Posted by ksteineman on Dec 12, 2012 in Apps, Mobile |
App Annie has released its latest findings for Top Ranking Apps in the US for Downloads and Top Grossing. They have a couple charts for both Google Play and the Apple App Store. See below. Appstore Top Apps Needless to say, going from Paid to Free always boosts downloads. If users can save a buck, they’re going to do it. Especially when the average cost per download in the App-Store is..well, $1. This was the case for Sky Safari. Their temporary move to free pushed its rankings higher — and they continue to stay high, despite now switching back to being a paid app. ...
Posted by ksteineman on Dec 11, 2012 in Mobile |
An Angry Birds Feature Film The real question is: Do we really need one? If you’re over the age of 10, then you might be thinking, “enough is enough..seriously, these angry birds are making me angry” If not, then you’re probably becoming ecstatic with the mere thought that something could be coming in less than 3 years. Here’s the deal.. Rovio (the creators of Angry Birds) announced that it will be producing and financing a feature film about none other than the notorious Angry Birds. Rovio recently brought John Cohen (producer of Despicable Me) and David Maisel who was formerly the chairman of Marvel Studios where...
Posted by ksteineman on Dec 11, 2012 in Apps, Mobile |
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Posted by ksteineman on Dec 10, 2012 in Apple, Mobile |
“Apple will release an iPhone 5S in June, a break from the pattern it’s established over the last two years” said Jeffries analyst Peter Misek in a note this morning. Other predictions Misek has are.. There will be new: super HD camera/screen improved battery life NFC (near field communication) with a possibility of.. IGZO screen for Retina+ 128GB storage and a variant of new colors (6-8 to be exact) There is also speculation and rumors already going around about the iPhone 6, sources saying, “Several iPhone 6 prototypes appear to be floating around. The model with a 4.8″ screen is the most...
Posted by ksteineman on Dec 9, 2012 in Apps, Mobile |
First of all.. What is Game Salad any way? Game Salad is said to be the World’s Fastest Game Creation Engine. Where you can design Games for Free with No Coding Required! Additionally.. GameSalad is an online community that empowers everyone to express and share their ideas through games. Our company was founded on the belief that all people should have the tools to make popular games, limited only by the boundaries of their imaginations. GameSalad provides a platform used by creators to rapidly design, publish and distribute original games that have been played by millions of people worldwide. GameSalad Inc. was founded in August 2007 by Michael Agustin,...
Posted by ksteineman on Dec 8, 2012 in Android News, Apps, Marketing, Mobile |
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Posted by ksteineman on Dec 8, 2012 in Apps, Mobile |
This is as Flurry refers to, as the week between Christmas and New Year which last year saw 1.2 billion app downloads across iOS and Android. Additionally, Flurry tracked the activation of 20 million new devices in this period. This year it’s expected that 2 BILLION apps will be downloaded in this ‘Power Week’. The problem is.. Unless you’re loaded with $ you’re going to have a slim chance of getting to the Top of the Charts. According to Richard Firminger, European MD of mobile analytics and advertising outfit Flurry, “The US top 10 is not as important as it used to be,” Evidently the...
Posted by ksteineman on Dec 8, 2012 in Mobile, Startups |
Kickfolio is opening up its app testing service to developers today. In a nutshell Kickfolio offers a way for developers to upload builds of their mobile applications to its platform, allowing others to then interact with the apps on the web, vs having to download a test build locally to their mobile device. There are certainly competitors in this marketplace like: TestFlight, Pieceable, and AppSurfer – so it’s not like they don’t have their work cut out for them, but here’s what makes them different. Kickfolio’s uses HTML5, whereas Pieceable (for instance) playable apps were rendered in Flash. Edward Dowling CEO and co-founder went on to say,...
Posted by ksteineman on Dec 8, 2012 in Marketing, Mobile |
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Posted by ksteineman on Dec 7, 2012 in Android News, Mobile |
Fiksu’s very own FreeMyApps.. (which has grown at 1,000% since it’s December release last year for iOS) ..is now coming to Android. Fiksu notes FreeMyApps as the ‘go-to’ destination for eager consumers interested in discovering new apps. As of now, the FreeMyApps platform has also accumulated more than 750,000 monthly active users. Both versions can be found at: FreeMyApps.com Note: the Google Play version is still in beta. Fiksu says, “The Android FreeMyApps community is expected to ramp up quickly as the hundreds of thousands of current FreeMyApps users on iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches will be able to do cross-platform social sharing with their...
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