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Handling iOS, Android, Flash and HTML5
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Windows Phone tops 50,000 apps in 14 months as Microsoft's platform outpaces Android
Amasses last 10,000 in 40 days
Leaked Windows Phone roadmap hints at Tango launch in Q2 2012, Apollo in Q4
Dual-core 'competitive superphones' on the agenda
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Expects solid Windows Phone growth in 2012
Nexage's Victor Milligan on outperforming the mobile ad market with clients like Rovio and Backflip
Nexage on outperforming the mobile ad market
Apple endures share slip in Europe as recessionary markets go cool on iPhone 4S, reports Kantar Worldpanel
Eurozone consumer hoarding their cash?
Microsoft and Nokia considered a joint bid for RIM to bolster smartphone share
Anything Amazon can do...
Freemium model is driving Android revenue, accounting for 65% of US top 200 top grossing sales, reckons Distimo
2011 the year of the in-app purchase
Bizmey rebrands as Tapgage as firm launches click exchange to aid user acquisition
Monetisation also on the agenda
Relentless Software unveils dedicated digital division as studio adapts to 'ever-changing casual gaming market'
Self-publishing model returns
Amazon considered RIM buyout before Kindle Fire launch claim sources
Firms still looking to strengthen ties
iTunes users accuse Hoolai Games of App Store scamming as Chinese language game storms UK top grossing chart
Claim app and IAPs appeared without permission
Millennial reckons Kindle Fire's activity in its ad network is outpacing original iPad launch
Already generating hundreds of millions of impressions
Cracking the Christmas charts: Developers talk holiday season App Store tactics
Updates and price cuts are go
Pay to play platform Pocket Change proposes token-based alternative to ads and IAPs
Serves as both full game and demo
IDC predicts global tablet shipments were up 24% in Q3 2011
That's 18 million devices
BlackBerry 10 smartphones' launch delayed until late 2012 as RIM hit by chipset slip
Lazaridis breaks more bad news
Papaya launches accelerator program The Games Academy, offers 100,000 downloads to top title
Office space, expert input and legal advice on offer
Rovio revenue to hit $100 million in 2011 as studio eyes Hong Kong IPO in 2013
Up from $10 million in 2010
Mobile ad click-through rates on tablets double to over 9%, reports inneractive
iPad's 9.7-inch screen the most prolific
Microsoft's indie dev challenge Dream.Build.Play extended to Windows Phone
Total of $100,000 on offer to winners
Despite Android's larger userbase, developers still backing iOS this Christmas with 3 times more projects, reckons Flurry
Money the main issue
Intel merges notebook, tablet, mobility and communications divisions to gain mobile momentum
Former Apple man Bell to head venture
Outfit7's Talking Friends to make merchandising move thanks to licensing deal with Beanstalk Secure
Ten partnerships to expand brand
Big Fish Games extends partnership with French outfit Anuman to bring Syberia to iOS
Signifies wider shift to mobile
DeNA partners with Alibaba to take Mobage to cloud-based OS Aliyun in China
Pre-loaded on first handset in early 2012
Magmic's Troy Johnson on how BlackBerry's share is growing, not shrinking, and why HTML5 is a false prophet
Teaching the old dog new tricks
Concentrating on one device when developing across iPhone and iPad leads to better games, reckons 36peas' Gareth Jenkins
Design suffers when you mix-and-match
Nokia on Windows Phone will draw consumers away from Android and BlackBerry, reckons Chaotic Moon's whurley
Playing for a long term win
GREE and DeNA making a mistake trying to apply Japanese social gaming model in the west, claims PlayPhone's Anders Evju
One size does not fit all
Samsung claims a record 300 million handset sales in 2011
Up 20 million on 2010
AR specialist metaio launches free version of mobile SDK for iOS and Android
Already used in 70apps with 10 million downloads
Gamevil and ngmoco on board for Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit at GDC 2012
Advisory board working on schedule
HP selling off final TouchPads via eBay store firesale
US-only on 11 December
Mobile billing outfit Bango partners with Amazon to service online retail giant
Financial terms not disclosed
Fishlabs beats out Crytek to be named best studio at German Developer Awards 2011
3D mobile focus wins plaudits
Gameloft's iOS Fantasy Town serves as publisher's first game specifically designed for girls
Not just a shade of pink
Zipline launches its first game to showcase Moai engine
Wolf Toss available on iOS, Android and Chrome
Market shifting towards niche app stores as number doubles to 50 in 2011, reckons research2guidance
Rise of customer-driven channels
Assassin's Creed, LA Noire and Batman: Arkham City available as OnLive rolls out to iPad and Android tablets
Selected titles optimised for touchscreen controls
NaturalMotion's My Horse tops 5 million downloads as firm snatches W3i's Nick Bhardwaj
Company downloads surpass 12 million
Wooga makes move to mobile as Diamond Dash hits iOS
25 million Facebook players can't be wrong
Mobile Streams launches Latin America-focused advertising subsidiary PublicAd
To tap into Appitalism
Microsoft brands Windows Store 'most significant opportunity ever' for devs, with userbase more than iOS and Android combined
Gearing up for Windows 8
Gedda-Headz social multiplayer chat game the first app to employ IAPs on Series 40
Title pre-loaded on Asha range
Chinese MMORPG Rebel & Rulers to launch exclusively on PlayPhone
5 million-strong smash to hit before end of year
MoPub signs deals with ngmoco for Mobage as real-time bidding ad platform adds support for Unity 3D
Neon Play on board
Android Market tops 10 billion downloads, offering 10 apps for 10p for next 10 days to celebrate
What's the magic number?
Rovio's Vesterbacka claims Angry Birds' is the largest mobile ad network with 10 billion monthly impressions
Studio looking for longterm $60 billion valuation