A roundup of all the news Inside Network brought you between Oct. 29 and Nov. 4

Inside Mobile Apps

Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms and virtual goods.

Monday, Oct. 29

• ‘Bold’ your voice with Boice
• Activision Blizzard unveils two new mobile Skylanders titles, Activate mobile-social platform
• Google unveils new Nexus devices, Android 4.2 OS
• Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8 operating system features and devices
• Endless running with violence in Punch Quest
• Scott Forstall, John Browett to leave Apple
• T-Mobile partners with Zynga, brings games widget to customers
• The Weather Channel, Weird But True, Android flashlight apps and more on this week’s top free mobile apps
• Big Fish and Betable’s real-money betting now available in the U.K.

Tuesday, Oct. 30

• Push back the darkness in Wizardlings
• iOS and Android app stores now tied with 700,000 apps each
• Nokia launches Inneractive-powered NAX mobile ad exchange
• Electronic Arts reports $711 million in revenue for its Q2 2013, net loss of $381 million
• Simpsons: Tapped Out hits 2.8 million DAU as top grossing app
• EA mobile revenue up to $89M, $66M from smartphones and tablets
• Grand Theft Auto 3, He-Man, The Bard’s Tale and more on this week’s top paid app charts

Wednesday, Oct. 31

• ‘Tear and share’ your notes with Squarespace Note
• Peter Molyneux’s Curiosity to release on Nov. 7 for iOS and Android
• Announcing Inside Social Apps NYC 2012
• NBA, The Sims, Line and more on this week’s top grossing apps charts
• Wooga launching Bubble Island on iOS

Thursday, Nov. 1

• Fiksu: Despite iPhone 5 launch, September user acquisition costs fall to lowest point since May 2011
• DeNA expands Mobage roster with 10 new international developers
• Agawi reveals GameZen app for Windows 8 devices
• Tapjoy announces retention improvement product Tapjoy Reconnect
• Amazon Game Studios releases first mobile game, Air Patriots
• Bunker Mode gamifies sports betting with High Limit Sports
• Chartboost one year on: 4 billion sessions a month, 8,000 apps
• Google’s data shows spike in holiday mobile searches and ad clicks
• Lock up your data with SecureSafe
• New hires in mobile apps: GREE, DeNA and Spil Games

Friday, Nov. 2

• ARC Squadron raises the bar for quality among iOS games
• Flurry grabs $25 million in Series D funding as it eyes 2013 IPO
• Glu Mobile’s Q3 smartphone revenues fall 7.3% Q-over-Q to $18.4M on weak game performance
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• Tandem’s first three gaming ventures generate $100M in revenue
• Electric Slide makes presenting easy
• Mobile app news roundup: Nexus 7 sales, iOS Maps patents and games for Windows Phone 8

Inside Social Games

Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.

Monday, Oct. 29

• FarmVille 2 continues to dominate fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU
• Bubble Age review
• [Update] Exclusive: Ubisoft cancels Ghost Recon Commander, layoffs hit Loot Drop
• T-Mobile partners with Zynga, brings games widget to customers
• Big Fish and Betable’s real-money betting now available in the U.K.

Tuesday, Oct. 30

• SlotoBOOM: 3D Slots review
• Announcing Inside Social Apps NYC 2012
• Electronic Arts reports $711 million in revenue for its Q2 2013, net loss of $381 million
• Disney reveals (probable) plans for Star Wars social game
• EA’s shift from social to mobile kills or delays up to 10 games
• King.com launches Pet Rescue Saga, bringing Candy Crush Saga to mobile

Wednesday, Oct. 31

• Pet Rescue Saga review
• Ruby Blast Adventures on top of this week’s fastest-growing Facebook games by DAU
• Candy Crush Saga and ChefVille this week’s gainer and loser among the Top 25 games of October 2012

Thursday, Nov. 1

• Wooga launching Bubble Island on iOS
• Citizen Grim review
• Agawi reveals GameZen app for Windows 8 devices
• Facebook brings keyword search to App Center
• CityVille 2 follows on FrontierVille design philosophy
• Amazon Game Studios releases first mobile game, Air Patriots
• Big Fish Casino UK (iOS) review
• The Top 25 Facebook Games of November 2012
• New hires in social games: Spil Games and Plumbee

Friday, Nov. 2

• DragonBound review
• [Update] Zynga’s game traffic reveals likely sunset candidates
• CartolaFC sweeps this week’s emerging Facebook games
• Stormfall: Age of War review
• Join Us for Inside Network’s Give Thanks Mixer 11/13
• Guest Post: Social and mobile convergence will lead to better games
• Zynga sunsets Treasure Isle and FishVille
• Social games news roundup: Betable gets more partners, Jamie Oliver comes to ChefVille and Ngmoco’s got more developers in its network

Inside Facebook

Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.

Monday, Oct. 29

• Unclaimed Facebook pages get a redesign
• Facebook Global Pages for Brands: To Use or Not To Use?
• Announcing Inside Social Apps NYC 2012
• Farmville 2, Ruby Blast, Muzy, Instagram and more on this week’s top 20 Facebook apps growing by MAU

Tuesday, Oct. 30

• Facebook platform industry hires: AudienceScience and Offerpop
• An Introduction to Facebook Mobile Ads
• Facebook tests non-social Marketplace ads in News Feed
• Facebook tests Timeline layout with single column of posts

Wednesday, Oct. 31

• New Facebook mobile ad placement options: operating system and device
• Facebook status update box asks users Halloween-themed questions
• Facebook rolling out option for fans to receive notifications about page posts
• The Hangover, Iron Man, Scarface and more in this week’s top PTAT gainers among movie pages

Thursday, Nov. 1

• PageLever introduces real-time analytics for insights platform
• Facebook brings keyword search to App Center
• Facebook enables charitable contributions through Gifts platform
• Facebook’s John Yi on the state of the Preferred Marketing Developer program
• Facebook helps some local businesses provide free Wi-Fi in exchange for check-ins

Friday, Nov. 2

• Facebook makes privacy settings more central to new user sign-up flow
• Facebook tests ‘Pages Feed’ so fans can see all updates in separate stream
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• Facebook hires search product engineer, account managers, facility engineers, market insights analysts and more
• Facebook careers: user operations, data center construction, account management, recruiting and more
• Facebook roundup: employees sell shares, anti-trust suit over Credits, Nasdaq compensation plan and more

Inside Social Commerce

Tracking the convergence of social media and commerce.

• Colombian e-shop Zemoga on building Sears e-commerce, others from afar
• Get a better deal with VoucherCodes.co.uk
• Holiday will account for a fourth of total e-commerce sales says conversion company invesp
• Announcing Inside Social Apps NYC 2012
• New mobile network BeauCoo calls women of all sizes to compare, shop clothing
• Loyalty card Priq gets another $1.2 million, hits 70 stores next week
• Evrythng launches to bring e-commerce to physical purchases
• UK retailer Game brings reward cards to smartphones
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