Tapjoy announces its cross-platform incentivised action platform has 70 million MAUs
This audience will be auctioned for virtual currency
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ARM sees FY11 sales up 21% to £492 million, with profits up 37% to £230 million
Looking to Windows 8 and smart TV for future growth
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MGF 2012: The future is browsers but HTML5 is 18 months away from prime time reckons DChoc's Unsworth
#mgf2012 It's got to be open
MGF 2012: Gamevil, InMobi, GREE, Papaya, TIMWE and Maysalward talk mobile games and emerging markets
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MGF 2012: Google's Laurence Aderemi highlights improvements to Android payments with carrier billing and Google Wallet
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MGF 2012: NaturalMotion's Torsten Reil on 15 ways to make a successful iPhone game
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MGF 2012: PlayBook downloads are taking off, says RIM's Ander Jeppsson on tablet panel
#mgf2012 Plus emerging markets and HTML5
Tapjoy repositions itself as Android publisher as it highlights monetisation network's 25 million MAUs
Its $5 Android Fund has funded 130 ports
MGF 2012: Khronos' Neil Trevett on why augmented reality, computer vision and Kinetic-style features are the future for mobile
#mgf2012 Making use of the predicted 100-fold performance boost
MGF 2012: Platform debate sees Neon Play and Deemedya argue over whether Android or iOS is best
#mgf2012 Apples vs robots
Apple posts record financials, Q1 FY12 sales up 73% to $46.3 billion
Cash pile now $97.6 billion
Switching to app and games, Mobile Streams sees half year sales up 40% to £7.4 million
Riding the Appitalism economy
Babaroga's Maris Herrington on Windows Phone's potential
The delight of Xbox Live
Our failure is our communication with our fans, says Gameloft's De Vallois over freemium backlash
Experiments are what the market demands
Sulake CEO Paul LaFontaine on why mobile games are important to retain and extend the Habbo community
Play outside but always come back
Appssavvy president Michael Burke on why activity is driving the next wave of mobile advertising
Monkey see but mobile consumer do
Sony Ericsson sees sales down 17% as it posts a 247 million Euro loss for FY2011
Future growth reliant on Xperia success
Whale Trail gobbles up 1,500 Android sales on launch day
3.3 percent of the way to success?
Red Robot's CEO Mike Ouye on filling core gaming's mobile gap with location-based experiences like Life is Crime
Plus future publishing plans
Despite the death of the check-in, developers herald the rise of Location-Based Gaming 2.0
X marks the spot
6waves Lolapps builds up its mobile capacity, acquiring Escalation Studios
Facebook outfit looks wider
Nightspade's Gerry Mukti on the challenges and opportunities of being an Indonesian mobile game developer
Big market, but not for smartphones
Oracle claims Google is generating $10 million a day in mobile ad revenue from Android
Tells it to the judge
Samsung and Tizen recoil from talk of a bada merger - current situation is nebulous and unclear
Everything back in flux
FAADChat spreads the free app message with 1.2 million downloads
Another promotional channel
SponsorPay sees 2011 revenue up 125% thanks in part to new mobile monetisation platform
Cost-per-action model working gangbusters
Nexon signs strategic deal to standardised internal development on Unity
Includes access to source code
Google Ventures part funds Android-focused developer Bionic Panda's seed investment round
SoftTech VC and Norwest Venture Partners also involved
MindJolt COO Colin Digiaro on the fast blurring social-mobile gaming divide and why Amazon is best for Android
All systems go
It's confirmed that Samsung's working to merge bada OS with ex-MeeGo open source project Tizen
Linux-based OSes could cover all devices, provide Android plan B
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Latest platform supported by Unity's Union program is LG smart TVs
Include camera support for Kinetic-style games and motion control remotes
Preliminary ITC decision clears Motorola of infringing Apple patents
Final judgement due in May
Has ZombieSmash developer GameDoctors been acquired by Zynga?
iTunes says yes. Zynga says no comment
Zynga looks to improve iOS retention and drive downloads with Player Love Week
Ranging from free coins to a bear-in-a hammock
Microsoft signs Android patent deal with LG, leaving Motorola and Barnes & Noble as key outliers
Has over 70 percent of OEMs signed up
Animoca's simple plan to significantly increase the visibility of top apps on-device
Hide your already downloaded apps
CES 2011: OnLive game streaming service comes to Google TV
Viewer app to begin with, full service to follow
Mondia Media gains new COO, Volker Glaeser joins from Vodafone Germany
Bulks up executive team
CES 2012: Motorola signs multi-year strategic partnership with Intel for phones and tablets
First fruits due from late summer
ZeptoLab looks to do a Rovio: hires SpongeBob expert to push toys, accessories, sweets and clothes
Cut the Rope downloads now over 70 million
CES 2012: Angry Birds coming to Samsung Smart TVs
Rovio also supplying animated shorts
CES 2012: Opera announces its HTML5-based Opera TV app store
Good for OEMs and developers
Disney praises Android. Says holiday season saw it become a viable mobile gaming platform
Where's My Water? does 6 million downloads
The PG.biz Hot Five: Microsoft to buy Nokia? Intel to do a Nexus? And the best dressed person in the mobile games industry
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