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Articles tagged with: Mobile Games
Samsung to Invest in Mobile Games Developers
Samsung Electronics and content distributor, Handmark have jointly announced the launch of a new Global Venture Fund to invest in companies and/or individuals with game ideas for Samsung mobile phones. Companies and/or individuals selected will receive up to US$250,000 each to fund the development of winning ideas. more
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Apple Helping to Drive Mobile Game Market Sales to $11.7 Billion by 2014
The worldwide market for portable and mobile games is expected to grow to $11.7 billion by 2014, with the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch being the primary driver of the market. By 2014, sales for games on the iPhone/iPod Touch are expected to account for about 24% of total portable game software sales, claims a new study from DFC Intelligence. more
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New platforms to boost mobile game Sales
Following the success of Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch as games platforms, and its App Store as a retail channel, a host of mobile players have launched or plan to launch similar services to try and capitalise on this success. Analysts at Screen Digest believe that new mobile games platforms for smartphone devices will boost the mobile games industry which has shown signs of slowing. more
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Apple Sees iPhone As a Serious Player in Portable Games
Apple isn't playing games when it comes to the iPhone, but its users sure are. Apple's popular smart phone and its cousin the iPod Touch have become a major mobile video game platform since Apple opened its online App Store last July. more
3G Mobile Broadband Success Story Might be Short Lived
Ronan de Renesse, Senior Analyst at Screen Digest has just completed an analysis of the 3G mobile broadband market. Although the number of people using mobile networks to connect to the Internet through a device known as a ‘dongle' will continue to rise, he predicts that the rate of growth is set for a big fall over the next two years. more
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Electronic Arts posts smaller 4Q loss
Video game publisher Electronic Arts posted a smaller net loss Tuesday for its fiscal fourth quarter as the company continued to slash costs in a quarter with fewer hit game launches. more
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Nokia Cuts 450 Jobs in Mobile Services Division
Nokia has announced plans to streamline its mobile services platforms and migrate its existing games services over to the Ovi mobile portal. As a result, the company expects to make around 450 staff redundant worldwide. more
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Mobile E-Mail Tops British iPhone Usage
According to a report from mobile usage analysts, comScore, three-quarters of British iPhone owners use mobile e-mail, making it the most popular type of mobile content consumed on the device. more
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Top 10 Mobile Phones Used in the USA During Q3 '08
According to a report from the Neilson Group released last month, the following are the top ten phones used in the USA during the third quarter of 2008. more
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Mobile Gambling on the Rise Despite Economic Downturn
In stark contrast to much of the entertainment and leisure sector, gambling via mobile phones will perform strongly in 2009, led by the UK market, according to research just released. The Juniper Research report found that total wagers on mobile phones are expected to more than double in 2009 to more than $3.6bn, where as user spending on mobile TV and mobile games will be adversely impacted by the global economic downturn. more
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