Two-thirds of mobile phones purchased in the U.S. in the second quarter of 2012 were smartphones. This is one of the results of the latest study of the American smartphone market conducted by Nielsen – see the rest inside.

The startup PlayPhone from San Jose (California), which created a mobile gaming social network of the same name, shared with Venturebeat some interesting figures reflecting the results of its activities since January of this year.Actually, the official launch of the PlayPhone SGN (Social Gaming Network) network, which supports devices based on iOS, Android and Windows Phone, took place in mid-December 2011.

According to figures published by Microsoft, its mobile platform has not only caught up in popularity, but also left behind Apple’s operating system in the People’s Republic of China. MTS claims that the share of WP in Russia is greater than that of iOS.

As soon as Apple released a new iPad, rumors began to spread about a new, new iPad. They say it will be quite small. Why its release will not take place, read below.  

Microsoft, together with Nokia, announces the launch of a program to support the best applications created for Windows Phone 7. 

One of the developers of mobile applications made a small series about how to write code correctly for a promising platform from Microsoft. 

The CES exhibition was relatively quiet – without discoveries and interesting releases. It is believed that the loudest announcements of the first half of 2012 will take place at the Mobile World Congress show, which will begin in Barcelona on February 27. Which ones exactly? Read below.