HTC shipments hit 13.2 million peak in Q3 2011, up 93% yoy
But manufacturer still misses expectations
Grasshopper Manufacture sets up joint venture with DeNA to make games exclusively for Mobage
Grasshopper Social Network Service, Inc. revealed
DeNA lays out an ambitious plan for Mobage Global including $50m of quarterly IAP sales within 6 months
Tiny Tower, Tiny Chef in-coming, plus iOS version
Cash continues to flow at DeNA with FY11 Q2 net income up 7% yoy to $105 million
Sales static on quarterly basis though
PlayPhone unveils virtual goods management suite PXP for iOS, Android and HTML5
Adding features to existing social network
Nintendo rumoured to be working on micro-transaction firmware update for 3DS
First in-game purchases possible in 2012
Tag Games' Funpark Friends wins Herald Scotland Digital Business Award 2011 for best Scottish game
Mark of class
AppMobi launches HTML5 powered web app platform MobiUs for iOS
Android to follow in Q1 2012
US developer Ludei demonstrates triple play, releasing new game on iOS, Android and HTML5
Sumon is everywhere
Unreal UDK gets updated with better Facebook integration and iOS God Rays
Also gets Flurry support
Motorola Xoom only ships 100,000 units in Q3 2011
Q3 revenues up 20% to $3.3 billion
Samsung Electronics boosted by strong sales of Galaxy devices, with Q3 2011 telecoms sales up 37% to $12.5 billion
Operating profits up to $2.1 billion
Zynga values the price of a Facebook Like as a 2 cent charitable donation
Viral feelgood
Mobile games industry is 'more focused on making money than making good products' reckons Rockstar's Dan Houser
Rockstar rocks the boat
Tapjoy gets around Apple's incentivised download ban for iOS with new web-based platform
And there's an app for Android users
The9 hooks up with Chinese carries to provide access to 30 app stores
Also offers OEMs deal
EA predicts global digital mobile and handheld gaming market will be worth $4.1 billion in 2011
Up to $5.1 billion by 2013
EA Mobile sees Q2 FY12 sales up 8% yoy to $55 million, while smartphone revenues are up 87%
However sales are down compared to Q1
EA Mobile to offer exclusive games package for Nokia Windows Phone
Plus free Java games for Asha range
Nintendo posts $923 million half year loss as hardware shipments slide
But 3DS to hold strong at 16 million in 2011
Mobile ad start-up MoPub unveils self service real-time bidding marketplace
'Virtual trading floor' designed to level playing field
DeNA and Square Enix team up to bring Final Fantasy to Mobage
Pre-orders start now
Booyah, Yazino, Facebook and Google confirmed as speakers for Evolve London 2011
Social and casual gaming on the agenda
Chroma Club's Zoo Club tops 1 million installs on Android Market
Heading to iOS and Nook in near future
Sony to acquire remaining 50% of Sony Ericsson for 1.05 billion
Firm to deliver phones 'more quickly and more widely'
Rumour: HP in the process of 'testing' TouchPad on Windows 8
The tablet that refuses to die
Kindle Fire launch prompts biggest ever day for Amazon's e-readers
But revenue drops by 73 percent in Q3
PapayaMobile expands base beyond Android, takes social gaming platform to iOS
Looks to connect two ecosystems
Nokia World 2011: Rovio's Vesterbacka: 'People congratulate me but for what? This is only a start.'
#NokiaWorld Digital publishing next for Rovio
BBM issues force RIM to delay PlayBook OS 2.0 update until February 2012
Beta test to follow
Social to mobile porting platform Pixonic opens US office in San Francisco
'Little Zynga' looking to expand operations abroad
Indie devs can benefit from advance of mobile tech, reckons Bungie Bernie Yee
But social studios should plan for 'transition'
Nokia World 2011: Ovi Store generating 10 million app downloads a day
30 percent from Series 40 devices
Planet Cazmo: Monster Battles goes HTML5 on MocoSpace
To boost the 1 million daily hours gamers devote
Nokia unveils first Windows Phone devices, 420 'hero' handset Lumia 800 due to hit Europe in November
Coupled with budget-conscious Lumia 710
Boku signs carrier billing deal with online gaming specialist ChangYou.com
US subsidiary to integrate payment system into titles
Global TV gaming platform PlayJam raises $5 million in Series A funding
Looking to expand Asian and American operations
SponsorPay opens Istanbul office to serve growing Turkish social and mobile sector
Tapping into Facebook, Mynet and Joygame
ARM sees FY11 Q3 sales up 20% to £120 million, profits up 47% to £56 million
Added 14 new customers, 1.9 billion chips shipped
Nexon signs up for Unreal Engine 3 in iOS shooter Combat Arms: Zombies
Coming to iPad and iPhone in November 2011
Polarbit's multiplayer platform Fuse Connect reaches millionth unique user milestone
Tens of thousand join in each week
Amazon to sell 5 million Kindle Fires in Q4 reckons JP Morgan analyst
First step in an Amazon/Apple two horse race?
GetJar bolsters library as marketplace adds 50,000 free Android Market apps to listings
Android traffic doubles month on month
Zynga's IPO reportedly due before end of November
Set to be priced before Thanksgiving holiday
Mobclix looks to ease cashflow problems for devs with advance payments program
Ad network to pay out in middle or end of month
BBM social SDK v1.0 released for avatar interaction, achievements and viral app distribution
Get your messenger on
Gameloft taps up US investors with over-the-counter ADR share listing
Available via Deutsche Bank from 27 October
Mobile development platform Appcelerator acquires HTML5 outfit Particle Code
Unified approach to expand Titanium SDK
Tagplay launches HTML5 web-browser version of Funpark Friends on MocoSpace
Theme park management game also hitting iPad, Android
Former MoMac man Chris Hanage joins Papaya Mobile as Europe GM
Looks to forge new developer partnerships