An unexpected twist. The management of the Finnish company Jolla has solved the problem of the lack of applications for its own system in an interesting way. They just made Sailfish compatible with Google’s OS.

Hot tablet summer. Euroset reported: in July-August 2013, tablet sales in Russia increased by 155% compared to the same period last year. 

Expansion to the east. The British company King has launched its mega-popular title Candy Crush Saga on the Kakao Talk platform in South Korea.

How important are user ratings, what trends are observed in the Russian mobile device market, how much money top developers earn on the App Store in the USA – the answers to this and many other questions are in our traditional digest for the past week. 

Electronic Arts is trying to conquer the Japanese market with the help of role-playing tetris, looking back at the experience of GungHo. 

The numbers decide. MediaBrix has published a study of the mobile and social gaming markets. It contains a comparison of CTR for social and mobile games, a detailed analysis of the American online advertising market, and much more. 

New axis, new icons. The first information appeared on the web about what exactly designers should pay attention to when developing icons for iOS 7.

It’s more fun together. Companies engaged in video advertising of mobile applications have launched a joint program. 

Nicholas Lovell, founder of the Gamesbrief blog, thought about how the number of downloads of a free game will increase within a year after launch. To answer this question, it is necessary to understand when the title will begin to generate income.

In July, Distimo published statistics of top iOS apps. Based on these figures, the authors of Gamesbrief calculated how much cash applications earn per year.

Not a day without an announcement. Ubisoft announced the imminent release of Assassin’s Creed Pirates. The novelty will be released on mobile devices and tablets this fall.

The Japanese company Square Enix is preparing to release the Final Fantasy Agito freeplay on mobile devices. 

In two years, the average weekly playing time on mobile devices in children has increased by two hours, NPD experts said in their latest study.

Today, the second part of Disney’s main mobile hit – Where’s My Water? – appeared in the App Store. 

Electronic Arts has started promoting the eleventh-generation Toyota Corolla in the free version of the Tetris Blitz mobile game.

In the first half of 2013, Gameloft’s sales increased by 15% compared to the same period last year. The growth driver was games for smartphones and tablets. Their income increased by 45%. But the company’s net profit has been declining for the third year in a row.

One of the largest Chinese publishers of MMO games yesterday announced the beginning of its expansion into the mobile market.

One of the largest domestic retailers has published a traditional analytical catalog with an overview of the Russian mobile device market over the past six months. 

Three months, the flight is normal. Gameloft said that the Despicable Me: Minion Rush runner continues to be actively downloaded.