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China now downloads more iOS apps than the United States

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 14, 2015
2 min

China finally surpassed the United States it terms of the number of iOS apps downloaded in the first quarter of 2015, according to the latest report from industry-tracking firm App Annie. This is likely due to the launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in the region late last year.

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2 min

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Otoy aims to enable developers to create cool VR imagery

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 1, 2015
11 min

Jules Urbach likes pretty pictures. The chief executive of cloud graphics startup Otoy likes them so much that he has dedicated his career to getting better and better 3D animated images in front of consumers. And right now, that means better virtual reality imagery.

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11 min

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Apple Watch games: New Finnish studio focuses on ‘wearable’ gaming

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 18, 2015
3 min

Finland -- the heart of smartphone gaming -- is already pushing forward with wearable gaming.

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3 min

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500 iOS games per day: Flooded mobile market is tricky for indie devs

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
March 3, 2015
2 min

Hundreds of games come out on Apple's and Google's app stores every day, making it hard for indie devs to stand out.

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2 min

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Supersonic sees big growth for ‘rewarded video ads’ in mobile games (interview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 1, 2015
12 min

Gil Shoham of Supersonic talks about video ads and what it takes to survive in mobile gaming today.

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12 min

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Google Play is making more money than Apple’s App Store — in Germany

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 26, 2015
3 min

The number of Android devices in Germany finally enabled Google Play to make more money than iOS in the second-largest mobile-gaming market in Europe.