Storm8 proclaims itself largest mobile social studio in US as downloads sail past 210 million
Up 10 million in little over 2 weeks
PopCap set to be acquired for more than $1 billion, say 'multiple sources'
Unnamed party looking to buy Bejeweled publisher
Social gaming venture 'Games at Google' unveiled by job vacancy
Web giant looking for product manager
HP opens up pre-orders for TouchPad's UK debut in July
16GB or 32GB units on offer
MobPartner and BuzzCity partner up to reduce the gap between mobile CPC and CPA worlds
Get real-time feedback on campaigns
Freemium titles make up 51% of top 25 grossing apps on US App Store says appFigures
It's money or nothing for IAP model
Lodsys requests 2 month delay in IAP patent case to respond to Apple
But continues to hound Android developers
The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on what was big and what was missing from E3 and WWDC
No news is bad news
DeNA, Epic and Chair making social and freemium Infinity Blade X for Mobage
Exclusive to iOS in Japan
TinyCo's Jennifer Lu on why its $5 million TinyFund is about more than just the cash
A new distribution channel for indies
GameSalad unveils HTML5 game creator for browser-based play
Drag, drop and embed
Netsize updates app store billing white paper for 70 top stores
Free market intelligence
Insiders claim Apple readying iPhone 5 for September launch
A5 chip and 8MP camera rumoured
China now second largest App Store, but monetisation challenging says Distimo
Only 1% of Chinese downloads are paid apps
Amazon's LCD Android tablet rumoured to launch in August
TI to supply processor, Quanta to assemble
G5 Entertainment launches its casual games onto Android
Free trial to hook 'em
Mobile is the place for maximising creativity and minimising risk says ex-Rockstar man Anthony Gowland
Putting 'App Store risk' into perceptive
Nintendo boss claims battery life and graphics concerns stopped Wii U controller being standalone tablet
Hasn't he seen an iPad?
Appy's Paul O'Connor says Take-Two CEO's views on mobile gaming demonstrate a lack of new thinking
We're not in Kansas any more Strauss
Nokia confirms Accenture outsourcing deal for Symbian and Windows Phone until 2016
Also creates new location-based business unit
Battleheart on Android generating 80% of iOS' daily total says Mika Mobile
But 1-2% of users suffering problems
Former EA Easy head Ben Cousins joins ngmoco for Mobage push
Sets up new Stockholm based studio
XMG's Ray Sharma on the ratios of freemium: one million installs and 50k players
Two-thirds of its revenues now from IAP
Talking Friends studio Outfit7 prepares for TV, films and books with William Morris deal
Brand extension
Foursquare hits 10 million users in 2 years
Boasts 358 million check-ins outside US
Nokia unwraps MeeGo-powered N9 as firm pins down smartphone strategy for 2011
10 new Symbian handsets due in next 12 months
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says mobile gaming isn't economically meaningful for the company
Price point isn't viable
MeeGoExperts Meetup to hit Birmingham on June 23
Learn how to incorporate AR into the platform
Bulkypix makes Breitling's National Championship Air Races iOS game
Reno Air Races is go
Mobile apps supersede the web as online's top driver claims Flurry
Users spend more time on mobile
FunMobility launches HTML5 powered cross-platform multiplayer app FunChat
Where playing speaks volumes
Nokia still an advertising powerhouse with click-through rate of 3.32%, reports inneractive
Ad requests also on the up
Adobe adds iPhone, iPad and PlayBook support to Flash Builder and Flex
Toolchain spreads across multiple platforms
Apple reportedly helping Facebook with HTML5 app platform 'Project Spartan'
Firm offering rival 'minor support'
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The Smartphone Alliance and W3i's WWDC 2011 party pictures
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Office Jerk tops 7 million downloads on iOS as Fluik release makes leap to Android
Up 1 million in 23 days
Europe first up as Nokia looks to launch debut Windows Phone handsets in 2011
UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Netherlands in line
Gameloft's Mark Hickey departs to take up business development role at Kiip
Like for like move
InMobi Analytics drives down cost per conversion by 74% in US
Ad clients buying smarter
Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games Rocket Bunnies, Bumpy Road, Joining Hands
Critically acclaimed
RIM pegs first quarter BlackBerry PlayBook shipments at 500,000
Meets analyst expectations
RIM's Q1 FY12 revenue up 16% to $4.9 billion
Net income down to $695 million
Symbian on top in Spain as Nokia backed OS takes 65% smartphone share
Platform holds mammoth lead over rivals
CrowdStar launches its first mobile freemium casual game - Top Girl
Believes the female audience isn't being properly served
Facebook planning HTML5 app platform for iOS dubbed 'Project Spartan'
Zynga rumoured to be on board
O2 drops support for BlackBerry PlayBook as tablet rolls out across UK
Cites problems with 'customer experience'
Sony tablets S1 and S2 UK bound this September
John Lewis set to receive early launch