In an interview with The Telegraph newspaper, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins admitted that his company is not able to compete with Apple and Samsung without outside help.

Another Finnish news: perhaps in 2013, Rovio will launch an IPO. This was stated by its financial director Mikko Setala in an interview with the Swedish economic magazine Dagens Industrii.

The Galaxy Note sequel will debut and go on sale on August 29 on the eve of the IFA 2012 exhibition, – reports Reuters with reference to Samsung representatives.

Ex-Nokia employees who founded the company Jolla Mobile are working on a new operating system for smartphones. 

Global smartphone shipments for the second quarter of this year increased by 47% and reached 158.3 million devices (with China’s share of 27%). Moreover, according to the analytical agency Canalys, Android has only strengthened its leadership in this market.

The Finnish developers decided that they were getting too little on their main franchise and added not only 15 new levels to the next update of Angry Birds, but also several IAP tricks that seriously upset the balance of the game.