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Other July 12, 2012

New items from the creators of Angry Birds and Tiny Wings

Today, two iconic mobile games have been released at once: firstly, an update and an HD version of the popular Tiny Wings, and secondly, Amazing Alex from Rovio.

Other July 12, 2012

“Game circle” from Amazon

Amazon has announced GameCircle for Kindle Fire, a comprehensive service similar to Game Center for iOS.

Other July 12, 2012

How users find Mobile games

According to the results of a mini-study conducted by Ampulum companies, users find mobile games thanks to the recommendations of their friends and using search queries in the app store. At least that’s what they claim.

Other July 12, 2012

Microsoft has declared war on Apple

Microsoft will “leave no stone unturned” in the competition with Apple. The corporation intends to compete in every segment of the market where the “apple” company is present. This was stated in an interview with CRN by Steve Ballmer, chief executive Officer of Microsoft.

Other July 12, 2012

Will the developers save RIM?

Research in Motion (RIM) is investing $100 million in developing a developer community for its BlackBerry platform.

Podcasts July 11, 2012

Podcast, issue 22

News in audio format! Let’s talk about why the popularity of mobile games is growing in China, what Beeline has agreed with Google Play and which smartphone Amazon intends to release.

Other July 11, 2012

Rovio will release Angry Birds for game consoles

Today Activision and Rovio Entertainment confirmed rumors about future console versions of Angry Birds. The companies said that three different versions of Angry Birds for game consoles are currently in development.

Other July 11, 2012

Zynga refuses to develop mobile games

According to Reuters, yesterday at an industry conference in San Francisco, Mark Pincus, CEO of Zynga, said that despite the success of the FarmVille game, he remains wary of investing in the development of games for mobile platforms.

Other July 11, 2012

Cocos2D: Version 2.0 is available

The second version of the popular game engine for iOS has appeared. The v2.0 framework is available on the official website; briefly read about its main features below.

Other July 11, 2012

The mobile content market will triple

Analysts from Transparency Market Research have published a report that makes forecasts about the development of the mobile content market for the next five years. Researchers believe that by 2017 its volume will exceed $ 18 billion, with the largest revenue (11.4 billion) coming from the mobile games segment.

Other July 11, 2012

Opera Mobile Store accepts payment in Yandex.Money

Now users of Russia and CIS countries can pay for purchases in Opera Mobile Store in one click: using electronic payments “Yandex.Money” or a transfer from a mobile phone account. Previously, it was possible to use the PayPal payment system or a bank card for payment.

Other July 11, 2012

The geography of the Facebook App Center is expanding

About a month ago, we already reported that Facebook launched the App Center service. At first, it was only available to users from the USA and Canada. Now its geography has expanded to several more countries, including Australia, India, Ireland, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Other July 10, 2012

Android 4.1 source codes have been published

Google announced the next version of its Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system very recently, at the end of June. Less than two weeks have passed since that moment, and the company has already published the source codes of this OS.

Other July 10, 2012

MTS Smartphone Market Analysis

MTS, the Russian mobile operator, has published statistics on smartphone sales in Russia for the first quarter of 2012. It is worth noting that the growth in the domestic smartphone market is quite natural.

Other July 10, 2012

Windows 8 will be released in October 2012

The new Windows 8 operating system will be released in October 2012. This was announced at the Worldwide Partner Conference, which opened on July 9 in Toronto, by Tami Reller, vice president of Windows.

Other July 10, 2012

iOS 6 beta 3 is coming today

There is information that Apple will present its iOS 6 beta 3 to developers today. Recall that the company announced the 6th version of the OS at the WWDC conference last month.

Other July 10, 2012

Sega Networks – a new vector of development of the old company

Sega has created a new division of Sega Networks, focused on creating games for smartphones and tablets.

Other July 10, 2012

Cross-platform is the key to success

Zipline Games, a small studio from Seattle, which about a year ago offered the first public beta of a toolkit for developing cross-platform mobile projects called Moai, continues to attract investment. This speaks in favor of its popularity among developers.

Other July 9, 2012

How do I get a feature on Google Play?

Mobile app promotion is probably one of the most painful issues for developers and publishers. There are many specific cases and general tips, however, so far the most reliable way to get the most downloads is to get a feature from the app store. How do I get it on Google Play?

Other July 9, 2012

Summer School of Mobile Applications

From August 6 to 13, 2012, LEVELAPP Summer school of mobile applications will be held in St. Petersburg.ME, where students will be able to work on creating mobile applications on the Android platform under the guidance of mentors. In addition, the program includes general and highly specialized interactive lectures.