Today, the network blew up the news that Samsung paid Apple $1.05 billion by sending 30 trucks to Cupertino, stuffed to the brim with five-cent coins. 

According to Bloomberg, a court hearing on the ban on the sale of Samsung devices that violate Apple’s patent rights will take place only on December 6.

Edmund McMillen, author and developer of the games Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac, in an interview with Gamezebo shared his thoughts on the state of the gaming industry, talked about parody games and why video games are a separate art form. In addition, he told a funny story about how his colleague experimented with the price.

MTS has published a report of its retail network on all smartphones sold for the first half of this year.

Today, on August 29, a seminar for novice mobile game developers will be held in St. Petersburg. To get to it, it is enough to register online, admission is free.

According to the court decision, Motorola Mobility managed to prove patent infringement by Apple. And now the companies are negotiating licensing terms.

The British studio Neon Play, which develops mobile games for iOS and Android, announced that the number of downloads of its products exceeded the milestone of 40 million. 

Peter Molyneux, the creator and ideologist of such hits as Fable, Black&White, Dungeon Keeper, as well as the game Curiosity: What’s in the Cube for iOS, expected in September, shared in an interview with Polygon the ideas of his new project.

The results of a survey conducted by Swiftkey in the USA indicate that the degree of user satisfaction with HTC and Motorola smartphones is falling, while Samsung devices, on the contrary, are growing.

According to Velti, in July of this year, the American Android mobile advertising market – for the first time in 2012 – grew due to Apple’s positions. 

Tablets based on Windows 8 RT will be more expensive than Android tablets by at least $ 150, Vedomosti reports, citing representatives of Lenovo. 

Most of the iOS and Android devices are in the hands of users from the USA and China. And there are more of them in the United States. But by the end of the year, as Flurry assures, the Celestial Empire will overtake America in terms of penetration of mobile gadgets.

Activision Vice President Greg Kinessa, who oversees the development of the company’s mobile projects, spoke about how he sees the future of mobile games, and exactly how one of the largest console publishers is going to enter this market. 

The top ten paid gaming apps for iPhone and iPad in the last week of summer did not bring anything interesting. Old names still prevail, there are few young projects, and those that exist are very suspicious. But Gameloft once again demonstrates how to use the price reduction correctly. 

Despite the scandalous judicial history, these companies will continue to cooperate within the framework of already signed contracts related to the supply of components, according to Reuters. 

After Apple’s victory over Samsung, jubilation was heard not only in the camp of Apple itself, but also in the camp of Microsoft. The reason is on the surface: the court decision dealt a blow not only to the Korean manufacturer, but also to Google, its mobile system. In this context, the Microsoft platform now looks very tempting for smartphone and tablet manufacturers as an alternative to Android.

Finnish studio BeiZ, specializing in the development of educational mobile and portable games for children aged 3 to 8 years, reported that the total number of downloads of products from its Lola Panda franchise exceeded 1 million.

The analytical company Gartner has published an overview of the tablet operating systems market for 2011-2012.

The Federal court of San Jose (California) found Samsung guilty of copying the design and technology of Apple mobile devices and ordered the South Korean company to pay compensation in the amount of $ 1.051 billion.