DeNA on track to generate $1.2 billion in revenues in 2010
20 million users on board
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Keith Andrew
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Flurry CEO Simon Khalaf: We collect data on apps, not consumers
Analytics business both fair and effective
Former Sega man Darren Newnham named as head of content at TeePee Games
Partnerships a top priority
Korea Telecom licenses Airplay SDK for developer program
Branded SDK to populate 'olleh' app store
RIM lining up PlayBook OS for smartphones as part of 10 year plan
QNX software to give BlackBerry handsets the edge
EA signs up Pogo titles for Chrome Web Store in HTML5 drive
Poppit! converted in 48 hours
Microsoft: We have ambitious goals for Windows Phone 7, but catching iPhone isn't one of them
The sales figures silence
Handhelds in decline as smartphones snap up 44% of the portable gaming space
Quarter of DS and PSP owners don't play games on them
Insiders expect iPad 2 to launch within 100 days
Manufacturing ramped up for debut in February/March
AMV acquires K2 Media; will relaunch Chilli Mobile portal
A mobile entertainment play
Trip Hawkins on why the social echo of Facebook games will overcome mobile's solo experiences
Friendship is the glue
In app billing to account for 30% share of mobile revenues in 2011 reckons Bango
Currently less than 5%
Google preps Nexus S for launch as flagship Gingerbread device
Android 2.3 SDK rolls out to developers
iPhone outselling N8 by 6 to 1 in Europe as Nokia heads for Q4 2010 sales of 2.5 million
Windows Phone 7 even further behind
First Windows Phone 7 jailbreak tool ChevronWP7 hits web
Designed for experimentation, not piracy, claims creators
Fairlady's Bust a Marble takes top 10 App Store spot with 13,000 downloads a day
754,000 ad impressions served to date
John Carmack on why the egalitarian App Store is the model for all games distribution
It's just a matter of time
11% of US consumers aiming to purchase iPad by February
Sales not slowing down
Dundee's Tag Games signs BBC deal for Doctor Who on iOS
Time Lord materialising this Christmas
OneBigGame signs up Matsuura's WINtA for ngmoco's Plus+
Royalties to go to children's charities
Games make up 40% of the top selling apps on Windows Phone 7
Average price of most popular apps weigh in at $2.54
Google to roll out content ratings for Android Market
This story is rated 'U' for Universal
Windows Phone 7 nears 3,000 apps with 15,000 developers on board
Number of studios surges 80% since September
Analyst reckons Samsung has the potential to go head-to-head with Nokia as mobile #1
ABI reads the tea leaves
Nokia snaps up former Obama campaigner Jerri DeVard as executive VP and CMO
Takes charge of marketing and communications wing
Asian smartphone sales up 270% in Q3 2010 as Android tops Symbian
4.7 million smartphones shipped
Acer readies Android and Windows 7 tablet line up for Feb launch
Firm also working on new App Store, dubbed Alive
OpenFeint tops 8 million downloads on Android as its games roster passes 100
Eight new games in bound for Thanksgiving
Indie Developer Consulting offers 50% discount to celebrate first birthday
100 clients already on board
Foursquare userbase tops 4.5 million
Setting up a new San Francisco engineering office too
GetJar partners with Yahoo! to integrate apps into mobile search
US test underway, international debut in 2011
Report: Glu reducing European operations in cost cutting measure
Development transferred to low cost countries
App Store goes offline for developers between Dec 23-28
iTunes Connect to freeze
Apple rolls out iOS 4.2 as Game Center makes its debut on iPad
New version launches simultaneously
Daring Fireball's John Gruber reckons Android's lack of exclusive games is a significant gap
Why Google trailing the iPhone model
Marvellous claims 3DS development costs could hit $1.8 million
4 times that of DS
iPhone owners spend 7 times more on in-app purchases than Android
Also own 11 more apps per user
OpenFeint's userbase doubles to 50 million on back of Game Center
125 million-enabled game downloaded
Apple signs up three suppliers as iPad 2 looks set for Q1 2011 debut
It's that time again
Minimum hardware specification for MeeGo phones revealed
512MB of RAM, 600MHz CPU
Chillingo, Unity, AdMob and GetJar come out on top at ME Awards 2010
Foursquare, Handmark and HTC also pick up accolades
PlayBook prepped for assault on enterprise, up to 4 million to ship by early 2012
Business sector remains key for BlackBerry
52% of consumers would buy iPad over rivals due to brand awareness
But over a third could be tempted away by cheaper alternatives
iAd bound for UK and France in December, Germany in January
Including L'Oreal, Renault, Unilever and Nespresso
Apple's US ad share drops 9 percent as Android ties for top spot
iPhone remains top mobile device in US
Number of Android Market app submissions now equal to App Store
Both more than 20,000 during October
Android Market update provides better update feature, more screens, and YouTube links
Nicer shopfront
Dell mobile head Garriques to leave as smartphone assault ramps up
Job well done, or gone too soon?
Thailand exec says Samsung will pull focus from bada and Android as Windows Phone 7 takes the lead
Microsoft's OS to make up 63 percent of output
NAVTEQ acquires 3D modelling firm PixelActive
Maps gaining dimension