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Keith Andrew
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Apple asks developers to step up UDID depreciation as security scares spook App Store
App specific identifiers are the alternative
CocoaChina claims Chinese App Store scammers are costing studios 30% of IAP revenue
Firm monitoring offers on auction sites
Nokia the largest OEM in Q4 2011, but Windows Phone won't break Finnish firm's fall, reckons ABI Research
Giant holds 27% global share
Sulake reportedly lays of 25% off Finnish workforce as it switches Habbo to open platform strategy
Taking inspiration from GREE and DeNA?
Unity reveals Unite 12 event bound for Amsterdam
Switches to August timing
LucasArts veterans launch multiplayer platform Suddenly Social for iOS
Taking care of server management and scaling
StartApp boasts 40 million downloads are using its Android monetisation system
Search strap-on proving popular
Super Mario 3D Land, Magnetic Billiards, Quarrel, Dead Space and Peggle in the running for a BAFTA
2012 mobile and handheld nominations go public
HP details Open webOS governance model, dubbed more open source than Android
Code developed in public repositories
Social studios shouldn't be afraid to splash out on TV advertising, reckons Somo's Ross Sleight
Thinking differently can pay off
GREE bolsters hand in Asia, signs up 11 new developers in China and Korea
12 new titles bound for platform in 2012
Dream Heights' App Store debut marred by myriad of 1 star reviews
Users brand game Tiny Tower 'rip off'
Apple slashes iAd pricing to $100,000 as platform's mobile ad share wilts
Falling behind Google and Millennial
Boasting 'spectacular' upgrades, Unity 3.5 rolls out of beta
Result of a deep dive
More than 1 billion to own a smartphone by 2016, reckons Forrester
App economy to top $56 billion
Angry Birds fans clock up 25 million minutes of playtime in Rovio's Galaxy Note promo
32,000 enter competition for handset
Gambitious unveils equity-based crowdfunding platform for games industry
Pay to play and take a stake
Samsung relaunches bada's developer site to encourage OS take up
Management process and UI given a tweak
FADE estimates 3DS digital releases generated a mere $11 million in 2011
Link's Awakening named as top title
Tapjoy named as gaming's most innovative company in Fast Company top 50
Zynga, EA close behind
Google wins EU approval for $12.5 billion move for Motorola
But body will look for antitrust breaches
PS Vita's digital games to launch below £10 as Sony looks to perfect perception-based pricing
First party price points detailed
PS Vita to be backed by $50 million 'Never Stop Playing' campaign in US
Largest platform launch in SCEA history
More than half mobile users make purchases on their devices, claims InMobi
CEO Tewari to detail more stats at MWC 2012
Samsung unveils Ice Cream Sandwich equipped 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2 for March debut
1GHz dual-core device launching first in UK
AppMobi launches HTML5 development, deployment and monetisation playMobi tool for iOS and Android
SDK goes into beta
GREE to set up new San Francisco office as social mobile giant goes on US talent hunt
Best place to find new stars
Google to blame for Android 4.0 update delays, not manufacturers, claims Motorola's Christy Wyatt
Uneasy relationship?
ARM devices will run Windows 8 desktop apps, but only those customised by Microsoft
Microsoft Office legacy mode will provide features
As Greedy Bankers gets a freemium version, Alistair Aitcheson says it's an experiment in boosting a small studio's audience
Breaking down the barrier to entry
Android monetisation rates jumped 25% after we switched solely to Google Checkout, reveals Bionic Panda's Hudson
Dropping PayPal paid off
Windows Phone Marketplace now boasts more apps than BlackBerry App World, reckons Distimo
3,000 new titles added a week
UPDATED: Following Clonegate and bot farms, 3 alleged Chinese iTunes scamming games arrive onto US top grossing charts
Users claim accounts hacked, in-app purchases made
Free-to-play studios setting the standard for the risk averse console scene, claims Addmired CEO Gabriel Leydon
Risk has to be transferred to the developer
Rovio launches store for Angry Birds merchandise on Chinese online retail portal Tmall
Monetising the masses
BlackBerry on the comeback trail in Europe as ad share jumps 20% in 2011, claims madvertise
Squeezing out Symbian
Chinese security apps specialist Qihoo caught up in App Store bot farm scandal
But seems to be a case of mistaken identity
Ngmoco hit by redundancies as social giant DeNA restructures operations in the west
Studio reportedly misses first earnout
iPhone apps are stealing your contacts without you knowing, claims designer
Apple facilitating contact detail theft
App Store bot farms are mobile's 'dirty little secret', earning perpetrators upwards of $50,000 a day claims iOS developer
Have been around for some time
Glu's revenues rise 3% in 2011 to $66.2 million, but firm still posts $21.2 million loss
Company beats Q4 estimates
iOS 5 beats out Ice Cream Sandwich when it comes to HTML5 support, claims Sencha's Bansod
Safari still has the edge
NimbleBit's Tiny Tower tops 10 million downloads on iOS
Studio gives away virtual currency to celebrate
Change to App Store submission process hints at retina display equipped iPad 3
All screenshots must be retina compatible
Gameloft rolls out social platform Gameloft Live on Android Market
Publisher's gaming network spreads base
Alleged 'bot farm' TopDealApps uses 200,000 US iTunes accounts to boost app rankings
Real users voluntarily download apps, claims site
App Store 'bot farms' deliver up to 50,000 strong download spikes, reveals iOS developer
No reviews, no ratings, and no increase in ad revenue
New Apsalar analytics tool groups users together to cast light on retention and monetisation
Daily Cohorts added to MEM and ApScience platforms
Opinion: Apple may have outlawed them, but are App Store 'bot farms' such a bad thing?
Getting caught up in the promo loop