Pavel Ryakkonen, Distribution Director of Nevosoft, which successfully develops and publishes games for iOS, Android, WP 7, PC and Mac, answered several of our questions regarding mobile platforms.

The French publisher BulkyPix has announced the launch of a new indie developer support program. A special fund ($3 million) will be in operation for three years to finance teams engaged in multiplatform gaming projects.

Based on the trends of the mini-tablet market, Barnes & Noble announced its intentions to release a tablet that could compete with Google and Amazon devices both in terms of price category and technological features.

By the end of 2012, Intel Corporation plans to launch 20 tablet models running Microsoft Windows 8. The devices will be equipped with Intel Atom processors (Clover Trail platform). This was stated today as part of a report to investors by Paul Otellini, CEO of Intel.