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March 1, 2011: 8:17 AM ETA curated selection of the day's most newsworthy tech stories from all over the Web. Sign up to get the newsletter delivered to you everyday.
- Forrester Research projects that mobile app sales will likely reach $38 billion by 2015 and that developers will spend up to $17 billion making them. And in fact, tablet devices alone could also generate $8.1 billion in app sales, too.(Forrester Research)
- .08% of all Gmail users lost access to their inbox contents over the weekend. Google issued numerous updates since the outage started, assuring affected users their inboxes would be restored soon enough. (Fortune) More
Posted in: Amazon, casual gaming, Chris Sacca, Forrester Research, Google, iPhone, Mobile, Peter Oppenheimer, Sanford Bernstein, TechCrunch, Tim Cook, videogames
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Apple iOS: Master of the social gaming universe
It's not ads that make social gaming companies money, it's virtual pink tractors. Flurry Analytics says Apple's in-app e-commerce function is where developers can maximize bang for their buck.
At the Social Gaming Summit in New York City today, Peter Farago, Vice President of Marketing at Flurry Analytics revealed some quick-hit stats regarding social gaming app makers like Zynga who use free-to-play business models and rely on features like virtual goods MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Dec 1, 2010 4:43 PM ETPosted in: American Idol, casual gaming, Facebook, Flurry, Google, iOS, New York City, Peter Farago, social gaming, Social Gaming Summit, Zynga
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