Next week's IFA 2011 show in Berlin will see LG Electronics demonstrating its OpenGL-based 2D-to-3D game conversion engine for mobile phones.
It's planned to include this in an update for LG Optimus 3D smartphones starting from October.
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The 2011 Mobile Internet Usage Report from CCS Insight has revealed that Facebook Messages, Chat and Photos are some of the most popular mobile services across Europe.
CCS Insight says Facebook is now one of the top three providers for messaging and could soon become a major destination for watching video clips.
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Glu Mobile, which produces 'social' mobile games for smartphone and tablet devices, has acquired two leading game developers: Griptonite Games and Blammo Games.
US-based Griptonite Games has previously created games for the Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PSP and iPhone, while the Canadian Blammo Games company recently joined Glu's partnership program to develop two new titles.
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New research from Ofcom shows that 27% of adults (and 47% of teenagers) now own a smartphone. Most of these people have acquired their device in the last 12 months.
Ofcom's Communications Market Report also reveals that smartphone users make more calls and send more texts than regular mobile users, with 81% of smartphone users making calls every day compared with 53% of 'regular phone' users.
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Revenue from mobile gaming will exceed $16 billion worldwide in 2016, according to a report from ABI Research.
That's three times more than this year's anticipated total, which isn't expected to reach $5 billion.
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