That was the year that was: Randy Breen, SGN
The freemium business model is win-win
Downloads to iPod touch jump 1,000% over Xmas reckons Flurry
2.5 times more volume than for iPhone
That was the year that was: Markus Nigrin, Windmill Apps
Prepare for sequels, collaborations, big brands and cross-platform development
That was the year that was: Morten Nielsen, AGON Online
Charging 99c for a game is silly
Sponsored Feature: DDM's Marco Dufour talks about being a Samsung Developer Challenge winner
The inspiration behind Cinetrailer
Sponsored Feature: HyongaSoft's Sukhyun Shin talks about being a Samsung Developer Challenge winner
The inspiration behind Ompass World Cities
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Samsung Developer Challenge 2009 winners announced
$100,000 prize awarded
That was the year that was: Tim Closs, Ideaworks Labs
Laying the foundations for cross-platform development
Rumours of next-gen iPhone camera come into focus
5 megapixel CCD order placed
Tap Tap Revenge 3 does over million in-app song downloads
Raising around $350,000 in net sales
That was the year that was: Michael Schade, Fishlabs
We light a candle for Apple every day
Nintendo DSi launches in China at last
Long awaited DS hardware update rolled out in Far East
Social application Brightkite adds augmented reality adverts
Teams up with Best Buy to point the way toward bargains
iPhone takes top spot in US mobile market
4 per cent of US mobile users own an iPhone
Distimo and Skyhook Wireless combine data on location-based applications
iPhone App Store has highest number of apps, and the cheapest
Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 tentatively slated for June 28th
Venue's summer schedule hints at major Apple event
That was the year that was: Paul Farley, Tag Games
PSPgo underlines the rise of digital downloads
iPhone game Sea Battle Classic updates bypass App Store approval
Changes made through online server not through Apple
Art gaming outfit Monstrous raises $400k in seed funding
Also launches music art game Entranced
Imangi Studios and Critical Thought talk about geoSpark collaboration
How hardcore gaming meshed with casual appeal
Korean Game Rating Board calls out Apple over unapproved games
Naughties on the App Store?
COO Ryan leaves as Oberon makes organisational changes
Some reductions, some investment
OpenFeint 2.4 out with better community, promotion and upselling tools
UI is streamlined too
Palm releases WebOS tool to make your own apps
Put WebOS apps together in-browser
That was the year that was: Alex Galvagni, Glu Mobile
We have pay more attention to the consumer experience of finding games
Security startup Lookout bringing firewall and anti-virus software to iPhone, Android, WinMo, Blackberry
Raises $5.5 million in first round funding
How China deactivated the iPhone charm offensive
A launch blunted by local issues
Tapulous' monthly sales are around $1 million
Tapping out the beat of success
That was the year that was: Christopher Kassulke, HandyGames
Grow up and concentrate on making money
US and iPhone dominate smartphone traffic according to AdMob metrics report
Don't ignore Japan, China, India or Android though
Mad Monkey launches its iPhone Chip & Dare gaming competition
Win Alienware laptops or PlayStation 3s
Google announces operating system distribution of Android devices
Two thirds running OS 1.6 or above
RIM ships 10 million Blackberries and adds 4 million subscribers
Record shipment during Q3 FY10
That was the year that was: Adam Saltsman, Semi Secret Software
I would love to see people price their games reasonably
That was the year that was: Brian Robbins, Riptide Games
Droid is the first device that might compete with iPhone
iPhone credit card reader Square stalls on patent issues
Audio-based payment system already patented, could cause problems for Twitter creator
Operation Chokehold aims to bring AT&T data network down
Blogger joke taken seriously. Too seriously
Broadcom enters the mobile super-chip race
New camera-focused smartphone power processor unveiled
KongZhong buys Shanghai-based Dacheng Network Technology
Combines game studio with 3D engine developer
That was the year that was: Joony Koo, Com2uS
Google needs to reduce the Android OS refund policy
GetJar put Nokia straight on who has the leading app store
Independent mobile online store does almost twice Nokia's figures
GDC 10 summit update announced
Details of first iPhone game summit revealed
That was the year that was: Brian Greenstone, Pangea Software
There are too many developers diluting the market
Zeemote acquired by Aplix Corporation
Bluetooth mobile game controller lives on
Ocarina developer Smule raises $8 million in third VC round
Total up to $13.7 million
Apple is in pole position to dominate mobile internet says Morgan Stanley
Company has two or three year lead
That was the year that was: Dave Castelnuovo, Bolt Creative
2010 will be the year of the big publisher
Russian consortium pours $180 million into social games firm Zynga
FarmVille and Mafia Wars estimated to be worth over $1.5 billion
Android Marketplace crosses 20,000 apps mark
Doubles number of apps in the last five months