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Appy Holidays: The First Billion-Download Week

Tricia Duryee in Mobile on January 2 at 2:37 pm PT

In addition to setting a record for the number of smartphones activated in a single day, the world has broken another barrier: The number of applications downloaded in one week.

A Gift to Developers: A Quarter of a Billion Apps Downloaded on Christmas

Tricia Duryee in Mobile on December 27, 2011 at 10:07 am PT

A record number of applications were downloaded on Dec. 25, making it a very “appy” Christmas for at least some mobile developers.

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Record Holiday Appetite for Apps, Smartphones

Beth Callaghan in News on November 30, 2010 at 12:45 pm PT

It seems that this Thanksgiving week, Americans indulged a healthy appetite for, uh, apps. Smartphones too. According to numbers measured by Flurry Analytics, over the holiday weekend the number of apps downloaded rose 25 percent in comparison with the weekend before, and the number of new mobile devices detected rose 31 percent. On Thanksgiving Day alone downloads were up 54 percent, while on Black Friday the number of new devices increased by 57 percent.

iPad Monomania Hits Mobile Developers

John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 2, 2010 at 5:01 am PT

Of all new mobile app projects started in the past three months, 22 percent were intended for Apple’s iPad. This according to new research from mobile analysis firm Flurry Analytics, which claims the still-unreleased device has generated more interest among developers than Google’s Android and RIM’s BlackBerry platforms put together.

Fancy Charts of the Week: Mobile App Loyalty–”They Use or You Lose"

Kara Swisher in News on September 28, 2009 at 7:30 am PT

This week, BoomTown has found an interesting chart to peruse about the loyalty people have for their smart-phone apps. The takeaway for developers: Try to stay in Quadrant I! In other words, Sally-Field-at-the-Oscars territory–it’s where they love you, they really love you.

Fancy Graphs of the Week: iPhone Versus Android

Kara Swisher in News on August 11, 2009 at 11:13 am PT

As a new weekly feature, BoomTown is calling all those who make cool graphs about tech to send them to me pronto. I am–truth be told–a secret stats fanatic. A bargraphaholic. A closet pie-charter. (I also love pie.) Thus, here are a few comparing some stats about development for the iPhone from Apple and the Android from Google, from Flurry Analytics.