The net profit of the Canadian company RIM (Research in Motion), a manufacturer of smartphones based on BlackBerry and the PlayBook tablet, in the second quarter of the fiscal year was less than 58.7%, falling from $797 million last year to $329 million. According to RIM’s press release, the company’s revenue decreased by 10% and amounted to $ 4.2 billion.

We recently published information that Google did not even mention Android revenue in its financial report. This allowed analysts to conclude that she has no success in this area. This news caused criticism from the readers of the App2Top portal, so we offer more specific calculations and a different point of view. How much does Google really earn in the mobile sphere?

Three days ago, sales of one of the main hits of this season — the iPhone 4S smartphones — started in seven countries — the USA, Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan and Australia. The number of devices sold over the first weekend has not yet been reported, but more than 1 million devices were sold in the first 24 hours – the iPhone 4S became the fastest-selling device in Apple‘s history.

In the September financial report, Google did not even mention Android, which allows us to conclude how little the project brings. It was said about it only in conjunction with other products (YouTube and Chrome) in the context of the fact that they all “demonstrate high consumer success.”

We offer statistics on Android Market categories: which ones have the most apps, which days have the most releases, and which apps “earn” the most money.

Apple and Google already own more than two-thirds of the smartphone market in the US, according to the latest comScore report.

There are already more than 40 stores where Android-based applications are distributed.

According to Apple, the new iOS 5, which became available today, has implemented more than 200 new features. In addition, iTunes has been updated to version 10.5

On October 19-21, Kyiv will host the next Casual Connect conference, held by the Casual Games Association, which will bring together gaming industry professionals: developers, publishers and distributors of social, mobile and online games.

According to a study by Flurry Analytics, the audience of iOS games can already be compared with the audience of prime-time television.

According to the latest NPD Group study, 91% of children aged 2 to 17 years in the United States play computer games – this is 9% more than in 2009. In absolute numbers, this is about 64 million people. At the same time, more and more children are playing games on mobile devices. Does this mean that educational apps for children are a promising direction?

As you know, Google has long had problems with the world’s largest nation (including representation in the network): The Chinese government and the search giant have different views on a number of issues related to access rights to information and freedom of expression.

Yesterday, Microsoft introduced an update of tools and materials for porting applications from iOS, Android and Symbian to Windows Phone 7.

According to a new study conducted by comScore, smartphones and tablets generate almost 7% of Internet traffic in the United States. As these devices become more widespread, the number of people who use different devices throughout the day to access the Internet, search and download content increases.

Interviews with small companies Paladin Studios from the Netherlands and Platinum Apps from Australia: Derk de Geus and David Stallard will share their experience in developing applications for mobile platforms and give advice to novice developers.

Apple today released a press release announcing that the number of iPhone 4S pre-orders has exceeded one million per day.

According to Strategy Analytics, more than 15 million Kindle Fire tablets from Amazon will be sold by the end of 2013. If the forecasts come true, the application market for this inexpensive device will be too large for developers for mobile platforms to ignore it.

We offer interesting material on how to promote iPad apps, with specific tips. Viktor Hegai, the author of the mobile app for children “ABVGDeika”, tells.

According to Evans Data Corp, 13% of BlackBerry developers earn more than $100,000 on apps – in their own words, this is significantly more than what they receive from their iOS and Android apps.