Halfbrick Studios, the game developer behind the mobile smash Fruit Ninja, is acquiring Onan Games, which created the Mandreel software porting technology. Financial terms were not disclosed. Mandreel enables developers to convert C++ and Objectiv...
A growing number of mobile developers are banking on the freemium model to build a successful business, distributing their apps for free in hopes of making a buck on premium in-app transactions like virtual currency and virtual goods. In-app purch...
Mobile application analytics provider Flurry is adding support for HTML5 apps in response to growing developer and technology executive interest in the web standard. HTML5 is the sixth platform supported by Flurry, joining Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iO...
In-app purchases are on pace to generate 64 percent of total mobile application revenues in 2015, up from 39 percent in 2011, according to information and analysis provider IHS Screen Digest. The firm adds that in-app purchase revenues will rise t...
The news: Numbers never lie, and the numbers underlining the growth of the freemium app revenue model are nothing short of astounding. As recently as January 2011, freemium mobile games--i.e., titles that are free to download but offer premium in-...
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