Japan now spends more on apps than USA — and Google Play revenue has caught up to iOS
Japan’s spending on mobile apps has skyrocketed in the last year. In fact, from about 36 percent of U.S. spending in October 2012, Japan...
Player acquisition costs up 54% year-over-year on mobile in October
But costs and downloads were down very slightly compared to the previous month.
Apple owns the top 6 highest-revenue apps in its own app store (among the top 100 global brands)
In October, Apple owned the six of the highest-revenue apps in the iOS app store, for apps by the world’s top 100 brands. And...
Google Play now drives 25% more downloads than iOS app store, has 50% the revenue
Google Play is continuing its inexorable overtaking of the app store, with downloads now 25 percent higher, and app revenue that is slowly overtaking Apple's app sales.
The reason is exactly the same one that impacts iOS market share: international markets.
Leap Motion and HP unveil world’s first laptop with Kinect-like 3-D gesture control
"Leap Motion is already small enough to fit in essentially almost every desktop or laptop, and could even fit in most tablets and smartphones," Leap Motion CEO Michael Buckwald said. "We're now making it even smaller."
How this purple panda is inspiring games for girls — and angel investors, too
The heroine in Suzanne Xie's first interactive game for kids is no damsel in distress.
How $96,000 can buy you a top 10 ranking in the U.S. app store
Can you buy your way to the top of the app store? In a word, yes.
Hooked Media turns in an entirely new take on app recommendation — one that Apple can't kill
App recommendation engines are getting booted from Apple's app store because they suck, according to a new player in the app-finding business. But Hooked Media has come up with an entirely new take on app recommendation that has two unique qualities.
Smartphone game explores 2011 London riots with arcadey gameplay
Can an endless runner for smartphones have an important message?
Chinese ‘app store’ lets you install pirated iPhone apps — without jailbreaking
Chinese "app store" 7659.com is using Apple's own bulk enterprise licensing system to distributed pirated apps to Chinese iPhone and iPad users, completely free.