Apple files 2 new lawsuits against 15 Samsung smartphones and tablets in Germany
Looking for legal line in the sand
Booyah looks to take location-based play in fresh direction with launch of Pet Town on iOS
Real world entertainment the focus
Asymco unveils first 'modern market analysis' conference, bound for Amsterdam on 13 April
Event a 'participatory experience'
Location-based play is no silver bullet for mobile games, says Massive Damage's Ken Seto
Gameplay comes first, location second
Location-based games should never be limited by location, reckons PerBlue CEO Justin Beck
You might be there, you might not be
Gbanga's Chris Solarski on why location-based games are ready for a web 2.0 style revolution
Apps need to make use of extended capabilities
Ogmento CEO Brian Selzer on why the next leap forward in location-based play will come from hardware, not software
Checking-in to check out
Developers need to avoid check-in friction when launching location-based games, reckons Booyah's Brian Cho
Players need to feel comfortable with sharing data
Grey Area's Ville Vesterinen on why 'clumsy' location-based games need to better scale their experience for users
Industry still in its infancy
Red Robot's CEO Mike Ouye on filling core gaming's mobile gap with location-based experiences like Life is Crime
Plus future publishing plans
Despite the death of the check-in, developers herald the rise of Location-Based Gaming 2.0
X marks the spot
Qriously looking to enhance mobile advertising with 'user sentiment measurement' products Censio and Tactus
Asking the right questions?
More than a third of Neon Play's 30 million downloads made at the weekend, reveals CEO Oli Christie
Accounts for almost 39% of all profit
AdColony's Will Kassoy on how its mobile video ads are up to 10 times more effective than online
Plus you can hook into virtual currency incentives
MeeGo still alive as Nokia preps developer version 1.2 update
Version 1.3 also on the cards
Chartboost expands Asian operations, localising website for China, Japan and Korea
Direct-deal mobile game ad network looks east
Apple Game of the Year award lifts Tiny Tower by 16,000 daily players
Total downloads over 9 million
6waves Lolapps builds up its mobile capacity, acquiring Escalation Studios
Facebook outfit looks wider
44% of users only spend on IAPs after they've played a game 10 times, reports Localytics
User engagement the key
New IDC study predicts mobile and portable gaming worth $20 billion by 2015
Expects portable console bounce of 20% in 2012
Nokia beats out LG, Samsung, and Sony to be named as India's most trusted brand
Trust Research Advisory honours Finnish giant
Samsung plans record-breaking $41 billion investment during 2012
OLED displays and mobile chips in the pipeline
Nightspade's Gerry Mukti on the challenges and opportunities of being an Indonesian mobile game developer
Big market, but not for smartphones
Nokia begins Windows Phone push in US, sells Lumia 710 for free on contract at Walmart
Cut price handset gets a price cut
Oracle claims Google is generating $10 million a day in mobile ad revenue from Android
Tells it to the judge
Samsung and Tizen recoil from talk of a bada merger - current situation is nebulous and unclear
Everything back in flux
FAADChat spreads the free app message with 1.2 million downloads
Another promotional channel
PS Vita software's 'deeper DNA' will offer distinct experience to mobile, reckons Sony's Andrew House
Yet convergence with smartphones essential
IAPs to generate $5.6 billion or 64% of app revenue in 2015, reports IHS Screen Digest
Reckons 96% of 2011 app downloads were free
SponsorPay sees 2011 revenue up 125% thanks in part to new mobile monetisation platform
Cost-per-action model working gangbusters
Samsung drags Qualcomm into its on-going patent battle with Apple
Focuses on chain of distribution
InMobi's 2011 smartphone ad impressions jump 488 percent to 109 billion
Nokia still top dog, but Apple has top 4 devices
Nexon signs strategic deal to standardised internal development on Unity
Includes access to source code
Google Ventures part funds Android-focused developer Bionic Panda's seed investment round
SoftTech VC and Norwest Venture Partners also involved
RIM rumoured to be working on 2 new PlayBooks for 2012
7 inch and 10 inch devices on the way?
BuzzCity sees global ads up 139% to 126 billion ads in 2011
India leading the 10 countries in the 10+ billion club
Ustwo proclaims death of its premium model, launches 99c Whale Trail on Android as last hurrah
Studio praying for more than 45,000 sales
Madvertise poaches AOL director Brandon Keenen as its UK MD
Berlin-based firm expanding internationally
43% of US developers already working on HTML5 projects, reports Evans Data
Beats out Flash and Silverlight
DeNA and NetDragon form joint venture to push Mobage China
Trading Japanese games for Chinese players
Papaya's Justin Mauldin on helping the next generation of mobile gaming superstars
Sign up for the Games Academy
Australian marketeer Surprise Attack kicks off 2012 with 12 clients
Expects to be promoting 20+ games during the year
ZeptoLab CEO Lyalin pegs Cut the Rope downloads at 85 million, paid version makes up 25%
Windows Phone and Symbian versions on the way
The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on whether Intel matters in mobile
We're guessing not
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MindJolt COO Colin Digiaro on the fast blurring social-mobile gaming divide and why Amazon is best for Android
All systems go
Submissions for Game Connection America's Selected Projects 2012 close 22 Jan
15 finalists get to pitch in early March
Samsung looks to raise $1 billion through overseas bonds for chip factory expansion
Texas facility set for growth
Japanese sales figures highlight 3DS' holiday dominance
Also had top 3 games of 2011
Temple Run reaches 20 million download milestone with 7 million DAUs
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