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Bogus app sent 'silent' text messages that charged £5 apiece
Read More »Report: iPhone competitor amasses 9m pre-orders
Samsung Galaxy factory running at full capacity of 5m units per month to meet huge demand
Read More »Tapjoy $5m fund for Asian mobile investment
Second fund offered by company in a year available for iOS and Android
Read More »‘The most profitable mobile devs are not F2P’
'A lot of people have switched to freemium because they could not make money on the paid side' says Days of Wonder CEO
Read More »Android ‘hits 15 billion apps’
Marketplace accelerates to 1bn apps per month, Google claims
Read More »Google Play reaches 15 billion downloads
Google’s Android marketplace has surpassed 15bn app downloads since its launch in October of 2008. A company spokesperson told TechCrunch that the figure was passed for the newly-branded Google Play Store ‘a few weeks ago.’ TechCrunch proposed that Google tabs around 1bn app downloads per month, while Apple still leads …
Read More »Microtransactions generate 90% of US mobile game revenues
Think the big money is in paid-for apps? Think again – the real money is in in-game purchases. The latest figures from research firm Newzoo show that over 90 per cent of mobile game revenues in the US is generated by microtransactions, according to Gamasutra. That’s considerably higher than in …
Read More »Angry Birds Space racks up 50 million downloads
Angry Birds Space has surpassed 50m downloads in just over a month of availability. Rovio announced on its blog that the mark was hit within 35 days, breaking the company’s previous records and making the title ‘the fastest growing mobile game yet.’ The developer ends the reveal with a tease …
Read More »Max Payne Mobile Android version delayed to early May
Rockstar has announced a slight delay for the Android version of Max Payne Mobile. The iOS version arrived on time back on April 12th; but with the developer (via DroidGamers) feeling the need to get some final testing in, the April 26th target for the Android release has been moved …
Read More »Minecraft Pocket Edition crafting update out now for iOS and Android
The mobile version of Mojang’s indie hit Minecraft has received a significant update for iOS and Android devices. Minecraft Pocket Edition 0.3.0 adds a crafting interface similar to the PC version. Players can now build new items and materials, which most would agree is a big part of Minecraft (hey, …
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