Last week, the first Kindle Fire tablet computer from Amazon was officially unveiled. Almost immediately, the novelty was placed in first place among the bestsellers on Amazon – despite the fact that it will be available only on November 15, while it is available only by pre-order. What is so special about this tablet? Will it be able to compete with the iPad?

According to a study by InMobi, 41% of mobile phone users in North America (USA, Canada and Mexico) plan to purchase an iPhone 5 this fall, while half of them are going to do so within the next six months.

On September 27, Microsoft launched an updated version of the mobile operating system 7.5 Mango OS. No one doubts that 500 operating system updates will satisfy Mango users. Analysts believe that Microsoft’s novelty is a high–quality product that clearly demonstrates the development of Windows Phone.

More and more people are starting to actively use smartphones instead of regular computers. Developers, in turn, try to provide such users with as much content as possible, which often affects the quality. According to a study by Evans Data, 90% of developers take less than six months to develop an application for mobile platforms.

According to Digi-Capital, online and mobile games will increase the total volume of the video game market to $ 87 billion and will account for half of the revenue (44 billion). The once successful console gaming sector will decline.      

The Cover Orange game for iPad and iPhone appeared at the end of 2010 (November 17 and December 13, respectively). During its existence, it has been both paid and free; almost two months ago, the possibility of in-game purchases appeared in it. In mid-August, the game reached the third line of Top Paid iPhone Apps USA, and since its release, both versions have earned almost a million dollars. The author of the application Evgeny Kuzmin,…

On October 14, a conference of developers for mobile platforms Mobile People will be held in Kazan for the first time.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, the number of mobile subscribers in China increased by 81 million users in the first 8 months of 2011. Now the total number of subscribers is a record 940 million.

Representatives of RIM, Andrey Kiselyov and Ola Larsen spoke at the MobileFest conference, which was held in September near St. Petersburg. They talked about the capabilities of devices on the BlackBerry® platform – in particular, they presented a new PlayBook tablet and even played it among the conference participants. 

Apple’s iPhone has always been on the radar in the field of mobile technology, and the release of the new iPhone 5, which is just around the corner, only adds fuel to the fire. However, a recent study has shown that not everything is so simple.

9 Innings: Pro Baseball 2011 is another baseball simulator released last year on the iTunes App Store for $4.99 with In-App Purchase option. Subsequently, the price for the game dropped to $ 0.99.

On September 22, a new game “Where’s My Water?” for iPhone / iPad from Disney was released and in just a few days took the top positions in the tops.

Two companies – WapStart in Russia and MediaVest in the USA – conducted research on user activity in relation to mobile advertising during the day.

In order to assess the similarities and differences between iPhone and Android, Com2uS decided to compare how things are going with the sale of two games they produce on both platforms. Two baseball simulators Homerun Battle 3D and 9 Innings: Baseball 2011 were analyzed.

On December 10-11, 2011, the 7th Flash Gamm! conference will be held in Kiev, focused on specialists and experts in the field of flash, social and mobile games. More than 700 participants are expected, including representatives of both large game companies and publishers, as well as small studios and indie developers.

According to a recent report by IDC, Apple’s iPad has increased its share of the global tablet market from 66% in the first quarter of this year to 68% in the second quarter. In the same period, the share of Android devices from Google fell from 34% to 27%. RIM gained 5% market share in the second quarter, which was the debut for its new PlayBook tablet.

Mobile app promotion is not an easy process, especially in markets such as the Apple App Store or Windows Marketplace, where advertising cannot be bought in principle. But is it so important in the end? According to AT&T Mobility, almost half of mobile players learn about new games from their friends.

In March, IDC published forecasts for 2015 for mobile platforms, suggesting that Windows Phone will take second place in the market, Android will remain in first place, and Symbian will almost be forgotten. Recently, another research company, Gartner, also awarded Windows Phone second place in its forecasts for 2015.

We analyzed how many applications appeared in the Games subcategories in a month (from August 4 to September 4, 2011). This information will allow you to assess the level of competition in each of them and choose the most “profitable” section when the game is released. It is logical to assume that the fewer applications there are next to yours, the more likely it will be noticed.