The PocketGamer.biz week that was: RIM 'reframed', Unity's popularity measured, and mobile gaming's strained relationship with E3
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Microsoft gives Adobe special privileges to build Flash support into Windows 8
Flash updates delivered through Windows Update
Mark Pincus' Xbox Live-style network plans for Zynga
Mobile 'an explosive opportunity' but still fragmented
Best Game category dropped from 2012's Meffys Awards
MEF now accepting entries
Digital Chocolate's Facebook focus left it lagging behind in smartphone race, says Trip Hawkins
Learning lessons
Strong Lumia sales could stabilise Nokia before end of 2012
Standard & Poor's prepped for outlook revision
Pocket Gamer is heading to WWDC 2012
And partying harder than ever
Love is a better monetisation tool than finely tuned pay walls says NimbleBit's Ian Marsh
Checking in for Pocket Planes
Pickford Brothers claim Magnetic Billiards is 'officially' longer than Skyrim
And better value than World of Warcraft
22% of US gamers play across PC, console, tablet and portable, and mobile
Newzoo segments market via four screens
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks Facebook, social features, and patent wars
Setting the scene
WWDC 2012 schedule now available for registered attendees
app also available to download
AXA Private Equity buys equity stake in publisher BulkyPix
Investment to fund R&D, sales, and games
App Store download volumes still to bounce back from bot farm ban
But marketing costs up slightly says Fiksu
Gamelab Mobile one-day event announced, in collaboration with Pocket Gamer
27 June in Barcelona
Foxconn rumoured to have started pilot Apple TV production
Trial manufacturing processes underway
Pocket Gamer is heading to E3 2012
And throwing a big ole party
David Perry, Ian Livingstone and David Braben to speak at Develop
New 'visionaries' track stocked up
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InMobi partners with MediaCom to take HTML5 rich ads worldwide
Media agency to utilise Sprout
Tin Man Games scores Fighting Fantasy license for 30th anniversary
Blood of the Zombies to hit iOS and Android
Not all HTML5 devices are created equal, warns Toy Studio's Evan Gilbert
Avoid developing 3D MMOs
Facebook's App Center to drive app installs both on and off device
'Send to Mobile' feature covers all bases
GameFly unveils move into app publishing on iOS and Android
Launches dedicated development fund
Apple's iPad rivals need to realise 'content is king', claims Forrester Research
Software, not hardware, is key
Almost half of UK gamers have played on a smartphone in last 6 months
Mobile catching up with console
Fun Machine's Patrick Curry on leaving consoles behind to support 100 people making 100 games
Start on mobile and scale up
Apple and Samsung fail to reach agreement in patent settlement talks
Disputes now heading to court
Apple's share of Chinese smartphone market jumps to 19%
iPhone 4S launch sees sales triple
GREE launches open beta for global games platform
New SDK on offer
Zynga partners with American Express to launch Farmville rewards program
Real world purchases deliver in-game currency
Bango looking to raise £3.25 million for US growth
Mobile billing outfit to up presence abroad
Microsoft patent filing hints at Windows Phone app discovery tool for iOS and Android users
Offers alternative apps at a touch
Complex HTML5 games may not run on smartphones, claims Spaceport
Runs 6 to 10 times slower than laptops
Google completes $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility
CEO Sanjay Jha steps down
Executives from Kabam, Game Insight and Google speaking at Login 2012
September event gears up
Google I/O 2012 comes to San Francisco
In situ or streamed live from 27 - 29 June
Angry Birds Heikki takes to the track on 18 June reveals teaser
Web game likely to skip iOS and Android
The PocketGamer.biz week that was: Let's bask in Facebook's billions, Gamevil booms, and is PS Vita the next Dreamcast?
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Aeria launches its Ignite free-to-play gaming platform
Tablet and smartphone support to follow
Two thirds of mobile gamers play for fun or to kill time says MocoSpace survey
The classroom is the latest hotspot for mobile gaming
Disney and Gearbox veterans join up to form Fun Machine
Making games for smartphones, tablets and smart TVs
Charles Cecil announced as host for GameHorizon 2012
Broken Sword creator will MC
Alawar signs up wave of titles for PlayPhone's Social Gaming Network
Service now boasts 150+ games
Smartphone sales up 45% in Q1 2012 as feature phones fall back
Samsung leading the charge
Appia launches pay per install service for ad platform
Adds advertiser support for Google Play
Samsung looking to dominate in China with 2 new low-end devices
Cheapest comes in at around $180
Crowdstar announces new partnerships to take its titles to Asia
US dev partners with Tencent and Gamevil
US court of appeals rules that Apple is free to pursue sales ban of Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung and Apple's wranglings continue
Meet Pocket Gamer at Nordic Game conference 2012
The PG team is Malmo-bound