Appsbar, the online DIY apps building tool, emerged from its one-year beta this week, promising to enable “even the least tech-savvy among us [to] develop a professional-level app” for smartphones and tablets. Read more...
South Korean games developer Gamevil said that it has “fully transitioned into a free-to-play smartphone publisher,” with 91 percent of sales derived from in-app purchases and 92 percent of total sales from smartphone (Android and iOS) users. Read more...
Social gaming giant Zynga is reported to have acquired casual games company Wild Needle, in a deal that SlashGear said is worth US$3.8 million. Read more...
Cloud communications company Twilio launched its Twilio Client for Android, a software development kit which it said “makes it incredibly easy for mobile developers to integrate VoIP capabilities into their Android applications.” Read more...
Independent app store Appia introduced advertiser support for Google Play and a new pay per install advertising service, which it said is “delivered across the company’s massive global app distribution network.” Read more...