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App Developer Magazine issues we found relating to acquisition


Aug13 Issue: Can You Afford $247 Million In User Acquisition?

This issue is overflowing with genius editorials covering advanced marketing, new Coppa regulations app developers need to know, how to cash in on your app revenue with game offers, marketing with no money, phonegap, prototyping, communication lessons for developers, and tons more - you won't want to miss it!

Jan14 Issue: Customer Retention VS Acquisition - Whatts a Dev to Do?

Over 12 featured articles and tons of new product news and information inside our first issue of 2014! From app icon trademarks to what you think you know about COPPA is all inside.

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How-to-measure-ux-and-design-impact-with-insights-from-Vitaly-Friedman

How to measure ux and design impact with insights from Vitaly Friedman


Wednesday, October 30, 2024 by

In the evolving landscape of digital design, the ability to measure the effectiveness and impact of user experience (UX) and design decisions is becoming increasingly crucial. Vitaly Friedman, a renowned expert in the field, emphasizes the importance of moving beyond subjective design choices to a more data-driven approach. His insights form the foundation of a new vide...


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Free trials have high customer conversion rate


Thursday, September 12, 2024 by

New data shows 30-day free trials had the highest customer acquisition (32%) and conversion rate (56%) and are shown to be 28 times more effective than free products. However, despite its effectiveness, nearly 3 in 4 ecommerce sellers didn't use the approach in 2023. Free trials have high customer conversion rate These findings come from the ‘Optima...


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Microsoft surpasses revenue expectations for fourth quarter


Wednesday, August 14, 2024 by

Microsoft has reported outstanding financial results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2024, surpassing market expectations with revenues of $64.73 billion, a 15% increase compared to the previous year. Net income reached $22 billion, representing $2.95 per share, slightly higher than earlier estimates. Despite this solid overall performance, the intelligent clo...


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Blizzard developers form union with WoW Game Makers Guild


Wednesday, July 31, 2024 by

Over 500 workers at the World of Warcraft development team have joined the Communications Workers of America and Microsoft subsidiary Blizzard Entertainment has recognized their union. The World of Warcraft Game Makers Guild - CWA Union (WoWGG-CWA), which includes designers, engineers, producers, artists, quality assurance testers, and other game developers, is the firs...


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OpenAI acquires Rockset to enhance data capabilities


Monday, July 15, 2024 by

OpenAI has acquired Rockset, a company that specializes in real-time analytics databases, for almost $200 million. The acquisition has drawn attention and various reactions from influencers on the social media platform "X", revealing the Social Media Analytics Platform of GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. OpenAI acquires Rockset, the real-ti...


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Ad free game catalog from Subscrible


Friday, May 17, 2024 by

Subscrible announced the launch of its game catalog app that offers an ad-free, uninterrupted gaming experience. It is free for gamers to use and addresses the problem that developers frequently lose revenues from poor-quality ads, as they degrade the user experience, and disabling ads does not solve this problem for gamers. Founded by Evgeny Unegovsky and ex-Playrix...


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Mobile Games Index 2024 is out now


Wednesday, May 15, 2024 by

The anticipated fourth edition of the annual Mobile Games Index, powered by adjoe and Statista, is now available. The latest report offers a clear look into the current state of the mobile gaming sector, analyzing the past 12 months of the first-party data from 95 million app interactions across 27 million users. The MGI 2024 reveals what people choose to play on the...


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Mobile game store launching from Microsoft in 2024


Monday, May 13, 2024 by

Months on from its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft has revealed plans to launch its own mobile game store, with content including Minecraft and Candy Crush set to be available on the platform. Per Xbox president Sarah Bond, the store will be an alternative to the Apple App Store and Google Play, with its launch allowing Microsoft to break away from the res...


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No code test automation powered by GenAI from SmartBear


Monday, May 6, 2024 by

SmartBear has added no-code test automation powered by GenAI to its Zephyr Scale, the solution that delivers scalable, performant test management inside Jira. By using GenAI, any tester, including those without technical skills, can quickly convert manual tests into automated tests without coding, directly in Zephyr Scale, one of the fastest-growing apps on the Atlassia...


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Veracode acquires Longbow Security


Thursday, April 18, 2024 by

Veracode announced the acquisition of Longbow Security, a security risk management platform for cloud-native environments. The acquisition marks the next exciting phase of Veracode, underscoring the company’s commitment to help organizations effectively manage and reduce application risk across the growing attack surface. The integration of Longbow in...


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Apple shifts position on AI and aquires Darwin AI


Wednesday, April 10, 2024 by

Apple Inc. is strategically advancing its position in the artificial intelligence (AI) domain, signifying a pivotal shift in the company's approach to integrating AI into its core operations and product ecosystem. The recent innovations and acquisitions underscore the Cupertino-based tech giant’s focus on bringing AI to its offerings while prioritizing user pr...


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PGC London 2024 celebrates 10 year anniversary


Thursday, November 30, 2023 by

Pocket Gamer Connects will celebrate its 10th anniversary this upcoming January at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2024. Hosted at the city's familiar Brewery venue, this conference will be the ultimate knowledge-sharing and networking event for the games industry. Starting in the UK in 2014, the Pocket Gamer Connect event series has transformed from its modest...


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AI app store optimization services from SplitMetrics and App Radar


Thursday, November 16, 2023 by

SplitMetrics, an American startup specializing in app growth solutions, has acquired App Radar, an Austrian app marketing and analytics platform in a seven-figure all-cash deal. The agreement creates the industry’s largest platform providing AI-powered services including paid user acquisition (UA), app store optimization (ASO), conversion rate optimization...


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Automated incident management solution updates from PagerDuty


Thursday, November 9, 2023 by

PagerDuty, Inc. recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Jeli, Inc. to transform operations with an enterprise-grade, all-in-one incident management solution. Adding Jeli’s capabilities to the PagerDuty Operations Cloud will further strengthen its value as a system of action, going beyond response to drive long-la...


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Gamesforum North America October 2023


Thursday, October 19, 2023 by

The highly anticipated Gamesforum North America 2023 is set to take center stage at the Bell Harbour International Conference Center in the vibrant city of Seattle, where industry leaders, and innovators in the realms of UA, Ad Monetisation, ASO, and Product will come together for one of the most important events on the games industry calendar. With a mission to foster ...


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Game Development World Championship 2023 Winter Season


Thursday, October 12, 2023 by

The Game Development World Championship (GDWC) has opened the 2023 Winter Season for submissions. Games can be submitted until the end of the year. Winners will be announced in February 2024. Winter Season breaks records with the biggest prize pool in GDWC history, totaling over $660,000 in value. Prizes are spread across 12 award categories and range from swag &...


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Influencer platform Infuse unlocks opportunities for advertisers


Wednesday, August 30, 2023 by

Fluent, Inc. announced the launch of Infuse, a proprietary influencer platform designed to help brands reach incremental audiences through the trusted voices of creators. Led by a team of influencer marketing veterans, Infuse connects brands with a growing community of creators, influencers, and affiliates eager to promote exclusive brand offers. Streamlining the par...


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What Threads from Meta can teach developers about app marketing


Thursday, July 6, 2023 by

In the landscape of mobile applications, every new launch presents an opportunity to learn valuable lessons about app marketing and user engagement. Mark Zuckerberg, has achieved overnight success with the launch of the Threads app. The highly popular app is intertwined with Instagram and offers users a new way to message and network with friends and family.&n...


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AI app testing automation from Applitools and Preflight


Monday, July 3, 2023 by

Applitools announced the acquisition of Preflight, a cutting-edge test automation platform specializing in low-code test automation. With this strategic acquisition, Applitools expands its platform and strengthens its position as the testing platform of the future, infusing AI into key parts of the testing lifecycle. With Preflight’s low-code testing solution, ...


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NFT marketplace and gallery to launch from Trend Innovations


Wednesday, April 26, 2023 by

Trend Innovations Holding Inc. has recently announced that they will combine two recent acquisitions to upgrade and launch a more robust version of the company's newly acquired InstantFAME platform. InstantFAME is a mobile and web application, which operates in the multi-billion-dollar digital artwork marketplace for artists to securely publish and sell their d...


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Internet advertising continues to grow believe it or not


Thursday, February 23, 2023 by

Astute Analytica has found that internet advertising remains the largest and most rapidly growing sector in the digital marketing industry, reporting nearly $476.46 billion in revenue in 2022. According to their research, mobile advertising accounts for the largest portion of digital advertising spend, making up nearly half of the total revenue. Moreover, the study high...


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Identity will hold the keys to the kingdom for cybercriminals


Wednesday, February 8, 2023 by

In 2023, identity will continue to hold the keys to the kingdom for cybercriminals. This is a continuation from 2022, with the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) attributing 80% of basic web application attacks to the use of stolen credentials like passwords. Security incidents usually involve a variety of techniques, from social engineering to supply chai...


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Data driven enterprises and operations will move forward in 2023


Thursday, January 26, 2023 by

This is a telling data point: in a recent survey, organizations that were more concerned about the effects of a possible recession were more likely to be planning bigger IT spending than those who were less concerned. What opportunities are emerging that will move data-driven enterprises and operations forward in the year 2023? Just 30% of companies with 'no p...


VCs-will-fly-to-quality-in-2023

VCs will fly to quality in 2023


Tuesday, January 24, 2023 by

Andrew Lau, CEO, and co-founder of Jellyfish discusses his predictions for VCs in 2023, including why the days of easy money and endless budgets will come to an end, how the doors are opening for startups to recruit talent that has long been out of reach, and that firms will be deploying heavily once more by the second half of 2023. VCs will fly to qua...


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Switching to a 4 day work week


Wednesday, October 12, 2022 by

Employees have increasingly voiced the value of their work-life balance throughout the past few years, and with Americans quitting their jobs at staggering rates, it’s becoming increasingly clear that employers will need to listen if they want to retain top talent. According to Gartner, a shortened workweek is the most-wanted recruitment and retention strategy by ...


How-to-integrate-payments-into-SaaS-products

How to integrate payments into SaaS products


Tuesday, October 11, 2022 by

The disruptive nature of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in many ways, from changing consumer expectations. to a migration to a remote workforce, to immense supply chain issues. To combat this disruption, many businesses either sped up their digital transformation investments or started down that path out of necessity. A r...


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Idle Miner Tycoon game passes 150M downloads


Monday, September 12, 2022 by

Idle Miner Tycoon has reached a new milestone in its storied history. The title, which revolutionized the idle genre upon its release in 2016, has officially surpassed the 150 million download threshold. The downloads represent the accumulated totals from both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store and demonstrate the title’s impressive longevity in an inc...


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Google Maps API updates include styling boundaries


Friday, July 1, 2022 by

Displaying data through maps enables you to communicate key information to your users in a more visually engaging and intuitive way. One way to do this is by utilizing polygons to highlight regions and data. Many of you have told us that purchasing, updating, and maintaining your own boundary data to style polygons and create choropleth maps is expensive and takes a lot...


Gaming-app-availability-going-down

Gaming app availability going down


Thursday, June 2, 2022 by

Current data from BanklessTimes.com shows that the available game apps on Google Play went down by 32.96% in Q1 of 2022. The store shed over 220,000 mobile gaming apps from the 670,447 it had in Q4 2021. In November 2021, Google began filtering apps and games, removing those not targeting an API level within two years of the most recent Android version. Gaming app...


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N3TWORK Studios Inc lands $46M in funding


Friday, May 20, 2022 by

N3TWORK Studios has closed $46 million in a Series A financing round led by Griffin Gaming Partners, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Galaxy Interactive, KIP, Floodgate, LLL Capital, and N3TWORK, Inc. As part of the financing, Griffin Gaming Partners' Peter Levin will join the Board of Directors. The funding will help further the development and launch ...


App-ocalypse-due-to-ad-and-privacy-regulations

App-ocalypse due to ad and privacy regulations


Friday, May 20, 2022 by

The App-ocalypse', the new report from Bango reveals that marketers are experiencing a negative impact on their bottom line due to new ad regulations and privacy changes. The research revealed that 59% of marketers have lost revenue since Apple's IDFA changes, the phasing out of third-party cookies by Google, new privacy updates, and changing ad regulations. ...


Automation-software-platform-acquired-by-Perforce-Software

Automation software platform acquired by Perforce Software


Wednesday, April 13, 2022 by

Perforce Software announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Puppet, an infrastructure automation software platform that enables users to deliver, update, monitor, and secure software across physical and virtual machines. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. By increasing productivity, eliminating mistakes, enhancing security...


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Files acquires ExaVault


Tuesday, March 29, 2022 by

Files.com, the Cloud-Native SaaS platform for File Integration and Automation, announced the acquisition of ExaVault, a major cloud file transfer vendor for SMB and mid-market businesses. The acquisition will generate the largest cloud-native files platform, with over 6,500 active business-to-business (B2B) customers. Through its award-winning enterprise-grade file t...


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The App Marketers New Year Resolution for 2022


Friday, February 25, 2022 by

Reaching the biggest possible relevant audience is the goal of every user acquisition (UA) team, but if scaling mobile growth was easy, every good app would be a blockbuster hit. With 1.85 million mobile apps available on the market, the competition is fierce for user attention. The average user has about 40 apps installed on their phone but spends 89% of their screen t...


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Blockchain revolution to unlock trillions of dollars


Friday, February 25, 2022 by

Tens of trillions of dollars in private assets are to be unlocked in the next decade as in-the-know investors pile into a radical technology revolution driven by blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and the internet of things (IoT). This is to be achieved through the ground-breaking concept of "tokenization of investments", says Nigel Green, CEO of deV...