In this release: the number of downloads from the App Store has passed the 18 billion mark; Android applications are getting smaller.

Ofcom has published a report on the telecommunications market for 2011. According to him, users are using PCs less and less every year to work on the Internet. Their share is taken by mobile devices.

Microsoft continues its offensive on iOS. A new step is the release of one of the largest projects for Windows Phone on the Apple platform.

Despite the high sales of Android smartphones, as well as the rapid growth of downloads, the share of applications for this platform, compared to iOS, is falling from quarter to quarter.

Analysts from Distimo shared information about the number of downloads needed to reach the top on the App Store, and also posted a list of the most active countries in terms of downloading free apps. Russia, despite the well-known love of its inhabitants for freebies, was not included in the list.

The analytical company Nielsen has collected information about the most popular Android apps for three age groups.

According to Apple, the number of downloads from the App Store has exceeded 18 billion.

There are almost six million players in Russia who are ready to spend money on mobile games.

Google has shared information about the most popular game genres on the Android platform.

In a year, HTML5 will become the standard. Analysts promise that in 2013 sales of mobile phones supporting this format will reach the mark of 1 billion.

Apple has published iTunes Rewind, an annual list of the top apps on iTunes for 2011. Among those included in the top ten are Groupon and Keynote. Special awards from the company went to Instagram and Dead Space. 

Shopping with a smartphone is becoming commonplace in the United States. Developers who create applications related to the purchase of goods on the Internet in one way or another should pay special attention to statistics.

Microsoft has unexpectedly released the Xbox Live app for mobile devices on the iOS platform.

OnLive cloud service has become available for Android users. One of the first games specially adapted for tablets was L.A. Noir from Rockstar Games.

In this issue: Kindle Fire breaks out into the leaders; the number of downloads in the Android Market has exceeded 10 billion; Windows Phone has launched a counteroffensive.

HTC has officially announced a drop in sales. Its struggle with the market leaders – Apple and Samsung – is escalating.

In its official blog, Google announced that 1 billion apps are downloaded in the store every month, and the number of downloads continues to grow. The total number of downloads exceeded 10 billion.

According to the results of the fourth quarter of 2011, Kindle Fire will take the second place in the global tablet market.