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Posted by on Nov 30, 2012 in Android News, iOS Updates, Mobile | 0 comments

Apple App Store vs Google Play

Apple App Store vs Google Play

  One would think that the Apple App Store would be the leading App Store in the mobile device and app industry, and..they’d be right.  It’s revenue is actually 4x that of Google Plays.   BUT. (here’s the kicker)   Google Play has had a 311% growth spurt since January of this year.  While iOS revenues growth this year have been modest with 12.9% in the same period.  In the last month, Google Play revenues have grown an aggressive 17.9% while iOS revenue contracted by 0.7%.   It was also reported that Japan ousts US for top spot in Google Play revenues.  As for Downloads, much has been reported about Android’s sheer growth in smartphone distribution over the last  year. However, the volume of global free downloads is still 10% greater on iOS than on Google  Play. What is noteworthy though is the speed of  Google Play’s catch-up. In the last five months, it has closed the gap significantly by growing 48%  compared to iOS’s 3.3% growth in the same...

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Posted by on Nov 30, 2012 in Mobile | 1 comment

RIM teams up with Appcelerator and attempts to tempt developers to come on board

RIM teams up with Appcelerator and attempts to tempt developers to come on board

RIM teams up with Appcelerator ..and attempts to tempt developers to come on board   Research in Motion (RIM) has announced it will be making a new Blackberry 10 prototypes available to developers.  This means that there will be 1,500 devices that developers can apply for and after the launch the developers can swap the device for a full-production version.    Furthermore, Alec Saunders, VP Developer Relations & Ecosystems of RIM announced,   “We recently announced a partnership with Appcelerator that includes Titanium support for our upcoming BlackBerry 10 platform, as well as an opportunity for developers to receive BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha, andAppcelerator Cloud Services (ACS) for free. How do you take advantage of this offer? Simple. Build a BlackBerry 10 app.”   While admitting that developers aren’t really attracted or interested in developing for Blackberry he also made one  attractive point that was,   ” at last count in September, we had 80 million customers downloading almost 180 million apps each month. We have a brand new platform launching that brings a first-to-market...

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Posted by on Nov 30, 2012 in Mobile, Startups | 0 comments

HeyZap – Mobile gaming Platform | The XFire for Apps

HeyZap – Mobile gaming Platform | The XFire for Apps

 Heyzap to me seems just like the Xfire for apps.  What a brilliant idea.   HeyZap has just announced they are adding player leaderboards that developers can add to their mobile games. Leaderboards for both iOS and Android now include Heyzap’s SDK.   Jude Gomila, co-founder of Heyzap went on to say,   “the integration only takes about an hour. It’s already live with 50 Android games, including GnarBike,Jewel Cut, and Trivia Burst. (Additionally, it has also been integrated into some iOS games, but they’re still going through the Apple App Store approval process.)  ...

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Posted by on Nov 30, 2012 in Android News, iOS Updates, Mobile | 0 comments

Android dominates iOS with 52% market share but Apple leads in Impressions

Android dominates iOS with 52% market share but Apple leads in Impressions

Millennial Media (a leading mobile ad network) released its Q3 Mobile Mix report which shows Apple as the continued leader in hardware (iPhone notably being their top device).  While they did not see any gain in mobile ad impressions they still held 31.5% for mobile device impressions, which is up an iota of 31.38% from last quarter.   Google’s Android operating system however,  accounted for 52% of total impressions (up from 46 % in Q2), VS iOS’s 34% market share.   Take a look at the attached images below.   Best,  ...

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Posted by on Nov 29, 2012 in Apps, iOS Updates, Mobile | 0 comments

62% of last months iOS Apps ‘didn’t make the ranks’

62% of last months iOS Apps ‘didn’t make the ranks’

That’s right 62%  of apps in the Appstore in October didn’t cut it.   October was probably one of the worst months for indie app developers, with 62% of apps failing to even make the ranks in Apple’s App Store. On the other hand, it was also discovered that 32% of apps were able to retain their positions in the App Store throughout the month.   Topping the list for must upward “trending” apps in the global app ecosystem was: Need for Speed Most Wanted, which reached a global position of 34 only 2 days after release.  Since then, it had maintained its spot in the top 50 paid apps.   Still not as good as Angry Birds – Star Wars if you ask me 😉 (reaching Top of app charts in 2 1/2 hours)   Today as it stands, it is: #24 in Top Games (for iPad), #39 in Top Apps (for iPad), and #40 in Top Games (for iPhone).   CEO and co-founder of Adeven, Christian Henschel...

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