South Koreans Love Phablets, and Spend Lots on Mobile Games

In South Korea, 41 percent of smart devices are phablets, according to Flurry Analytics.
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Circa Launches on Android, Adds Breaking-News Alerts to Notifications

The mobile media startup injects itself deeper into the news cycle.

Flurry Names Former Facebook VP Grady Burnett as COO

A new C-level exec for the app analytics and ads company.

Product Dude Prashant Fuloria Lands at Flurry After Google and Facebook

He directs monetization products by day and rocks out on guitar by night.

“App and Mortar” Is One Way to Describe the Trend in Mobile Commerce

A new report figures out who is benefiting right now from the mobile commerce trend. Surprisingly, it’s physical retailers.

The New Norm: Expect App Downloads to Regularly Hit One Billion a Week

The week between Christmas and New Year’s was a busy one with more than 50 million iOS and Android tablets and smartphones activated and 1.76 billion applications downloaded.

It’s Getting More Costly for iPhone App Makers to Get Loyal Customers

Those making iPhone apps spent $1.38 per app to win over new loyal users in November, a significant spike from the prior month and a reversal of four months of declines.

This Christmas, Buyers Were Stocking Up on Tablets

Christmas marked a record in terms of iOS and Android device activations and app downloads, according to Flurry.

Free Mobile Games Earn Most of the $10 Billion Spent on Apps in 2012

But the more important thing for developers to know is what kind of games are the most successful at monetizing free-to-play.

Investors Plug Another $25 Million Into IPO-Bound Flurry

Flurry sees ongoing demand for its advertising and analytics services, as smartphones and tablets continue to be adopted worldwide.