Category archive for Industry 
Apple Sold More iOS Devices Last Year than Macs in Its Entire Existence
Published 2/21/12 by Brad HilderbrandApple’s mobile and table devices outpace home computing in every way.
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iPhone 4S Officially Makes Apple World’s Leading Smartphone Seller
Published 2/17/12 by Brad HilderbrandA strong fourth quarter pushes Apple ahead of Samsung to be the world’s foremost smartphone manufacturer.
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Download Bots are the App Industry’s Dirty Little Secret
Published 2/17/12 by Brad HilderbrandA shameful tactic is running rampant in the mobile community.
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iAd Pricing Tumbles Again
Published 2/17/12 by Brad HilderbrandApple has announced a major reduction in iAd pricing, now agreeing to start campaigns at $100,000 rather than the previous threshold of $500,000. Ad Age is also reporting that Apple will up the revenue split to 70 percent for developers, rather than the previous 60 percent. Finally, advertisers will no longer have to pay Apple’s [...]
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iOS Apps Facing Backlash for Swiping Data
Published 2/17/12 by Brad HilderbrandRecent reports suggest that many popular apps are not only scanning users contact lists, but also uploading and storing personal data indefinitely.
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148Apps Team Headed to GDC in March
Published 2/15/12 by Rob LeFebvreGDC is coming soon, and we’ll be there. Will you?
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Gree Teams Up with a Host of New Partners in Asia
Published 2/15/12 by Brad HilderbrandGREE announces new partners and games primed for English localization.
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Mobile App Olympics Challenging the World’s Best on Feburary 24-26
Published 2/15/12 by Brad HilderbrandIt’s time to find out once and for all who makes the best apps in the whole world.
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Tablet and Smartphone Sales Expected to Reach 1.2 Billion in Three Years
Published 2/15/12 by Brad HilderbrandProjections show the total smartphone and tablet market easily eclipsing the 1 billion mark in only three years.
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GREE Launches New US Studio, to be Housed in New San Francisco Offices
Published 2/10/12 by Carter DotsonGREE has announced that their US studio is hard at work on releasing several titles to come out this year, and will be moving into a new San Francisco office.
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Double Fine and Kickstarter Did Not Kill the Publishing Model – But They Did Show How it is Changing
Published 2/10/12 by Carter DotsonGame developer Double Fine just used Kickstarter to fund their upcoming game, and did it in under 24 hours. What does this say about the state of the app and game publishing industry?
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Flurry Report Suggests Major App Usage During Super Bowl
Published 2/10/12 by Brad HilderbrandA new report from Flurry demonstrates how disruptive smartphones are to live television by measuring app usage during the Super Bowl.
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GREE Platform Announces New Partners; Why This Could Be the Spearhead for HTML5 Gaming on iOS
Published 2/07/12 by Carter DotsonThe GREE Platform has new corporate partners to help power their infrastructure, and it could be the beginning of a push for HTML5 gaming, to GREE’s financial benefit.
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Holiday App Rush Increased App Downloads and Costs
Published 1/31/12 by Rob LeFebvreFiksu, Inc. released their latest report today on the mobile app economy, and found all time highs for marketing costs as well as iOS downloads in December. They attribute this data to advertising bidding wars to lock in top rankings before the App Store froze during the 3 day holiday. “For so many app brands, [...]
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Game Dojos Wants to Accelerate Your Game Studio
Published 1/10/12 by Rob LeFebvreDevelopers looking for help with their fledgling business ventures can look to new business incubator, Game Dojos.
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2011 Best App Ever Awards – Nominees Announced
Published 1/03/12 by Jeff ScottThe 2011 Best App Ever Awards voting has started — open through January 25th.
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Apps Make More Money on iPhone than Android, According to Flurry
Published 12/14/11 by Rob LeFebvreData and analysis from Flurry.
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2011 Best App Ever Awards Launch – iOS and Android Apps Included
Published 12/08/11 by Jeff ScottThe 2011 Best App Ever Awards have launched. It’s time to nominate your favorite apps and games of 2011.
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Tablet Users Are Game, Video & Music Consumers
Published 11/28/11 by Rob LeFebvreIn a study put out by comScore and reported by Fierce Mobile Content and the appside, interested parties can see that the number one use of tablet devices is games, with 67% of surveyed tablet users saying they’ve played a game at least once in the past month, as compared to 49% of smartphone users [...]
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APPNATION III Kicks Off Next Week – Get a Discount
Published 11/23/11 by Jeff ScottJoin 148Apps at APPNATION III in San Francisco next week.
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