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Xperia Play is our gateway device into the US says Sony Ericsson CEO Nordberg
AT&T and Verizon deals now in place
Ballmer's annual bonus capped at $682,500 as Windows Phone misses 2011 sales target
Microsoft man's reward tied to performance
Chartboost launches ad platform to allow push cross-promotion between developers
Cutting out the middle man
Amazon reportedly leading race to purchase Palm from HP
Future Kindles could benefit from webOS
MocoSpace acquires location-based social network Geocade
Founder Caralis installed as VP of HTML5 platform
Sony rep claims PS Vita 3G downloads to be capped at 20MB for launch
Taking the wi-fi only route
Amazon to lose at least $10 on every Kindle Fire made according to iSuppli estimate
Loss leader for added services
The PG.biz Hot Five: PopCap's freemium fuel, Sony's portable strategy discussed, and Xoom 2 xcitement
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Survey of 252 developers finds half have made less than $3,000 lifetime revenue per app on iOS
Only 25% have picked up more than $30,000
Nokia completes Symbian's handover to Accenture
2,300 jobs transferred
Mobile apps superseding television and internet as the prime slot for advertising, reckons Flurry
App usage higher than rivals 6am-6pm
Freemium the current favourite, but subscription services may steal its thunder reckons Sega's David Zemke
Constantly moving mobile market unlikely to settle
Halfbrick partners up with iDreamSky to take Fruit Ninja on Android to China
Signs up to gaming platform SkyNet
Apple's App Store has nearly 10 times as many promo opportunities as Windows Phone Marketplace
Microsoft's platform one step away from greatness
Unity opens Canadian office as engine teams up with Luma Arcade on Bladeslinger
Support for N9 also in the mix
Nokia set to axe 3,500 jobs in 2012 as firm takes 'painful but necessary' steps to realign business
Job cuts pass 10,000 mark
Codemasters founder Jim Darling takes up role as chairman at Kwalee
Joins son David at developer's helm
App Store's 'rich get richer' culture inevitable in a nascent marketplace, reckons Z2Live CEO David Bluhm
iOS ecosystem serves only a few studios
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'
Amazon unveils $199 Android powered 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet, US launch on November 15
Worst kept secret a secret no more
Freemium games could make up 95% of iOS downloads in one year's time, reckons PopCap's Giordano Contestabile
And 80 percent of its revenue
Sony Ericsson signs up Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light as Xperia Play exclusive on Android
150 games now optimised for handset
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
Chillingo not totally sold on IAP, should be deployed on case-by-case basis says co-GM Joe Wee
One model doesn't fit all
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
Nokia's Ovi Store boasts most localised marketplace, 29% of apps published exclusively in one country
US, UK, Australia and Canada form social block
Nokia begins roll out of MeeGo-powered N9
Finnish firm begins shipping units to stores
Rumour: Amazon used BlackBerry PlayBook as template to 'shortcut' Kindle Fire development
Both made by ODM Quanta
1 million downloads proves monetising from search bolt-on works on Android, says StartApp's Itay Rokni
Advertising not the only answer
Microsoft rolls out web-based Windows Phone Marketplace
11 months late better than never
Android destroyed new purchases of BlackBerries in US over past 3 months says Nielsen
Accounted for 56% of market
Like movie merchandise, IAPs prove consumers will pay extra for mobile brands they love, says ZeptoLab's Misha Lyalin
Cut the Rope studio will testing freemium model next
Both Apple and its rivals look to curved cover glass to gain an advantage, reckons DigiTimes
Staying ahead of the...
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
One More Thing's Anthony Agius has 17 days left to raise $25,000 for his crowd funded iOS TV dev show
Feeding the knowledge gap
The PG.biz Hot Five: HTML5 starts to hum, EA's App Store sale is a touch sly, and IAP becomes dominant revenue driver on iOS
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Amazon likely to lift lid on Android tablet at September 28 press event
Invites point to D-day
PG.biz week that was: Apotheker gets the axe, Project Spartan slips as Facebook refocuses, and developers start to hunger for HTML5
The past seven days' news compressed bite-sized
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
Kongregate adds friend challenges, and score comparisons to Arcade app as games roster tops 575
Also gets GameStop rewards
HP ousts CEO Leo Apotheker after 11 months, hires former eBay supremo Meg Whitman
Position now requires 'additional attributes'
Microsoft enjoys big August in US as Windows Phone impressions growth pulls neck and neck with Android
But platform's market share still slight at 1%
One More Thing conference founder Anthony Agius looking to crowd fund TV show on iOS development
Show needs $25,000 for lights, camera, action
Nokia appoints research head Henry Tirri as CTO as Richard Green departs
Elop broom still sweeping
Crowdstar, BitRhymes and DeezGames on board as Spaceport 2.0 gears up for Project Spartan
Sibblingz bills engine as perfect go-to for Facebook