Finnish application developer Futuremark is releasing a single 3DMark test for Windows, Windows RT, Android and iOS.

According to the latest data from the analytical company Azimco, Apple and Samsung controlled 99% of the mobile industry’s profits in the third quarter, but Apple’s share declined significantly.

Microsoft has announced another competition for application developers. Among the best applications, a prize will be raffled – promotion in the Windows Store during the New Year holidays!

The operating profit of the Japanese company for the last quarter fell significantly compared to last year. GREE attributes the drop to large expansion costs. 

The South Korean game developer and publisher reported a significant increase in profit in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2011.

On November 24 and 25, a Crash course of product managers will be held in St. Petersburg, dedicated to the creation, management and promotion of mobile applications. 

The Japanese gaming giant will allow web application developers to publish projects on their own gaming platform.

Apple is recruiting employees to the Moscow subsidiary of Apple Rus LLC.

Unity Technologies has officially launched the latest version of its multiplatform engine.

In the third quarter, the Umeng analytical company noted an increase in the number of iOS and Android-based mobile devices in China, a decrease in the number of jailbroken devices, and an increase in the number of user sessions in applications.

One of the founders of Apple turned out to be Danny Trejo’s assistant in a mobile game based on the movie “Revenge”.

169 million smartphones were sold worldwide in the third quarter, of which 122 million were devices based on the Android platform, Gartner experts estimate. 

The Russian retailer, in partnership with Apple, plans to open about 10 stores with Apple Premium Reseller (APR) status in the near future, Vedomosti reports.

According to MoPub, the price for mobile advertising on the Android platform has increased by more than a quarter in just three months. Advertising on iOS has not become significantly more expensive over the same period. 

Tonight in New York, together with Verizon, HTC, as expected, introduced the Droid DNA smartphone.

The search giant’s social network has received a small but significant innovation: direct links to applications from Google Play.

MTS has announced its plans to close the MTS Store service. 

Apple has banned the use of the word “memory” in the name of applications, the Gamasutra portal reports, citing developers who have already received a notification from the Apple company. 

The DeNA card role-playing battler shifted the Rage of Bahamut game, which had been at the top of the chart since April 2012, from the first position of the American top box office Google Play applications.