According to the marketing company Fiksu, iPhone users have become less likely to install applications. This decline, in general, is not very significant, given the popularity of the iPhone, but the fact of moving backwards is interesting. 

There has been talk about their appearance for a long time, so the appearance of Sony S and Sony P tablets at the IFA exhibition was not a surprise for anyone. But many are concerned about the question: will they be able to compete with Apple’s iPad?

There are a great many Android-based devices. In this abundance, it is easy to get lost not only for developers, but also for users. What trends have already emerged and what does Android expect in the near future?

Sales of Android phones in the United States increased by 5.4% and by the end of July amounted to 41.8%. 

According to comScore, over the past three months, up to and including July, Apple, Google and Samsung have shown the best results in the US mobile market. The company has published a report on users of mobile operators, according to which Apple turned out to be the leader in the total market of mobile phones and smartphones. Samsung won the first place in sales of simple mobile phones. Sales of Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android-based…

Although Apple’s iOS is still more popular among developers, Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows Phone platforms are already on its heels, according to the latest survey of developers hosting apps on GetJar, a cross-platform app store.

Developing apps for Apple’s App Store is not an easy task. Developers are always afraid that their application will not be approved in the App Store, which is one of the best application markets in the mobile industry.

Nielsen research company has published the latest information on the age and gender of American smartphone and tablet owners. If earlier it was mainly young men, now the accents have shifted.

It’s not enough just to create a mobile app, you need to know how to sell it profitably. The best and most profitable way is to place your product in one of the app stores, for example, on the Apple App Store or Google Android Market.  Each of them has its own rules, but, nevertheless, it is possible to give some general recommendations.

Creating an app is half the battle. After that, a lot needs to be done to make people aware of its existence. But even earlier it is necessary to make an important decision that can decide the fate of your application…

TeleNav conducted a study to determine the degree of attachment of Americans to their mobile phones. The results showed that iPhone owners are most attached to their devices.

The number of applications for Windows Phone 7 (WP7), according to the official Microsoft blog, has reached 30,000.

The In-Stat research company states that the demand for 3D devices contributes to the development of technologies and predicts an increase in 3D devices to 148 million by 2015.

According to a Nielsen Smartphone Analytics study, the average Android smartphone owner spends an average of 56 minutes a day on apps and the Internet, and two-thirds of that time is spent on apps.

Microsoft’s share in the smartphone market stopped decreasing six months after the new Windows Phone 7 (WP7) OS appeared. However, sales of devices with this operating system do not inspire hopes.

Which application is more successful: the one that attracts a wide audience, or the one that is created for a narrow segment? Are you ready to increase ROI by reducing the number of users?  Or make the application free at first, knowing that a lot of people will not buy anything, and then, after expanding the user base, paid? In a word, how to create a successful mobile application?

62% of the survey participants conducted by Hi-Tech@Mail.En Among 50,000 Russian Internet users, we are convinced that Android tablets are competitors to the Apple iPad 2.

Distimo conducted a study of the mobile gaming applications market for the period from June 2010 to June 2011 on major sites, including Apple App Store for iPad and iPhone, BlackBerry App World, GetJar, Google Android Market, Windows Phone 7 Marketplace.

South Korea came in third place in the world in terms of the number of downloads of free apps from the App Store, pushing the UK into fourth place. The USA and China are in first and second place.