YoYo Games has announced that the new version of its GameMaker: Studio toolkit will allow developers to “export” their games (both new and existing) to the Windows Phone 8 mobile OS. 

According to analysts from Gartner, in 2013 Lenovo will become the largest smartphone manufacturer in China. 

The famous game designer has started fundraising on the Kickstarter service for his new game – GODUS, the ideological heir to the god simulator of the late 80s Populous.

Peter Vesterbaka said that his company is not going to the stock exchange yet, and also spoke about the success of Angry Birds in the Chinese market.

A couple of days ago, Mixpanel launched the Activity Feed service, which allows you to see every action performed by the user in the application from the moment it was first opened. 

According to forecasts of the analytical company Strategy Analytics, in five years the total number of downloaded applications for all mobile devices will be 350 billion.

We invite everyone to the twitter broadcast from the Mobile VAS & Apps Conference, which is taking place right now in St. Petersburg!

The anniversary edition of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City will appear on mobile platforms on December 6, according to Rockstar Games, sharing at the same time a small list of devices on which the game will go.  

Yesterday, at the Slush conference in Helsinki, the Finnish company Jolla presented the Sailfish mobile operating system based on the MeeGo platform.

Recently, Amazon announced the release of new plugins for Unity, which will allow developers to easily integrate the “Amazon” In-App Purchasing and GameCircle APIs into their games on this engine.

The PocketGamer portal presented a chic infographic dedicated to the three-year anniversary of the “bird” saga and, at the same time, the recent appearance of Angry Birds Star Wars on mobile showcases.

Two days ago, Apple started testing Russian iTunes, initially planning to launch the service on November 20. But in Russia, the company faced a problem, because of which it postponed these plans indefinitely.

The Japanese giant GREE plans to release several mobile applications based on popular console and PC games. Including under such brands as Lineage, Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy. 

For its employees, Apple launched the “App Discovery” campaign for free download of applications from the App Store.

For children under 12, the Apple tablet tops the list of coveted hi-tech gifts for Christmas. Those who are older also most want to find an iPad under the Christmas tree, according to the research company Nielsen in its annual report. 

In the third quarter of this year, the shares of Apple and Samsung in the mobile advertising market amounted to 61% for two. Moreover, at the end of the year, against the background of Nokia, RIM and HTC losing the market, this indicator will grow.

Windows Phone users spend much more money on games than owners of iOS and Android devices, according to EEDAR specialists. 

Promwad Electronics Design Center announces the launch of a service for comprehensive testing of Android applications, which will ensure high quality software products and their correct operation on smartphones, tablets and other devices running Android OS.

The majority of mobile developers in the United States are engaged in creating applications in their free time from their main work, Evans Data found out.