In Russia, more Windows Phone devices were sold in the second half of 2012 than on iOS, IDC announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Google has announced the launch of the Google+ Sign-In authorization mechanism, which allows you to use a single login from the Google+ profile to log in to various applications and services.

Relax Auto-training is a set of exercises for relaxation and stress prevention, voiced by a specially selected speaker. Relaxation techniques used in the training were developed by leading practicing psychologists at the Moscow State University.

MDDay with the support of the IMI venture fund.VC will hold the first in Moscow on the Iphone. The selection of ideas runs until March 5.  The second round will take place on March 21. The selected teams will go to the Yakhroma, where they will participate in Mobilefest 2013 for free.

Samsung’s dominance in the Android market forces Google to consider the Korean company as a possible aggressor. Companies may not be able to avoid conflict. 

While the gaming community is discussing the PlayStation 4 announcement, waiting for April, when, according to rumors, the presentation of the new Xbox is due to take place, and wondering what the games of the eighth generation of consoles will be, Nvidia is also not wasting time. 

Artur Shakalis, head of the mobile games platform of the Odnoklassniki social network, spoke at the Winter Nights conference about the potential of the Odnoklassniki platform.ru for mobile applications for Android and iOS.

Deep Silver, a division of the German company Koch Media, engaged in the publication of computer and console games, has announced its plans to develop the mobile games market.

Kabam spoke about the key audiences in the mobile market, as well as what distinguishes a hardcore player from a midcore one. 

American gaming journalists have calculated how much a new “free” Electronic Arts game can cost avid gamers. The figure turned out to be, to put it mildly, impressive.

Within the framework of the Winter Nights conference, the issues of finding and hiring employees were discussed at the round table “The labor market in the mobile gaming industry”. Where is it better to look? How much should I pay? Hire an expensive “experienced” specialist or teach young people “in battle”?

Aggressive advertising on Japanese television helped GungHo’s game achieve record revenue figures, according to analyst Serkan Toto. 

The revival of classical genres on mobile platforms continues. Next up is the dungeon crawler.

Yandex has launched its own store for users of smartphones and tablets on the Android platform.