Features

The PocketGamer.biz week that was: Smart money on SmartGlass, GREE gets its game on, and BlackBerry tinkers on the brink

The past 7 days in bite-sized portions

The PocketGamer.biz week that was: Smart money on SmartGlass, GREE gets its game on, and BlackBerry tinkers on the brink
|

The curious side effect of the world and his wife hopping on a plane over to Los Angeles for the planet's largest entertainment expo – known as E3 both for those of us who were there, and for those of us who weren't – is that huge scoops, massive industry shifting developments, are hard to come by.

Who wants to talk shop when no-one's around to listen?

Nonetheless, PocketGamer.biz never sleeps – especially when half the team are away and muggins here if left running the ship. And it's not as if there hasn't been anything important to talk about.

Indeed, while have some have claimed mobile made its first real big splash at E3 this year, it has come around at a time when some former industry giant have futures that look anything but stable. Such tales of woe, naturally, featured heavily during our coverage during the last seven days:

Smartphone wars Tablet talk Rovio update Socially speaking
Microsoft matters
Focus on Facebook TV Times
Keith Andrew
Keith Andrew
With a fine eye for detail, Keith Andrew is fuelled by strong coffee, Kylie Minogue and the shapely curve of a san serif font. He's also Pocket Gamer's resident football gaming expert and, thanks to his work on PG.biz, monitors the market share of all mobile OSes on a daily basis.