Mobile app news roundup: Nexus 7 sales, iOS Maps patents and games for Windows Phone 8

Nexus 7 sales near 1 million a month -- Asus has revealed that it is selling nearly 1 million Nexus 7 Android tablets a month. Reported first by the Wall Street Journal, Asus revealed the information in its third quarter earnings call, reporting sales have grown steadily, climbing from about 500,000 units a month at launch. Apple patents iOS maps interface -- Apple has been awarded a patent for the graphical user interface (GUI) for the iOS Maps app according to Apple Insider. U.S. Patent No. 8,302,033 is for a “touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for providing maps, directions, and location-based information.” Gameloft supports Nexus 10, Windows Phone 8 -- Gameloft has wasted no time in preparing apps to run on Google’s brand-new Nexus 10 tablet and Microsoft’s line of Windows 8 smartphones. The company announced this week that 10 of its games were compatible with the the Nexus 10: The Dark Knight Rises The Amazing Spiderman Monster Life The Oregon Trail American Settlers N.O.V.A. 3 : Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance Dungeon Hunter 3 Kingdoms and Lords Asphalt 7 : Heat Ice Age Village Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation Meanwhile the company announced it would be bringing the following 12 titles to Windows Phone 8 devices: Ice Age Village N.O.V.A. 3: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour Shark Dash Asphalt 7: Heat The Dark Knight Rises UNO™ & Friends Order & Chaos Online The Amazing Spider-Man Fashion Icon Poker for Prizes Real Soccer 2013 Playfirst expands to Android -- Playfirst has made the jump to Android, bringing its popular Diner Dash franchise to the Kindle Fire. Punchbox makes bank with Fishing Joy -- Chinese developer Punchbox is earning more than $420,000 a month in China from its ultra-popular game Fishing Joy reports Pocket Gamer. 40,000 new users per day for Pulse -- Newreader app Pulse is signing up 40,000 new readers a day, reports VentureBeat. Between them, the app’s userbase reads over 10 million news stories a day. Fortumo Launches in-app payments for Windows 8 -- Mobile payments company Fortumo now supports Windows 8, allowing developers to add mobile payments to apps running on Microsoft Surface tablets. The service is available in more than 80 countries. Millennial Media and AppStori partner -- Millennial Media has partnered with app-exclusive crowdfunding service AppStori. Eligible project will receive $500 in cash funding from Millennial and a $500 advertising credit. [Launch] Gameloft debuts World at Arms -- Gameloft’s latest title is military strategy game World at Arms. The free-to-play mid-core title challenges players to construct a military base, allying with friends to battle the evil KRA. [Funding] It’sOn nets $15.5 million from Andreessen Horowitz -- Stealth mobile data startup It’sOn has raised another $15.5 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel and others reports VentureBeat. The company, which has raised a total of $24.4 million in venture capital plans to improve wireless data access.

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