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Windows Phone may get official Instagram app on June 26

Instagram for Windows Phone has a rumoured release date of June 26 — the day of Microsoft’s BUILD Conference, but we won’t be holding our breaths.

Snapchat for iPhone updated, brings revamped UI and in-app profiles

Snapchat has launched a revamped UI for it’s iOS app, bring in-app profiles and more to the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

Jetpack Joyride launches on Windows Phone

Jetpack Joyride has finally landed in the Windows Phone Store, and like all other versions of this highly-addictive game, it will be completely free.

Square to bring Deus Ex to mobiles and tablets this summer

Cyberpunk, first person shooter, augmented humans – Square Enix is bringing Deus Ex to mobiles and tablets this summer, so if you’re a fan of the series, set aside that ÃÂ£5.

Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore teases new Windows Phone apps

Microsoft Joe Belfiore has taken to Twitter to tease Windows Phone users about upcoming Windows Phone 8 apps which are due to launch in the Store today.

Windows RT gets outlook, small Windows 8 tablets get free Office

Microsoft is bringing Outlook to Windows RT-based tablets, whilst also giving 7 and 8-inch Windows 8 tablet owners a free copy of Office.

Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 finally get a Halo game, launches in July

Halo: Spartan Assault is the first Halo game to launch on Windows 8 and Windows Phone, and it will come in July for just $6.99.

Blog: The joys of free e-reading (and just what’s up for grabs)

What have e-readers and e-books ever done for YOU? Well, offered themselves freely for your summer holiday reading; we offer up our pick of the free e-books available for your Android, Apple or Kindle device.

Gmail for iOS ported to Windows Phone — unofficially

Gmail has been ported to Windows Phone without the help of Google, and what’s best is it’s available for Windows Phone 7.x as well as Windows Phone 8.

Windows Phone may also get Vine app

Vine won’t officially be launching on Windows Phone anytime soon — but there may be an unofficial solution at the end of this week.

Vine launches on Android — available today

Vine has finally launched on Android — but only to those with Android 4.0+ and it’s missing a whole load of features.

Google readying announcement for Mobile Chrome?

Google could be about to announce extension support for the mobile version of its popular Chrome browser — with two events scheduled in June.

Google’s new mobile assault: streaming music and improved maps

Google’s developer conference saw some interesting announcements as the tech heavy weight looks to increase its influence in the mobile sphere.

Apple’s 50 billionth app downloaded – and it’s OK Go’s

The 50 billionth app has been downloaded from the App Store, five years after the store opened, and it’s a game developed by the one and only Okay Go.

Mobile gaming drives Gameloft’s sales results

Gameloft have announced their first quarter sales results, up 21% year on year thanks to sales to smartphone and tablet users.

BlackBerry Messenger to be made available on Apple and Android devices

At BlackBerry’s Live event today, the news keeps coming: BlackBerry Messenger will be available to Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android users.

Mobile content revenues to reach $US65 billion by 2016

The annual revenue created from mobile and tablet content is expected increase by almost $US25 billion (ÃÂ£16 billion) over the next three years.

Review: Samsung’s smart S4 software selection

SamsungÃ¢â¬â¢s released a host of new and improved Ã¢â¬ËsmartÃ¢â¬â¢ software features for the Galaxy S4 Ã¢â¬â so just what do they do and are they any use?

Apple about to hit 50 billion app downloads

Apple is about to hit 50 billion downloads – that’s a lot of Lego Batman game play.

Game Review: Badlands – the intriguing platform scroller about a floating…hedgehog?

What Mobile takes a look at the iOS game Badlands, the beautiful and intriguing platform scroller

Blog: Mobile tips for flying – the joys of tablet RPGs and dictionaries

Some of What Mobile’s recently garnered travel tips for the tech you carry onwards and upwards.

Office of Fair Trading investigating whether free children’s app games pressure to buy

The Office of Fair Trading will investigate whether free children’s app or web based games unfairly pressured or encouraged kids to purchase in-game.

Allan’s Best iOS games of all time

Allan’s favourite iOS games for iPad and iPhone

Friday Lolz: Facebook Home means more Facebook Fails

Facebook Home means all Facebook, all the time on your mobile. And where Facebook goes, Fail is sure to follow. We share our favourites with you for your Friday Lolz.

Facebook unveils Facebook Home and integrated HTC First

Facebook has unveiled Facebook Home, a skin or app for Android phones which integrates the service into a device’s home screen.

Industry tips for mobile developers: test, test and test again

Thinking of developing that rocket launcher app into a viable business idea for beer distribution? What Mobile talks to some app developers about how to make it.

Seventeen start ups, including mobile entrepreneurs, chosen for tech accelerator

Telefonica’s technology accelerator Wayra has chosen 17 start ups for its academy, including eight involving mobile phones.

Let the search for sat nav apps begin

A competition looking for apps and location technologies to take advantage of the launch of the Galileo sat nav system is now open.

Facebook Messenger app launches voice calling for UK Apple users

Facebook has brought voice calling to its Messenger app for Apple iOS devices in the United Kingdom.

Apple’s new mapping gambit? Indoor mapping company acquired

Apple has bought indoor mapping company Wifislam for a reported $US20 million (ÃÂ£13.2 million).

Yahoo! buys news snapshot app Summly; celebrity shareholders approve

Yahoo! announced today it was acquiring the mobile news reading company Summly.

Top 10: The Android v Apple App Showdown

What Mobile took 10 of the most commonly used smartphone apps and put them through the wringer Ã¢â¬â which is better, Android or Apple?

Review: The Good Food Guide 2013

The Good Food Guide 2013’s app has all the juicy info, but is troubled by bugs – especially on the iPad.

And the BAFTA mobile game winners are…

The BAFTA Game Award winners have been announced and are most likely cradling their awards and aching heads. We have a run down of the mobile winners

UPDATED: Android to dominate smartphone app downloads in 2013

Android will account for more than half the smartphone application downloads in 2013, research says

O2 launches multi-device connecting app for pay monthly customers

O2 has released an app for pay monthly customers which allows calls on up to five different devices, including PCs, as well as incorporating VoIP services.

MWC: OpenSignal wins Trade and Investment award for UK’s most innovative mobile company

OpenSignal has won the Smart UK Project award for the UK’s most innovative mobile company at Mobile World Congress.

February 27, 2013

MWC: Firefox OS first commercial build previewed, 17 operators signed on

At Mobile World Congress, Mozilla has previewed the first commercial build of its Firefox mobile operating system ecosystem, including Firefox Marketplace – and 17 operators have signed on

February 25, 2013

PlayStation 4 to sync with iOS and Android for second screen playing

The PlayStation 4 has been announced and it will come with an option to sync with iOS and Android devices, effectively introducing a second screen.

February 21, 2013

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February 21, 2013

UPDATED: App Review: Twickets, the ticket exchange app

What Mobile reviews Twicket, the handy dandy ticket exchange app – just don’t post a ticket by mistake

February 18, 2013

Friday Lolz: The Post Valentine’s Day Aftermath

What Mobile takes a look at the aftermath of Valentine’s Day in the world of mobile

February 15, 2013

Blog: Top Five Childhood Games I Want To See On Mobile

What Mobile takes a look at the top five childhood games that could do well resurrected on mobile

February 15, 2013

Fund your zom rom com on the go – Kickstarter launches iOS app

Now you can get your funding on the go, and not in a grab-and-smash kind of way – Kickstarter launches an app for Apple devices

February 14, 2013

Dinosaurs and poetry: What Mobile’s top Valentine’s Day apps

Unsure what to do or just plain forgot the big V Day? What Mobile’s put together a list of top Valentine’s Day apps for your perusal

February 14, 2013

February App Round Up – our picks for the month

What Mobile takes a look at the top apps for the month, including some DIY culture and fitness on your phone

February 8, 2013

The future of mobile gaming – expect big things

What Mobile chats to Gameloft UK and Ireland country manager David Whitby about the future of mobile gaming and what he expects for 2013

February 8, 2013

Cloudy days ahead – What Mobile’s 10 essential cloud apps for your smartphone

The top 10 essential cloud apps for your smartphone, brought to you by What Mobile

February 7, 2013

Retro Game App Round Up Part Deux

Following on from our Retro Game App Round Up Part One, we take a look at the last seven retro games now available on your smart phon – are worth installing on your smart phone? PART TWO Game: Space Invaders Developer: TAITO Corporation iOS – £2.99 TWO STARS Just how an alien fleet intended to […]

February 1, 2013

BlackBerry bolsters music and video service for BB10

Stepping up to the challenge of iTunes and Google Play, Research In Motion (now re-named BlackBerry) has bolstered its music and video offerings for BlackBerry 10. Ahead of its launch for the new operating system, the company said the new BlackBerry World storefront would offer a “robust” music and video catalogue for BlackBerry 10. The […]

January 30, 2013

Retro Games App Roundup – Part One

Smartphone gaming is a big industry these days. With video games releases outselling blockbuster movies, there’s already a large market looking to their phones for accessible, easy gaming. Not to mention the entirely new audience smart phones have introduced to the joys of video gaming, namely shooting aliens, outwitting monkeys and falling head first into […]

January 29, 2013

Interview: Last.FM and RJDJ’s founder on his sonic experiments and startup struggles

As anyone who has used Michael Breidenbrueker’s apps know, they are damn trippy. And useful. Michael co-founded Last.fm and managed the company ac CEO from 2002 until 2005. Truly a pioneer of online radio (Last.FM used a weird algorithm that matched your listening habits to radical new tunes), he moved into apps – producing what […]

January 25, 2013

iPads trump PCs as preferred email checkers

iPads have trumped PCs as the preferred device to check emails. Research released by Perion and spotted by The Next Web found that in an online survey of 4,400 adults aged over 18 in the United States, 55% of respondents preferred to use an iPad to read emails, followed by PCs or Macs at 32% […]

January 24, 2013

First Firefox OS phones revealed

Mozilla has unveiled its first smart phones running the Firefox Operating System. Entering the smart phone fray against the likes of Apple and Google, the open source organization said it was making its two phones, the Keon and the Peak, available as developer preview phones in February. The phones were being developed by Geeksphone, based […]

January 24, 2013

Holy downloads, Batman! Temple Run 2 hits 20m downloads in first weekend

That’s a lot of explorers running for their lives. The sequel to Imangi Studios’ wildly popular Temple Run game passed 20 million downloads in its first weekend, the company said. The original game managed 170 million, so the app still has some way to go before rivalling its sibling, but Imangi said it had been […]

January 22, 2013

Mobile commerce helps eBay exceed Q4 expectations

Strong results from e-Bay mobile has helped the company exceed expectations for its fourth quarter. The company beat analyst expectations thanks to a boost from its increased number of mobile shoppers, E-Commerce News reported, with revenue up 18% to $US4.0 billion (£2.5 billion) for the quarter, compared with the 2011 fourth quarter. e-Bay reported net […]

January 18, 2013

Could you write Siri a funkier personality?

Looks like Apple is trying to sass ol’ Siri up. 9to5Mac spotted a job listing on Apple’s site, since removed, seeking a creative writer to help evolve Siri as a “distinct, recognizable” character. The writer will develop original dialogue to support new capabilities for the voice activated personal assistant and occasional worrying accomplice. The iOS […]

January 18, 2013

Instagram releases figures after reports of user numbers nosedive

Instagram now has 90 million monthly active users, reportedly a 10% increase from December to January. The Facebook-owned photo sharing company has released its monthly active user data for the first time, following reports it had lost more than half its active daily users in one month. The website now shows 90 million monthly active […]

January 18, 2013

Free PlayStation Mobile games for six weeks

Sony smartphone owners can download a free PlayStation Mobile game every week for the next six weeks. Playing to the old ‘it’s free so why not’ impulse to entice customers, Sony said that starting this week, it will offer a free PlayStation Mobile game every seven days for the next six weeks, available for PlayStation […]

January 17, 2013

Temple Run 2 first look: nice graphics, bad monkeys

Temple Run 2 is now available in the United Kingdom for iPhone and iPad. Featuring suped up graphics and a new enemy, the Temple Run game still keeps its basic elements: run away from overgrown ape-demons and collect golden coins as you do. Those damned, dirty apes. The graphics are a step up from Temple […]

January 17, 2013

That was quick – Lance Armstrong Doping App out already

Almost as quick as Lance Armstrong’s Tour De France times, as quick as his denials of drug cheating and certainly as quick as Livestrong’s profit rises, the release of the Lance Armstrong doping app on the Google Play app store comes less than a day after the disgraced champion cyclist bared all to Oprah Winfrey […]

January 16, 2013

Apple’s App Store has a killer Christmas

The home of all things Apple and app-related saw 2 billion apps downloaded in December alone. That brings the total apps downloaded in 2012 to 20bn, and 40bn since the app store opened in 2008. Google’s Play Store has been rapidly catching up, however – Google claims 25bn apps have been downloaded so far (as […]

January 7, 2013

Mobile game reviews – December

By Jon Mundy A selection of the highlights from the world of mobile gaming across the past month. Max Awesome 69p on Apple iOS Chillingo Make like Evel Knievel in Chillingo’s colourful motorbike stunt-’em-up. Max Awesome requires you to jump, duck and somersault your way through each obstacle-strewn course, with a mixture of style and […]

December 18, 2012

CES Unveiled London: No surprises – smartphones and tablets to dominate Christmas

The organisers of the world’s largest consumer electronics show, CES, believe that smartphones, tablets and their integration with other products will dominate January’s show. The Consumer Electronics Association’s Director of Industry Analysis Steve Koenig and Shawn DuBravac, its Chief Economist and Senior Director of Research took the stage at CES Unveiled London to layout their […]

November 16, 2012

Nokia’s ‘HERE’ maps app to launch on iOS and Android

Nokia has long had a respected mapping division, second only to Google. It has now spotted a gap in the market with the flunking failure of Apple Maps, and will be offering its newly rebranded mapping service, HERE, as a free app. “With HERE we can extend our 20 years of location expertise to new […]

November 14, 2012

The 2012 What Mobile Awards In Pictures

The 2012 What Mobile Awards, held on November 6, 2012 at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. The full results feature is in our December issue available in shops on 15 November. For a quick rundown of the event – click here.

November 14, 2012

BlackBerry 10 launch date announced

RIM has announced the long delayed successor to its current generation of smartphones is due to launch on January 30th, 2013. The worldwide launch event will see Research in Motion (RIM) launch not just the OS and product ecosystem, but two new handsets. No further specifics were officially revealed, by it is expected that they […]

November 13, 2012

Microsoft Office to launch on iPad and Android

It looks like the era of Office exclusivity on Windows Phone and Surface is over just as it started, as Microsoft Office has been revealed to be in development for Apple’s devices and Google Android. One of the key selling points of Windows 8 and Windows RT’s mobile and tablet devices, including Microsoft’s own Surface […]

November 8, 2012

Celebrities line up to invest in 17-year-old’s app

Movie star Ashton Kutcher and Yoko ono are among the celebrities and high-profile investors who have backed a 17-year-old entrepreneur’s idea for a free app that can instantly summarise relevant news. Called, ‘Summly’ ,the app is based on an algorithm that instantly analyzes text and summarizes the most relevant pieces of news, providing the user […]

November 2, 2012

Top 5 classic games for iOS, Android and Windows Phone

Whether you’ve bought a smartphone running iOS, Android or Windows Phone, you can enjoy a wide range of great games on your new handset that are perfect for keeping you entertained on your travels.