Other October 17, 2011

First iPhone 4S Sales and Customer survey

Three days ago, sales of one of the main hits of this season — the iPhone 4S smartphones — started in seven countries — the USA, Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan and Australia. The number of devices sold over the first weekend has not yet been reported, but more than 1 million devices were sold in the first 24 hours – the iPhone 4S became the fastest-selling device in Apple‘s history.

Other October 14, 2011

Android does not make a profit

In the September financial report, Google did not even mention Android, which allows us to conclude how little the project brings. It was said about it only in conjunction with other products (YouTube and Chrome) in the context of the fact that they all “demonstrate high consumer success.”

Other October 14, 2011

Android Market Statistics

We offer statistics on Android Market categories: which ones have the most apps, which days have the most releases, and which apps “earn” the most money.

Other October 13, 2011

Two out of every three smartphones in the US are based on iOS or Android

Apple and Google already own more than two-thirds of the smartphone market in the US, according to the latest comScore report.

Other October 13, 2011

Overview of Android App Stores

There are already more than 40 stores where Android-based applications are distributed.

Other October 12, 2011

New features of the new iOS 5

According to Apple, the new iOS 5, which became available today, has implemented more than 200 new features. In addition, iTunes has been updated to version 10.5

Other October 12, 2011

Casual Connect Kyiv 2011

On October 19-21, Kyiv will host the next Casual Connect conference, held by the Casual Games Association, which will bring together gaming industry professionals: developers, publishers and distributors of social, mobile and online games.

Other October 12, 2011

iOS apps: Always prime time

According to a study by Flurry Analytics, the audience of iOS games can already be compared with the audience of prime-time television.

Other October 12, 2011

Games for children: point of view

According to the latest NPD Group study, 91% of children aged 2 to 17 years in the United States play computer games – this is 9% more than in 2009. In absolute numbers, this is about 64 million people. At the same time, more and more children are playing games on mobile devices. Does this mean that educational apps for children are a promising direction?

Other October 11, 2011

Android Market banned in China

As you know, Google has long had problems with the world’s largest nation (including representation in the network): The Chinese government and the search giant have different views on a number of issues related to access rights to information and freedom of expression.

Other October 11, 2011

Updating tools for porting to Windows Phone 7

Yesterday, Microsoft introduced an update of tools and materials for porting applications from iOS, Android and Symbian to Windows Phone 7.

Other October 11, 2011

Total cross-platform

According to a new study conducted by comScore, smartphones and tablets generate almost 7% of Internet traffic in the United States. As these devices become more widespread, the number of people who use different devices throughout the day to access the Internet, search and download content increases.

Other October 11, 2011

Stop thinking and start developing!

Interviews with small companies Paladin Studios from the Netherlands and Platinum Apps from Australia: Derk de Geus and David Stallard will share their experience in developing applications for mobile platforms and give advice to novice developers.

Other October 10, 2011

iPhone 4S has broken the record for pre-orders

Apple today released a press release announcing that the number of iPhone 4S pre-orders has exceeded one million per day.

Other October 10, 2011

5 Advantages of Amazon Kindle Fire over iPad

According to Strategy Analytics, more than 15 million Kindle Fire tablets from Amazon will be sold by the end of 2013. If the forecasts come true, the application market for this inexpensive device will be too large for developers for mobile platforms to ignore it.

Other October 10, 2011

Marketing of iPad apps in the Apple App Store

We offer interesting material on how to promote iPad apps, with specific tips. Viktor Hegai, the author of the mobile app for children “ABVGDeika”, tells.

Other October 7, 2011

BlackBerry Developer Revenue and the future of RIM

According to Evans Data Corp, 13% of BlackBerry developers earn more than $100,000 on apps – in their own words, this is significantly more than what they receive from their iOS and Android apps.

Other October 7, 2011

Budget smartphones have a better chance

The release of the iPhone 4S instead of the iPhone 5 may give chances to competitors – smartphones based on Windows Phone and Android from Microsoft, HTC, Samsung Electronics and Nokia, which will increase their market shares due to more innovative devices.

Other October 6, 2011

Countries with the most unique top apps

Whether you plan to publish your apps only in one country or in several, in any case, it is important to know how different the tops of apps in different countries are. Distimo analyzed the tops of free and paid applications from different countries.

Other October 6, 2011

What to do with a ready-made application, or why you need a publisher

With the advent of the Apple App Store and several replicated “success stories” about how the developer managed to quickly make more than one million dollars on one application, a real gold rush seized many. Unfortunately, as experience shows, it’s not enough to just make a “cool game” for iOS and download it to iTunes. Now there are more than 500 thousand apps in the App Store, and to notice exactly yours, you have to…

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First iPhone 4S Sales and Customer survey

Android does not make a profit

Android Market Statistics

Two out of every three smartphones in the US are based on iOS or Android

Overview of Android App Stores

New features of the new iOS 5

Casual Connect Kyiv 2011

iOS apps: Always prime time

Games for children: point of view

Android Market banned in China

Updating tools for porting to Windows Phone 7

Total cross-platform

Stop thinking and start developing!

iPhone 4S has broken the record for pre-orders

5 Advantages of Amazon Kindle Fire over iPad

Marketing of iPad apps in the Apple App Store

BlackBerry Developer Revenue and the future of RIM

Budget smartphones have a better chance

Countries with the most unique top apps

What to do with a ready-made application, or why you need a publisher