According to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft Corporation plans to sell from 3 to 5 million Surface tablets in the fourth quarter of this year.

Apple has warned its suppliers to prepare for the release of the next generation of iPad tablets in the middle of next year.

According to unofficial data, an antivirus service designed for users will soon be integrated into Google Play.

Google has officially launched a new version of the developer console for Google Play.

According to the new PayPal rules, transactions in rubles will appear in the system from November 1.

On Thursday, the Hidden Runaway game will appear on the virtual shelves of the mobile “apple” store. This is the second original project of the Spanish studio Pendulo Studios on iOS in the last six months. 

According to sources close to Microsoft, the company has built its own factory in China for the production of Surface tablets.

The publisher of mobile games TinyCo has announced the launch of its new program – Tiny Partners, which will allow developers to earn money by attracting users to the games of the American publisher.

According to Reuters, the Amazon online store is in talks with Texas Instruments about buying its division specializing in the production of processors for mobile devices.

Sociality Rocks together with Game Insight announced the Live Mobile! congress, which will be held on November 21-22 in Moscow. 

Keith Lorizio, vice president of Microsoft Corporation, last week in an interview with Beet TV said about the expected prospects of Windows 8.

The flagship of the PerBlue studio – the Parallel Kingdoms game – brings $200,000 to its authors every month. The app is not in the top 100 on either iOS or Android.

Spry Fox and 6waves have reached an agreement in a lawsuit over copyright infringement of the former.

Anyone who dreamed of getting their application on a new platform from RIM can start working: the Canadian company last week announced the start of certification of applications for the latest version of the platform.

The Finnish giant has completed a deal to sell its Vertu division, specializing in the creation of luxury phones, to the private investment fund EQT VI. 

Last week, the controversy over the alleged dates of the announcement of the iPad Mini did not subside. This week started with rumors about the cost of the device.

The most interesting articles and materials from App2Top last week: Angry Birds are sent to a galaxy far, far away, the Simpsons have turned into zombies, Supercell earn half a million bucks on iOS per day, and a former Bungie employee tells what is the main thing in the plot for a mobile game.   

Independent studio Imangi Studios, famous for the mobile megahit Temple Run, and the company W3i, specializing in promotion and monetization, announced the signing of a partnership agreement for a period of two years. In accordance with the agreement, W3i will become the exclusive “monetization” partner of Imangi on the Android platform.

Like many major publishers of “big” games, Sega is paying more and more attention to the field of mobile gaming. Yesterday, the mobile release of one of the most popular games for the Dreamcast, the fun racing arcade Crazy Taxi, took place. The project was released on the iOS platform.