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    {"title" :"Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Gaming Habits","summary" : "We’ve reported before that playing games is one of the most popular activities on mobile devices. A recent study by App Annie and IDC dives deeper into","date" : "2013-12-10T01:01:15-04:00","date_modified" : "2024-07-05T22:14:24-04:00","authors" : {"jparcell" : "Jacob Parcell"},"topics" : {
        
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