Maybe You Should Start Paying Attention to Indie Games Developers

Combine small teams, personal passion and a large accessible market and you have the makings of a creative explosion.
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Mobile Gaming Is Hot, but Pocket Gems Won’t Sell Out

Pocket Gems says it is not for sale, even though other mobile gaming companies like OMGPOP and Funzio are cashing out at big valuations.
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A Look at Android Fragmentation: The Good, the Bad and the Pretty Charts

OpenSignalMaps looked at the people downloading its software and found thousands of different devices from hundreds of different brands.
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The Era of AppNation Has Arrived

It seems like a foregone conclusion that the era of the app has arrived.
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Samsung Rides Android Past Nokia to Take Sales Lead

A two percent decline in mobile phone shipments during the first quarter of 2012 may have hurt some handset vendors, but it did little to slow Samsung.
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Dominant in China, UCWeb Brings Its Mobile Browser to Silicon Valley

With 50 percent of the mobile browser market in its home market of China, UCWeb is now looking across the Pacific.
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Bing Goes Sleek and More Social

Microsoft’s revamped search engine shows promise — if users can adapt.
Bing's Snapshot column helps users do things like make a hotel reservation. Its Sidebar column, far right, shows friends who may have answers to help with a person's current search.

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Google to Expand Mobile-Device Partnerships

Google Inc. plans to give multiple mobile-device makers — rather than just one partner — early access to new releases of its Android mobile operating system and to sell those devices directly to consumers, said people familiar with the matter.

ESPN Retools Radio App, Launches on iPad

ESPN is boasting better sound and offline listening with its new $4.99 radio app. Like rabid sports fans needed an excuse to download it.
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Going on Vacation? Ditch the Paper Guidebook and Try These Apps.

Stuck on Earth offers a visual tour of the world; Frommer’s day-by-day guides are packed with info.
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