Appsfire study reveals combined iOS and Android app total is 1 million
Though only 80% are currently active
Windows Phone will 'kick things to the next level' despite sluggish sales, says Ballmer
CEO full of optimism
Microsoft ditches Flash for default Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8
Metro browser pulls plug on plug-ins
RIM sees FY12 Q2 sales slide 10% to $4.2 billion, with income down 53% to $329 million
Shipped 10.6 million phones, 200,000 PlayBook tablets
As it launches freemium title DragonVale, Backflip approaches 150 million smartphone installs
Breathing fire
Zedge partners with Appia to launch mobile marketplace for 40 million monthly users
Firm becomes key distribution partner
Chop Chop developer Gamerizon raises $5 million to expand series to new formats
Expects to hire 100 staff over 24 months
Foss Patents: Motorola's four threats that secured its $12.5 billion Google deal
Buy us or we'll destroy Android
Itsmy repackages browser games for HTML5 to meet its goal of becoming the biggest casual mobile browser gaming company
Best of both worlds
Samsung announces Premium Samsung Apps Store for Android in the UK
Includes Zenonia, Need for Speed Shift, and 9mm
InMobi scores $200 million Softbank investment as network targets Asian expansion
Split between two transactions
Research firm Canalys: HP should reconsider ditching TouchPad
Price cut turned it into 'must-have' item
Apple wins advertising rights to 'thinnest smartphone', files new lawsuit against Samsung in the UK
ASA judges in Apple's favour
Sony pools PS Vita and Android development with launch of PlayStation Suite SDK
Linking the two ecosystems
Half a million download Windows 8 developer preview within hours of launch, boasts Ballmer
No phone or OS will ship as many units as Windows
OpenFeint appoints GREE's Naoki Aoyagi as CEO as co-founder Citron departs
Off to 'pursue new opportunities'
SponsorPay opens a Japanese office to build on existing business
Working closely with LinkShare
Real-world rewards network Kiip partners up with Verizon
Floodgates open
NaturalMotion makes switch to freemium, despite more than 8 million paid downloads on iOS
My Horse the first free-to-play release
BUILD 2011: Microsoft gives away 5,000 Samsung Windows 8 tablet prototypes in developer drive
Looking to build app roster
Nintendo would 'cease to be Nintendo' if it made a move on smartphones, reckons CEO Iwata
Not looking for short term profits
Millennial appoints Qualcomm's Isaac Babbs as senior VP for business development
Steps up after 6 years on advisory board
Location-based mobile gaming start up Red Robot Labs raises $8.5 million
Ex-Playdom outfit cashing up
Microsoft confirms Xbox Live functionality for Windows 8
So says the Major
Cave underlines the phone nature of PS Vita: announces it's bringing Mobage hit Build a Castle to the console
Including location-based check-in features
Qualcomm looking to release 2.5GHz Snapdragon processors in 2012
Hard-cores
Sony commits PS Vita to December 17 launch in Japan
But no word on Europe or US
Samsung take Apple battle to France, claims tech patents have been infringed
European patent road trip continues
Nvidia launches Windows 8 developer program as quad-core Kal-El powers demo units at BUILD 2011
Platform to deliver 'seismic shift'
Google to optimise future versions of Android to support Intel's Atom processors
ARM is not the only choice
Qualcomm points to Snapdragon's support for Microsoft's PCs, tablets and smartphones
Architecture works for Windows Phone and Windows 8
Verizon drops V Cast to launch new Android app store with search specialist Chomp
Verizon Apps to be premium curated marketplace
Ngmoco acquires social sports studio Lionside, sets to work on games for Mobage
Studio confirms buyout
Jetpack Joyride does 350,000 iOS sales in launch week
Halfbrick cashing in quick
Should you be making weather apps? Report says, on average, they make four times more than games on Android
Less is more
Glu Mobile looks to casual freemium, announcing Boo Town and Toy Village
Plus racing and zombies for the boys
Behavioural analytics specialist Apsalar raises $5 million
Thomvest Ventures leads investment
Nintendo unveils extended slide pad for 3DS in bid to boost gameplay
Metal Gear, Resident Evil and Monster Hunter play host
HP offers refund for TouchPad and Pre 3 owners in UK, Germany, France and Ireland
Difference between original RRP and sale price on offer
Analysts predict Nintendo 3DS to fall 16% shy of 16 million sales target in 2011
Sales surge post price cut on the wane
With Rovio making at least $10 million a month from plushes and t-shirts, a survey finds 53% of users are playing free versions
Monetising with merch
After 230,000 downloads of its first advergame, online takeaway service Just-Eat returns for second helpings
Food Chain out on iOS, coming to Android
Nokia and Microsoft host European Windows Phone dev roadshow, starting Sept 21
Coming to Paris, Milan, Madrid, Berlin and London
GameStop opts for existing Android tablet design as its own-brand hardware is readied for 2012 launch
Will come with external controller
AnandTech benchmarks Mali-400 as the fastest smartphone GPU
Galaxy S II beats everything... except iPad
Zynga lures away Disney veep Adam Sussman for mobile gaming role
Games head makes jump after 8 months
HTC has discussed webOS purchase but won't be rushed
Not really sure if it needs its own OS
Apple readies iOS 5 golden master in time for mid-to-late October iPhone 5 launch
Will allow full scale production late September
Samsung offers Smart TV integrated apps the chance to win $225,000 in Free the TV challenge
Integrate TV apps with smartphone or tablet
DeNA buys Punch Entertainment's Vietnam studio
Hanoi studio to provide support for Mobage