The digest of news from the world of mobile development for the last week №34 (December 16-22, 2013)

The year is coming to an end, but the flow of news continues unabated. In our selection is a new format of mobile advertising, several analytical reports for the third quarter, one final from Distimo for 2013, a detailed overview of the Jolla smartphone and the operating system Sailfish, a little life hacking on search engine optimization on the App Store.

The best

Little trick - great opportunity. Keyword Optimization

The application in the Russian App Store is wonderfully located by the keywords and the name of the application from the English localization. What can help you to optimize your keywords well for the Russian market if you, like me, have keywords duplicated in some places.

Hackathon Apps4all: scandals, intrigues, investigations

As I said, this is not my first hackathon and I had something to compare with. Apps4all really know how to organize such events, for all the two days there was not a single question to the organizer at the hackathon. So far this is the most well-organized hackathon where I was.

For pioneers. On the waves with Jolla

These guys now have everything they need for a great start and further successful “voyage”: the most devoted techno-fans, the still warm rays of the former glory of the mobile giant, past developments and support from around the world. The main thing now is to try to live up to expectations.

Android widget development

When we started developing the widget, we had to spend several weeks trying to figure out the nuances and implement the project in the way we had originally planned. We hope our experience will help save time on the implementation of your widget.
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iOS

• Eero - Objective-C without parentheses
• SQL queries to Apple Appstore database
• From February 1, all applications must be optimized for iOS 7
• The best in the Russian iTunes Store for 2013
• (Eng.) Application for turning sketches into finished prototypes (iPhone)

Android

• Delphi XE5 + Android: First Impressions
• What else can you do on the e-ink book with Android
• Running Bullet Physics physics engine on Android x86
• GTA: San Andreas came to Android
• Test automation of Android applications using UIAutomator
• Perception of the Russian language in Google Now / Google search
• We build in polls for users of Android applications

Windows phone

• Porting and localizing the application on Windows Phone 8

Development

• Registration for the DevCon 2014 conference is open
• Moscow Government Announces New Tool for Developers - API "Moscow Open Data Portal"
• Mobile Trends Report Q3 2013 from Appcelerator / IDC
• Report Player Engagement Study for the 3rd quarter of 2013
• Report J'son & Partners Consulting "The development of ecosystems Android and iOS, carrier and non-operator mobile content"
• Linkify SDK wants to make mobile web search less tedious
• PayPal bought StackMob
• (English) API Future: Intermediate Level
• Distimo: 2013 review
• Egor Naumov (head of the group of AI-development i-Free) about artificial intelligence with voice control

Marketing and monetization

• (Eng.) My experience in the market of educational applications 2013
• How best to buy users?
• Appsfire introduced a new advertising format Ura Maki
• The power of a word. How a simple explanation saved user relationships.
• The volume of Chinese mobile advertising grew by 151%
• (Eng.) Another way to get only good reviews from users