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A new Flurry report reveals that a record-breaking 17.4m iOS and Android devices were activated worldwide on Christmas day. Also breaking records were app downloads, which reached an estimated 328m. The period between December 25th and December 31st was also record-breaking, with in excess of 50m iOS and Android devices …
Read More »Samsung on track to eclipse Apple in smartphone market in 2013
ComScore data suggests that Samsung will soon bypass Apple to become the top choice smartphone brand in the UK. For the three months ending October 2013 Apple claimed a 28 per cent share of total UK smartphone subscribers aged 13 and above. That’s a year-on-year gain of 1.5 per cent. …
Read More »Is the end nigh for consoles? Green Throttle thinks so as it raises $6m in funding
A company that believes it has the answer to a console-less gaming future has announced the successful capture of $6m in series A funding. Green Throttle believes that the successor to the console is already amongst us – our smartphones and tablets. And its plan to exploit the situation is …
Read More »Galaxy S3 beats iPhone 4S to become world’s best selling smartphone
The tide turning? Or an expected Apple lull as it transitions from the iPhone 4S to the iPhone 5? Whatever way you look at it, Samsung has claimed a significant psychological victory with news that the Galaxy S3 has overtaken the iPhone 4S to become the best selling smartphone on …
Read More »GAME Reward smartphone app goes live
The UK’s leading game retailer GAME has pushed live its new smartphone app on the Apple App Store and on Android’s Google Play. A Windows Phone version will be released soon. The app allows customers or both GAME and Gamestation to unite their store credit under a single account. It …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto Vice City gets 10th anniversary iOS and Android release
Rockstar is to add to its Grand Theft Auto iOS library by releasing 10th Anniversary Edition of GTA Vice City. The studio has already enjoyed success on Apple and Google’s mobile platforms with former DS and PSP hit GTA Chinatown Wars and PS2 classic GTA III. The release will apparently …
Read More »Marvelous launches indie dev support program
MarvDev to help developers with funding, game design, operations and marketing
Read More »iPhone 5 sales speed past five million in 3 days
Shares fall slightly as sales disappoint despite sell-out
Read More »Tiny keyring sized tablet controller launches on Kickstarter
iOS and Android gamepad iMpulse raises half of $50k goal within days
Read More »iPhone 5 shatters 4S record with 2m pre-orders
Latest iteration of hugely popular smartphone doubles initial 4S sales in 24 hours
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