Last May, the number of downloads of free apps from the American App Store began to grow again. If we talk about the cost of attracting a loyal user, then, on the contrary, it began to fall. Moreover, it is very significant,” says Fiksu in its next monthly report.  

The enchanting performance of Maxim Grinev – we recommend watching it even for those who do not agree with the stated topic!

Digi-Capital Investment bank has published another review of the state of investments in the global gaming industry for the first half of 2012, and made very interesting conclusions regarding the mobile segment.  

Authors with Appcod.es they told us in detail (with examples) about the features of the new search algorithm in the App Store. 

Leonid Bugaev’s presentation caused a lot of contradictory reviews: they wrote on Twitter that this was “the first failed speech” at the conference and immediately – “the most interesting presentation”. Anyway, it’s interesting to listen to Leonid, so we suggest you watch the video and make up your own opinion.

Some developers claim that Apple last Friday returned to its mobile app store an old version of the search algorithm or a very similar one. 

Adobe has announced that Flash Player will not support Android 4.1. According to its representatives, Adobe has not tested or worked on Flash for Jelly Bean. 

We continue to post videos of performances from the White Nights Mobile Games Conference. Meet Kirill Petrov, Managing Director of i-Free Innovations, who will share interesting data about Russian developers.

This conclusion was reached by analysts from Distimo, who studied the growth rates of profitability of mobile markets, including in developing countries, which now include not only Brazil, Mexico and Turkey, but also Russia. 

Nevosoft, a leading Russian developer and publisher of games for a mass audience, announced its intention this year to invest more than $ 2 million in the development of games for mobile platforms (iOS, Android, WP) and social networks. Investments will be directed both to internal projects of the company and to projects of third-party studios.

The creators of Angry Birds have shared details about their new franchise, the Amazing Alex physical puzzle.

There are two newcomers in the American box office top of iPhone games at once: Temple Run: Brave and Zynga Slots. In the top of gaming applications for iPad, there were also some updates: a fresh game from Wizards of the Coast – Magic 2013 showed itself well. But as for Google Play, everything is the same here.

Wibe Wagemans from Big Fish, which became one of the platinum sponsors of the White Nights: Mobile Games Conference, shares the secrets of successful strategies in the mobile games market.

Speaking at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, Google Play Technical Director Chris Yerga reported that 67% of all Google Play revenue is generated outside the United States.  

One of the most interesting presentations of the White Nights: Mobile Games Conference from Flurry Analytics. Fresh figures and tips for developers on how best to use analytics to increase profits.

At the I/O conference, Google told what innovations are waiting for users in the new version of Android, codenamed Jelly Bean.

Only 10 days have passed since the announcement by Microsoft of the Surface tablet running Windows 8, and Russian analysts from Hi-Tech@Mail.Ru has already managed to conduct a small study regarding how Russian users perceive the new OS and tablets on it.

Introducing a new version of Android at Google I/O, Google has shared the latest statistics about its platform. 

It is not always easy for developers of mobile applications to find money to develop their projects, especially the first ones for the studio. Alexander Lyskovsky, CEO of Alawar Entertainment, talks about a variety of sources of funding for a game project or a development studio in general.