InMobi study reveals 39% of UK mobile users planning to buy iPhone 5
48% of those to buy within first 6 months
Freemium games could make up 95% of iOS downloads in one year's time, reckons PopCap's Giordano Contestabile
And 80 percent of its revenue
Sony Ericsson signs up Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light as Xperia Play exclusive on Android
150 games now optimised for handset
GREE looks for US push as social giant picks Duncan/Channon to head first ad campaign
Japanese firm ready for the US market
Linux Foundation pulls plug on MeeGo, folds OS into new project Tizen
But Samsung might still be interested party
Halfbrick makes move on publishing as studio partners with Spry Fox on Steambirds: Survival
Bound for iOS this October
Hairbrained Schemes' Jordan Weisman on the fresh intrigues and challenges of mobile gaming
Ex-Microsoft man on Crimson's success
Chillingo not totally sold on IAP, should be deployed on case-by-case basis says co-GM Joe Wee
One model doesn't fit all
All go for MeeGo as Samsung rumoured to be interested in bada link up
Platform could underpin Korean firm's OS
Microsoft begins global Mango roll out across Windows Phone handsets
UK handsets to receive update before end of October
Nokia's Ovi Store boasts most localised marketplace, 29% of apps published exclusively in one country
US, UK, Australia and Canada form social block
Ex-IUGO and Glu Mobile exec Sarah Thomson joins OpenFeint as director of developer relations
Right person to keep platform growing
Autodesk hails Tag Games' use of 3ds Max for forthcoming freemium iOS game Funpark Friends
How to stand out
Nokia begins roll out of MeeGo-powered N9
Finnish firm begins shipping units to stores
Emerging markets social publisher Peak Games raises $11.5 million, looks to increase releases, move into mobile
Further studio and user acquisition on the cards
Rumour: Amazon used BlackBerry PlayBook as template to 'shortcut' Kindle Fire development
Both made by ODM Quanta
1 million downloads proves monetising from search bolt-on works on Android, says StartApp's Itay Rokni
Advertising not the only answer
Nvidia Tegra 3-powered ZTE T98 tablet spotted
First sighting in the retail wild
Details emerge of Motorola's Xoom 2 tablets
Xoom xoom
Microsoft rolls out web-based Windows Phone Marketplace
11 months late better than never
Android destroyed new purchases of BlackBerries in US over past 3 months says Nielsen
Accounted for 56% of market
Like movie merchandise, IAPs prove consumers will pay extra for mobile brands they love, says ZeptoLab's Misha Lyalin
Cut the Rope studio will testing freemium model next
Tag Games' Paul Farley on the benefits of Games Hacks, even for established studios
Get the juices flowing
Both Apple and its rivals look to curved cover glass to gain an advantage, reckons DigiTimes
Staying ahead of the...
Opera moves into mobile services, buys cross platform app store Handster
Covers Android, Java, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry
Despite Apple's best efforts, Samsung Galaxy S II shipments pass 10 million in under 150 days
More than half million units hitting retail weekly
Verizon comes to aid Samsung in its US court patent battle with Apple
LTE network would suffer from US injunction
One More Thing's Anthony Agius has 17 days left to raise $25,000 for his crowd funded iOS TV dev show
Feeding the knowledge gap
Microsoft files a patent for interchangeable slide-out mobile pads
Including an Xperia Play-esque game controller
The PG.biz Hot Five: HTML5 starts to hum, EA's App Store sale is a touch sly, and IAP becomes dominant revenue driver on iOS
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The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens discuss Sony's future in mobile and portable gaming
Great brand, but where's the strategy?
PlayMob's Jude Ower explains how its charity API can save the world one in-app purchase at a time
Also provides engagement and discoverability benefits
Amazon likely to lift lid on Android tablet at September 28 press event
Invites point to D-day
PG.biz week that was: Apotheker gets the axe, Project Spartan slips as Facebook refocuses, and developers start to hunger for HTML5
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Opinion: EA Mobile pulls the wool over iPad owners' eyes with 'sale' that's more expensive than usual
Assumes we have memory of a goldfish
Magmic's freemium BlackBerry game Texas Hold'em King LIVE hits one million unique players
Aces are high
Samsung sues Apple in Holland over 3G patents; wants all devices banned
Judge will report over FRAND terms on Monday
StartApp looks to monetise Android apps with bundled search bookmark
Earn money for each enabled app downloaded
Halfbrick, Lima Sky and Gamevil on board for GDC China's Mobile Games Summit
Talks announced for November splash
Gameloft is supporting Sony S and P tablets with HD Android games
Including Asphalt 6, N.O.V.A. 2 and Green Farm
Apple sued by Via Technologies over microprocessor patent infringements
Seeking to ban Apple products from US market
Kongregate adds friend challenges, and score comparisons to Arcade app as games roster tops 575
Also gets GameStop rewards
Ansca Mobile announces 5 game 99c Corona Indie Bundle for iOS and Android
17% of proceeds going to charity
Apple's tablet share to slide 10% before end of year, but iPad will still account for 73% of market
Android in second spot on more than 17%
HP ousts CEO Leo Apotheker after 11 months, hires former eBay supremo Meg Whitman
Position now requires 'additional attributes'
Microsoft enjoys big August in US as Windows Phone impressions growth pulls neck and neck with Android
But platform's market share still slight at 1%
Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games Infinity Field, Early Bird, Hector: Ep2 - Senseless Acts of Justice
Critically acclaimed
PerBlue and PlayMob join forces to raise cash for charity SOS Children via IAP in Parallel Kingdom
Wear your limited edition Buy Soup Can Hat with pride
One More Thing conference founder Anthony Agius looking to crowd fund TV show on iOS development
Show needs $25,000 for lights, camera, action
YoYo Games launches GameMaker: HTML5 beta
Now available for $99