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Google announced an update to the terms and conditions of its Google Maps APIs, which it said is “intended to encourage the use of the APIs in mobile applications and secure the long-term future of the APIs as location-aware applications become even more ubiquitous.”

Mobile augmented reality company Layar announced version 5.0 of its app, which delivers an improved user interface and adds sharing capabilities through Facebook and Twitter integration.

Nokia said that there are now “up to 5 million downloads per day” from its Ovi Store, which it attributed to the availability of latest-generation Symbian OS devices such as the N8, C6-01, C7 and E7 – these account for 15 percent of the daily downloads.

Publisher Elsevier launched its Apps for Science challenge, an international competition designed to reward developers creating “customised applications that enhance information search and discovery for researchers

Adobe trumpeted “significant advancements in mobile application development” as part of its Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 release, including “all new tooling and framework support in Flash Builder 4.5 software for developing, testing and deploying mobile applications on Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and iOS platforms.”

South Korean operator SK Telecom announced a mobile games partnership with China Mobile, with the intention of “boosting high quality and high specification games in both countries.”