Windows App Store Announces Latest App Download and Monetization Trends
Saturday, December 27, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
The Windows Development Team has released its latest report in a recurring series that provides details about recent Windows App Store trends across categories, markets, and more. Data from the Windows Store is included with Windows Phone Store, to provide information about apps regardless of the devices targeted.This latest update includes several new analyses includin...
Will the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Upcoming Overseas Release Make Inroads on Android and Windows 8 in Those Countries
Thursday, October 17, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
Apple has announced that it will start another wave of selling the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c to a number of countries in two separate launches.
The first launch on Friday, October 25 will have a European focus as the phone is available in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, French West Indies, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, ...
Microsoft Buys Nokia What Does it Mean for App Developers
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
By now you’ve probably heard that Microsoft has purchased Nokia’s mobile phone business. Simple numbers show the deal makes sense with 86% of the Windows 8 phone market owned by Nokia.
So our question for app developers is, what does it mean for Microsoft’s mobile efforts and how does it affect the app development community/mobile marketplace?
At quick g...
Nokia Dominates 86 percent of Windows 8 Phone Market According to AdDuplex
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 by Richard Harris
AdDuplex, a cross-promotion network for Windows Phone and Windows 8 apps, has released its August installment of its Windows Phone statistics report which shows that Nokia is the undisputed king of Windows 8 Phones with an 86% market share.
The report is based on data collected from 1,009 Windows Phone apps running AdDuplex SDK v.2. In the report the Nokia Lumia 520 i...
IDC Reports Windows Phone is Second Place in Latin America
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
Microsoft is celebrating another positive sign as IDC’s latest Mobile Phone Tracker report shows the Windows Phone platform is the second most widely used operating system in the Latin American region. In one year, the operating system went from fourth to second place showing growth specifically in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.
The report shows t...
MWC 2013 Nokia highlights and awards
Friday, March 1, 2013 by Richard Harris
If MWC were the Oscars, no doubt Nokia would be one of the most talked about winners of the night! They had many new announcements at the show, and walked away with several awards. Here are the highlights.AnnouncementsOn Monday they introduced the Nokia Lumia 520, the Nokia Lumia 720, the Nokia 301 and the Nokia 105. They also announced the HERE suite (HERE Maps, H...
