Microsoft plans to hold a press conference in New York on September 23. For the first time, journalists will be able to see second-generation tablets based on Windows 8.

More than a quarter of mobile traffic in Russia is accounted for by Apple devices, according to StatCounter experts. They also talked about the most popular resolutions of mobile screens. There were some surprises. 

Last night it became known about the friendly takeover of the advertising company MoPub by the social platform Twitter. 

Wooga has announced the launch of its social hidden Pearl’s Peril on iPad, according to Inside Mobile Apps. 

The other day, a Japanese publisher announced a three-dimensional AAA-class mobile game Magic & Cannon, reminiscent of the best console JRPG titles.

Europe is responsible for a quarter of the global mobile app economy, both in terms of consumption and production, says VisionMobile in its latest report. 

The Discounter application gives you the opportunity to earn money by completing simple tasks – You install the application, complete the task, save points on a virtual account and withdraw money in a convenient way for you.

The Discounter application gives you the opportunity to earn money by completing simple tasks – You install the application, complete the task, save points on a virtual account and withdraw money in a convenient way for you.

How exactly the user ratings of applications in the App Store are interconnected with the tops, the other day the company Appurify told on the pages of its blog. 

The best games of August, the secrets of monetization from Gamesbrief, data on the number of smartphones sold on Windows Phone – read about this and much more in our digest for the week!

Unity spoke in detail about the work of a new toolkit that allows the company’s engine to create two-dimensional games in the shortest possible time.

Millennial presented a report for the 2nd quarter of 2013 on mobile devices. Recall that the company publishes statistics of market leaders on the number of advertising views from them.

Analysts of SponsorPay told about how they see the near future of mobile advertising.

The game and application development platform Corona has announced a partnership with PlayHaven. Corona customers will have access to tools for attracting, retaining and monetizing users.

The total revenue of Android apps for 2013 will double, according to analysts at ABI Research in their latest forecast.

Call of Duty: Strike Team unexpectedly appeared on the App Store yesterday. Moreover, according to the first reviews, the Activision project is surprisingly good.

MDDay published the program and told about the speakers of the future conference.

PlayFirst, a developer and publisher of casual games from San Francisco, has absorbed a small startup Big Head Mode (formerly GameFace). The goal is to increase the effectiveness of targeting and cross-advertising campaigns.

The Russian Mobile Awards’ 2013 contest will be held as part of the tenth Mobile VAS & Apps Conference. The acceptance of applications for participation in it has already begun.