-Aug 5, 20164 minAndroid First is the New NormalThe mobile platform landscape was fairly stable for more than two years. Having both won the platform wars, Android and iOS seemed quite...
-Jul 21, 20144 minDeveloper ResearchState of the Developer Nation: The App Economy Consolidates Before the Next Gold RushOur 7th Developer Economics survey broke all records again, reaching more than 10,000 app developers from 137 different countries. The...
-Feb 5, 20143 minDeveloper ResearchDeveloper Economics: Ecosystem wars drawing to a closeWelcome to the brand new Developer Economics report! Now in its fourth year and 6th edition, the latest Developer Economics survey...
-Jan 28, 20145 minBusiness Models and StrategyMobile Money: Did T-Mobile just pull an Android on banks?Operators have been trying for ages to launch mobile banking schemes hoping to create new revenue opportunities for themselves....
-Dec 30, 20131 minGeneralTop 5 VisionMobile articles for 2013With 2013 drawing to a close, we’d like to present you with the top articles from our blog for this past year – and wish you a happy and...
-Dec 12, 20137 minDeveloper ResearchHow do developers prioritise platforms? iOS vs Android vs HTML5How do developers perceive different platforms and how is their platform choice affected by the type of apps they developed or the way...
-Nov 19, 20135 minPlatform warsThe Naked AndroidIt had become painfully clear to Android’s executives: they had officially lost control. Something had to be done. There was only one...
-Oct 28, 20132 minPlatform warsLearning From Blackberry's DeclineAfter Blackberry announced disastrous Q2 results, news broke that Fairfax’s offer to take the company private had hit funding snags as...
-Oct 23, 20133 minApps and app storesApp trade: a global opportunityAs we launch our new Developer Economics survey [UPDATE: Survey now closed – results out Jan 2014], Senior Analyst Andreas Pappas...
-Oct 21, 20132 minInfographicsInfographic – Developer Economics Q3 2013 – State of the Developer NationAs we’re about to launch the latest Developer Economics survey [UPDATE: we’ve launched the new survey – you can take it here!], we’d like...
-Oct 14, 20133 minBusiness Models and StrategyHow to win in mobile without making your own OSThe battle for app ecosystems is over – iOS and Android have won. However, this is not the end of the war for mobile users....
-Jul 22, 20133 minApps and app storesDeveloper Economics: App market forecasts 2013-2016The global app economy was worth $ 53Bn in 2012, and expected to rise to $ 143Bn in 2016. As part of our new Developer Economics: App...
-Jul 17, 20135 minDeveloper Research[Report] Developer Economics Q3 2013 – State of the Developer NationWe’re happy to announce the launch of our new Developer Economics report, based on the largest, most global developer survey (6,000+...
-Jun 26, 20137 minPlatform warsBack to the Future: How Facebook is challenging Google at the eyeball game[Facebook is competing for eyeballs on Google’s own turf: Android. Guest author Francisco Kattan explains why Facebook’s Home...
-May 27, 20134 minDeveloper ResearchDeveloper Mindshare Q2 2013: Is HTML5 the 3rd horse in the race?[We’ve just completed the largest developer survey to date and the results are starting to come in. Marketing Manager, Matos Kapetanakis,...
-May 22, 20138 minPlatform warsA Game of Ecosystems: Measuring ecosystem performance[How do ecosystem economics shape the mobile competitive landscape? What are the key performance indicators and how should app ecosystem...
-May 8, 20136 minBusiness Models and StrategyThe Mediatek Phenomenon: the new smartphone disruption[The next smartphone disruption comes not from the power struggle between Apple, Google and Amazon, but from silicon. Guest author Jay...
-Apr 30, 20131 minInfographics[Infographic] Developer Economics 2013: Dev tools are the foundation of the app economyWe’d like to present our latest infographic, based on the latest Developer Economics report – themed around developer tools. This...
-Apr 3, 20136 minApps and app storesWhich apps make more money?[How do app developer revenues vary by country, or platform? Does the number of platforms make a difference to app revenues? Which models...
-Mar 21, 20139 minBusiness Models and StrategyDr. Google and Mr. Android[Google announced changes to Android management last week. With around 500 million current users now, the mobile operating systems seems...