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Apps have overtaken mobile browsing as users’ preferred means of accessing the web, according to this industry breakdown infographic from the IT specialists Dot Com Infoway.

On Monday we posted about CNET’s Friday Poll that asked readers who they thought was the top mobile manufacturer.

Facebook’s flirtations with the world of social mobile web stepped up a gear this week with the launch of its own app store, offering scant money making opportunity for the soon-to-be-public social networking behemoth, but perhaps a pathway to future riches.

The American platformer Snappii, which specialises in rapid mobile apps development, has announced increased support of Android devices.

RIM has taken the unusual step of handing out thousands of ‘stripped down’ prototype Blackberry 10 devices to developers in Florida this week, getting devs on board with the platform reboot ahead of its launch later this year. Some see this as the Canadian firm’s last roll of the dice, but will it pay off?

The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is a sequel, an update if you will. This means that users are expecting an improvement on last year’s model. Slim and bright eyed with a flashy display, and loaded with the usual Samsung hubs, will it prove to be a game changer or a disappointment?

Back in 2010 Steve Yankovich, VP of eBay Mobile, stated in an interview that “mobile changes the game” and, with consumers adopting mobile strategies left, right and centre, he was on the money. Its no surprise then that eBay has become one of the strongest players in mobile commerce

Contextual ads delivered through smart-TVs result in improved user engagement when compared to traditional TV advertising, according to new research into a number of leading brands’ campaigns. Content apps were found to be the most popular method of ad content delivery, generating a great appetite for consumers to engage in additional content from the advertiser’s micro-site.