The main news of last week (03.12-07.12)

The most important news and articles of the last week: the Russian mobile device market in numbers, the impact of the iPhone 5 on the number of downloads in the US, the App Store earns $1.7 million in the US and much more.

1. iPhone 5 release increased the number of downloads by 33%The average number of daily iPhone downloads after the new Apple device appeared on the market jumped by almost 1.5 million, while the cost of the user fell markedly.

2. Rumors: Google and Asus are preparing a tablet for $99The first data appeared about the next device in the Nexus line – a super-budget solution for an amount more familiar to “tablets” from Chinese noname manufacturers.

3. iTunes has become available in RussiaOn the night of December 3 to 4, the Russian version of the iTunes digital supermarket was launched, in which both domestic and foreign music albums and films are already available for purchase.

4. iPhone 5 will cost 36 thousand rublesThe official cost of the fifth iPhone on the Russian market will be from 36 thousand rubles.

Twice as much as in the American market.

5. Blumberg Capital: there will be no big deals on the mobile marketWestern investors believe that the time of crazy money in the mobile app market has passed.

Game developers will now be bought with more caution and for much less money.

6. The main trends of the mobile gaming industry according to GREEThe current vice presidents of the American division of GREE, Ken Chiu and Anil Dharni, who earlier this year sold their own company Funzio to GREE for $210 million, discussed the development of the market in an interview with Gamasutra.

7. 50% of the income from the stores is shared by 25 developersExactly half of all profits from the American versions of the App Store and Google Play are distributed among 25 developers, according to App Annie and Canalys.

Exactly half of all profits from the American versions of the App Store and Google Play are distributed among 25 developers, according to App Annie and Canalys.

8. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City released on iOSRockstar Games has posted one of its best console games on the App Store – a gangster action game about the 80s Vice City.

9. Distimo: App Store earns $1.7 million a dayAt the Droidcon NL 2012 conference held at the end of November, Distimo spoke about the revenues of mobile markets in the United States, compared Google Play and Amazon Appstore and reported on which applications Android developers earn money on.

10. PocketGamer told all about tabletsThe British resource presented an infographic in which he talked about the fundamental difference between tablets and smartphones.

It turned out that it comes down not only to the size of the devices.

11. In the 3rd quarter, almost 0.5 million iPhones were sold in RussiaJ’son & Partners Consulting has published a detailed overview of the mobile device market in Russia:

smartphone sales figures, mobile OS market segmentation and the harsh truth about tablets in our country.

12. Chartboost: advertising on iPad is cheaperThe Chartboost advertising network reported in its December report that the iPhone accounts for 61% of iOS gaming sessions.