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A recent study shows people who play less violent video games are kinder, dovetailing with the gaming industry's shifting focus towards casual, family-friendly games.

Apple users download 5 million games per day, lending credence to the idea that mobile devices are the future of handheld gaming.

Mobile gamers are now more like to be younger, better educated and female, a shift in demographics that may alter the landscape of gaming as companies develop more mobile and social gaming titles.

Smartphone owners use apps nearly as much as they text message, according to Zokem Research.

Most smartphone users only open an app once, according to a new study by research firm Localytics, making first impressions of an app critical and opening up questions on what makes an app successful.

Revenues generated by smartphone applications are projected to reach at least $35 billion by 2014, up from the $4.9 billion estimated for this year, according to research group IDC.

Amazon plans to open an online store that sells applications for Android, in a move that pits the online retailer against Google and Apple.

Smartphone owners in the U.S. still use their devices mainly for communications, according to a report released on Tuesday, with application usage ranking well below activities like taking pictures or sending text messages.

Customers are downloading an increasing number of mobile phone apps to their devices, said market research firm Nielsen.