Square Enix appoints Clinton Foy as US COO to drive mobile, social, casual business
Follow the money
Antix's mobile and web Game Player is now available for MStar's connected TV platform
It's in the box
Samsung pulls Galaxy Tab 7.7 from IFA consumer electronics show
Impact of Apple lawsuit
Rumour: Foxconn and Pegatron begin iPhone 5 production in time for October launch
Just waiting for final version of iOS 5
The PG.biz Hot Five: Gameloft and EA beef up on Android, should Zynga buy Glu, and Windows Phone Marketplace hits 30,000 apps
Last week's top five stories
Anomaly Warzone Earth and Edge Extended are top-reviewed iPhone games for August
Critical acclaim
The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens debate whether Nintendo's next move should be mobile
Go with the flow?
PG.biz week that was: Samsung snubs webOS, Windows Phone gets app happy, and Apple, RIM, HTC and HP are dragged into the dock
The past seven days' news compressed bite-sized
Seeking Alpha thinks Zynga should buy Glu Mobile
Although $600 million price tag looks too high
Amazon to challenge Apple's supremacy with aggressively priced $250 7-inch Android tablet
Due out November
After the Tapjoy ban, Get Set Games seeks alternatives; integrates Flurry App Circle and Kiip into iPhone hit Mega Jump
Filling the gap
Samsung would 'never' pursue deal to buy webOS, claims CEO Choi
Hates fashion for platform purchases
Rumour: Intel to drop MeeGo in favour of Android or Windows Phone
Open source OS left hanging
EA, Gameloft, Namco Bandai and Big Fish drop App Store prices for US Labor Day
Over 150 titles down to as little as 99c
HTC to launch Mango handsets Titan and Radar for Windows Phone in October
Europe and Asia up first
Apple, HTC and HP accused of mobile patent infringement by IP specialist Wi-LAN
Canadian firm begins action in US courts
iSwifter adds support for Google+ games to Flash stream tool for iPad
Adds to Facebook library
Lodsys expands remit as first Blackberry developer is drawn into IAP patent battle
But will RIM take action?
OpenFeint rolls out GameFeed on iOS, Android as beta test shows user sessions jump 25%
20 games add new feature
Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games Edge Extended, Jetpack Joyride
Critically acclaimed
Foxconn making 20 million iPad 2s in Q3 2011, up 60% from Q2
Breaking previous sales records
Appsfire calls one and all to adopt its open source OpenUDID to deal with Apple's iOS 5 deprecation
Filling the identity gap
PlayHaven launches live HTML5 marketing, engagement and monetisation platform for iOS games
Glu, Halfbrick and Joybits already signed up
OpenFeint to become the Facebook of social gaming, claims veep Fassett
Filling the gap for a dedicated gaming platform
Multiplayer cross-platform toolset Game Closure closes seed funding
Seven investors stump up undisclosed sum
ComScore study reveals a quarter of UK smartphone users can recall seeing an ad
Up 28 percent compared to March
Samsung highlights bada's streamlined features in comparison with Android's complexity
Encouraging developers to switch?
Fishlabs prepares for Galaxy on Fire's freemium expansion with key online and community hires
Countdown underway
HTC Jetstream to arrive in US September 4, from $700 and exclusive to AT&T
First Honeycomb, LTE tablet from HTC
Openwave sues Apple, RIM over mobile connectivity patent infringements
Asks ITC to ban imports of smartphones and tablets
Bulkypix's Vincent Dondaine on why its dev experience and 15% split make it the ideal mobile publisher
Sees both sides of the situation
Appbackr looks to link developers and funders in a cashflow positive and profitable cycle
Help devs, get up to 54% return if they're successful
Euro's strength hits Gameloft as it posts flat H1 2011 profits of 5.3 million euros
Otherwise, sales up 15 percent year-on-year
GREE signs deal with Unity to freely distribute Unity for GREE tech in Japan
Next step in the relationship
Opinion: Flurry makes a confusing comparison between actual US online ad spend and potential US mobile app inventory
Fillrate is the missing piece of the puzzle
Microsoft brings European PEGI age ratings to Windows Phone games
Now integrated into its submission process
Sony confirms its PlayStation-certified Android tablets S and P will launch from September
European first, prices starting from 470
Appscribe to launch subscription service for Android games and apps
Preparing for September launch
HP to deliver one last batch of TouchPads, but only for America
Firm applauds consumer enthusiasm
Marmalade adds native support for QNX OS and BlackBerry PlayBook
Early developer interest recorded
MobileBits pushes flexibility and control with Delta Engine, its open source .NET/C# tech for iOS, Android and Windows Phone
Suggests Unity is for script kiddies
BlackBerry's developer head Mike Kirkup resigns to seek next adventure
Cites changing mobile landscape
Another Nokia VP leaves; starts Nokia co-funded games, apps and future tech investment fund Vision+
Hope to broaden Windows Phone ecosystem
Android twice as big as BlackBerry in US as RIM's smartphone share halves in last 12 months
Google moving towards 42% share
'We're trying to raise Android gaming. I think we're succeeding,' says Sony Ericsson's Harrison
Committed to the long haul
Samsung launches 'most downloads' competition to push Samsung Apps
Galaxy and Wave smartphones eligible
SponsorPay launches new mobile cost-per-action campaigns for iOS, Android and Windows Phone
Hires Tehyon Kim from Tapjoy to lead developer push
Snuggle Truck, Battleheart and Gears lead mobile charge as Unity Awards finalists announced
Preparing for Unite 11
HP plans OTA update for TouchPad as speculation rises over a Samsung bid for webOS
OS resurrection? Defibrillator charging
Fiksu launches App Store indices: reckons acquisition cost of a loyal iOS user is $1.20
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