mmDev
October 19, 2011 Nintendo's Wii U could be undermined by Apple's assault on the living room, reckons Hogrocket's Peter Collier AirPlay Mirroring a threat to console's social standing
October 19, 2011 Sony confirms PS Vita to hit Europe on February 22, prices starting from £229.99 Or 249.99 for the rest of the continent
October 19, 2011 Multiple new Windows Phone handsets to be unveiled at Nokia World, claims Microsoft CEO Ballmer Android and iOS also cast aside
October 19, 2011 Google lifts lid on Ice Cream Sandwich as Samsung's Galaxy Nexus makes Hong Kong debut New handset, new OS
October 18, 2011 BB DevCon 11: Scoreloop's Marc Gumpinger reveals social gaming network has 80 million users #bbdevcon Hosted 750 million sessions, 5 billion scores
October 18, 2011 Apple sold 72.3 million iPhones in FY 2011, plus 32.4 million iPads reveals CEO Tim Cook Cumulative iOS sales hit quarter of a billion
October 18, 2011 BB DevCon 11: 65% of Android apps should work on PlayBook without code changes, reckons RIM #bbdevcon Although certain APIs aren't supported
October 18, 2011 Apple enjoys strong Q4 2011 as profits jump 54% yoy to $6.62 billion 17.03 million iPhones sold, 11.12 million iPads
October 18, 2011 BB DevCon 11: 'We're turbo charging our games catalog,' says RIM's Chris Smith: #bbdevcon Thanks to Marmalade, Unity and ShiVa3D
October 18, 2011 RIM announces BBX platform, releases Native SDK for PlayBook and beta for Android runtime Scoreloop SDK also in beta
October 18, 2011 Motorola unveils Gingerbread-powered Droid Razr, brands 'world's thinnest 4G smartphone' Hitting US in November for $299
October 18, 2011 BB DevCon 11: BlackBerry App World is the second most profitable app store claims Alec Saunders #bbdevcon 13% of devs made +$100k apparently
October 18, 2011 BB DevCon 11: BlackBerry App World hits one billion downloads, 5 million apps per day #bbdevcon 25 million BBM Connected apps already
October 18, 2011 BB DevCon 11: We're aligning behind BBX - the best of BlackBerry and the best of QNX, says Lazaridis #bbdevcon RIM co-CEO remains bullish
October 18, 2011 Unity co-founders Helgason and Francis warn advancing mobile tech will lead to 'diminishing returns' for developers No-one wants an Xbox on their phone
October 18, 2011 Pocketeers' technical director Mat Hopwood on how Marmalade cut the studio's porting time to shreds The SDK, not the jam
October 18, 2011 Apple shipped 13 million iPads in Q3 2011, but missed internal target reckons DigiTimes Up 36.8% from Q2
October 18, 2011 Hogrocket's Tiny Invaders clocks up 100,000 downloads in 3 days during celebratory giveaway Spot on iPhone keynote triggers promo
October 18, 2011 Almost a third of all eligible devices now running iOS 5, reckons Localytics iPhone 4S makes up 2%
October 18, 2011 Motorola lowers price of entry level Xoom to $379 in a bid to spur sales Temporary measure taken in selective retailers
October 18, 2011 Rumour: iPhone 4S originally conceived as budget release to couple with iPhone 5 launch Next iPhone now due summer 2012
October 18, 2011 Gamevil signs publishing deal with Korean RPG specialist KNetP Bolsters hand in genre
October 17, 2011 70% of App Store's 100 top-grossing titles employ in-app purchases in UK Freemium games make up half of top hitters
October 17, 2011 iPhone 4S sales could hit 24 million during first quarter, reckons Brigante Advisors analyst Kevin Dede Siri is the key
October 17, 2011 Beijing-based social studio Happy Elements gains $30 million for smartphone push Dev also looking to expand internationally
October 17, 2011 Halfbrick opens up Sydney office as studio advertises for programmers, artists and designers Expanding beyond 50 man staff