$7 billion. That’s what the value of the mobile gaming industry in Southeast Asia is expected to be around (according to a recent Frost & Sullivan report) by the end of 2019. The $1 billion mark has already been breached, and at present, over 50% of the total number of apps downloaded by smartphone-users here… Read More »
An average smartphone user keeps only about 10% of the applications (s)he downloads from the App Store/Play Store for any significant period of time. Last year, a survey revealed that nearly 83% of the total number of iPhone applications were deleted by users pretty quickly after being installed. The app retention levels for… Read More »
With all due respect to Android smartwatches, it won’t be out of place to refer to Apple Watch as the hottest gadget in the domain of wearable technology. Within six months of its launch, the sales of the Cupertino company’s very first smartwatch have reached the 5-6 million units mark (according to Wall… Read More »
The app-count at Blackberry App World currently stands at a paltry 130000. With around 350000 and 400000 applications respectively, the Windows Phone Store and the Amazon App Store fare better. However, when it comes to mobile app marketplaces – there are two clear cut, runaway leaders – the Apple App Store and the Google Play… Read More »
The year is drawing to a close, and it has been another big one for app developers working on the iOS platform. In 2014, developers earned more than $10 billion from the applications they made, with New Year’s Day witnessing record-breaking downloads from the App Store. This year’s figures are expected to be a couple… Read More »
— A Wrap-Up Of The Year Mobile apps matter. A lot. Not because the good ones mint money for my company, not because making them is the hottest segment in the domain of m-technology (these are valid reasons though!) – but mainly because they excite me. Yes, 9 years after our first Java app… Read More »
It’s that time of the year again. The time when we wait for Santa to arrive, there’s the smell of cakes and turkey dinners and festivities in the air…and the guys at Apple App Store take their annual, week-long holiday. This year, iTunes Connect will remain closed from 22 to 29 December. In today’s discussion,… Read More »
In 2015, in-app purchases through iOS applications raked in more than $14000 million from users worldwide. The figure consolidates the position of in-app purchases as the most profitable channel of app monetization (in-app ads, on average, work better on Android apps though). It has already been forecasted that the value of in-app purchases will inch… Read More »
It’s not for nothing that corporate houses are increasingly targeting the World Wide Web to reach out to potential customers. This year itself, more than 70% business organizations announced expansion of their allocated budgets for digital marketing activities. Internet penetration levels have come a long way since the days of dial-up connections a couple of… Read More »
2015 is nearing its end, and it has been a buzzing year for Apple Inc. This was a ‘tock’ year (following the tick-tock development cycle that Apple follows for iPhone) – and in addition to iPhone 6S/6S Plus, the tech giant released a slew of other gadgets and software which have already become fairly popular.… Read More »