Glu Mobile has announced the imminent launch of its first mobile gambling game for real money in the UK.  As we reported last fall, the regulatory company Probability acts as its partner in this project.

Advertising revenue in mobile apps increases by up to 54% during the holidays, Tapjoy claims based on data obtained on Christmas, Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day. 

The authors of Fishing Joy from Chukong claim that you can earn a lot of money in the Chinese market. However, the developers are silent about how exactly they do it. 

Olivier Bernard from App Annie presented a report on the global economy of app stores at the Winter Nights conference.

Compuware has published the results of its research on the attitude of users to applications and errors in them. 

A detailed analysis of the methods of user retention and monetization in the Subway Surfers game.

The premiere date of the animated series based on Angry Birds became known, and the first news about the release of arcade machines “based on” the Rovio franchise appeared.

 

ABI Research analysts believe that Finns urgently need to change their policy, currently focused on Windows Phone, if they want the company to survive until the end of 2013. 

Ed Rumley, executive director of Chillingo, spoke at the Winter Nights conference about strategies by following which indie developers can succeed.

The number of installations of games by the California studio Pocket Gems has exceeded the 100 million mark. The company told the Venturebeat portal about this. 

Companies related to the field of mobile analytics and advertising have become more active in terms of working with major global brands. 

In its latest report, App Annie talked about the most popular app categories, the world’s top publishers, as well as the most profitable games on iOS and Android last January. 

Animoca, a company engaged in the development and publication of mobile games, published data on the most popular Android smartphones in Japan and talked about why Samsung Note is not popular in the Land of the Rising Sun.

The editor of PocketGamer tells how to properly promote applications in the media, Room 8 answers questions about their debut project Cyto, and lead designer Adrian Crook & Associates reveals the secrets of the success of Clash of Clans. 

According to the well-known Apple Insider resource, Apple has applied for a patent, which deals with a system of resale and “rental” of digital products by end users.

The cost of attracting new players is constantly growing. How to optimize expenses and get the most loyal players? What ways are there?

According to the latest report of analysts from comScore for the three-month period from October 2012 to January 2013, Apple continued to increase its market share in the American market.

According to Flurry analysts, optimizing applications for most devices with access to as large an audience as possible is becoming an increasingly difficult task.