Mobile ad network madvertise triples turnover for first half of 2011
35% international revenue increase
Codemasters founder Jim Darling takes up role as chairman at Kwalee
Joins son David at developer's helm
Unity 3.5 bringing universal achievements, analytics and IAP into play
Levelling up
Microsoft and Samsung sign cross-licensing patent agreement as firms vow to push Windows Phone
Samsung to pay out for every Android phone sold
HTC: Windows Phone moving in on Android, already accounts for 30% of handset sales
Microsoft to 'give Android a run for its money'
TeePee Games partners with Setgo to bring Castaways to discovery platform
Studio's first title expands base
Amazon unveils $199 Android powered 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet, US launch on November 15
Worst kept secret a secret no more
InMobi study reveals 39% of UK mobile users planning to buy iPhone 5
48% of those to buy within first 6 months
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
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
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
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
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
Microsoft files a patent for interchangeable slide-out mobile pads
Including an Xperia Play-esque game controller
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
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
HP ousts CEO Leo Apotheker after 11 months, hires former eBay supremo Meg Whitman
Position now requires 'additional attributes'
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
Submissions for Smart Content 2011 Awards close 29 September
Part of the Smart Content show running 2-3 November
Appsjunction Matchmaking event taking place in London on 29 September
Aimed at developers, investors and entrepreneurs
Foursquare reaches 1 billion check-in milestone
Lights up the globe with weekly check in video
Nokia appoints research head Henry Tirri as CTO as Richard Green departs
Elop broom still sweeping
Middle class Americans poised to spend $481 per annum on Apple products by 2015
Emerging markets also to hike sales up by $68 billion
Crowdstar, BitRhymes and DeezGames on board as Spaceport 2.0 gears up for Project Spartan
Sibblingz bills engine as perfect go-to for Facebook
Buckle Up Studios boosted as developer joins Joystick Labs' small studio accelerator program
Seventh team to recieve Joystick funding
Tag Games looks to expand headcount as it gears up for first freemium release Funpark Friends
Dundee outfit on the up with new office