Monetize your game app with Playtem ads

2017-01-31 KENNETH 0

Monetize your game app with Playtem ads Here’s something any would-be game developer who wants to find a good monetization strategy needs to know. The psychology of gaming is weird. I have a friend who hates to pay for games. Her favorite kind of games are the freemium ones that make their money off of in-app purchases. Basically, you can play the whole game without ever paying a dime, but you can advance much more quickly if you are willing to spend money for better in-app gear or extra lives. My friend makes a special point of persevering past really difficult boss levels with low-end gear or putting in extra hours to gain experience points when she could have bought an experience multiplier for just a few dollars. In her mind, she’s beating not only the game itself but also, [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: Stay in sync with OneDrive

2017-01-31 KENNETH 0

Windows 10 Tip: Stay in sync with OneDrive Did you know you can get to your files and photos from anywhere, on any device, while keeping them all in sync?  You can with Microsoft OneDrive – a free cloud storage solution – preinstalled for you on Windows 10. Here’s how to get started with OneDrive: To put documents or photos in your OneDrive, simply open File Explorer, select OneDrive, and drag your files into your OneDrive folder. You can now access those files online at OneDrive.com or on your mobile device. OneDrive keeps all your files in sync across your devices. OneDrive saves a copy of your file to the cloud and to your PC. But if you’re running low on space, you can choose what files to sync to your PC. Simply open the OneDrive folder in File Explorer, [ more… ]

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ICYMI – Campaign APIs, desktop app magic and improved analytics

2017-01-28 KENNETH 0

ICYMI – Campaign APIs, desktop app magic and improved analytics Developers, developers, developers! We’ve got quite a few updates for you this week, ranging from the upcoming live event to improved analytics for your apps in the Windows Store. Read on to see our recap of the past week. Windows Developers Day – Creators Update Only a few days left to RSVP for the upcoming Windows Developers Day – Creators Update. You definitely don’t want to miss this event! Click the below tweet to find out how to RSVP and see a schedule of the sessions. News, tips, a live Q&A and much more – get the #WindowsDevDay schedule now.https://t.co/3t958z1GDc — Windows Developer (@windowsdev) January 25, 2017 Campaign APIs for the Windows Store We are very excited to announce the release of campaign APIs for the Windows Store. Using these [ more… ]

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New Ad Performance and App Promotion Performance Reporting in Windows Store Analytics API

2017-01-28 KENNETH 0

New Ad Performance and App Promotion Performance Reporting in Windows Store Analytics API The team in charge of the Windows Store and Dev Center tools is constantly working to make your dev life simpler. Take the release of the Windows Store analytics API in March as an example — they hear your feedback and work to make sure our features are top notch and as up-to-date as possible. Now, the team has enabled two new features that will simplify reporting even further: the Windows Store Analytics API set for both Advertising Performance Reporting and App Promotion Performance Reporting. These API methods have long been a top request, and we are excited to have them ready and available for you and your team to use right now! As with the original analytics API, these new methods provide the information you once [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15019 for PC

2017-01-28 KENNETH 0

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15019 for PC Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15019 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. FYI: This build does have some platform related bugs that will impact the ability to play popular games on your PC. These platform bugs are unrelated to the new gaming features such as Game Mode. We recognize that this is painful for those wanting to try out the new gaming features announced this week. We deliberated a lot on whether to release this build to Insiders with these issues, however we decided to go ahead and release it as we need feedback from Insiders on other areas of the OS. The team is working hard to get these platform bugs fixed and we plan to push the [ more… ]