App Insights

The Asia Report: Leading the Shift from Entertainment to Utility

June 23, 2015 | Chris Klotzbach

There is no denying that Asia is the linchpin of the mobile revolution - designing and manufacturing our devices and publishing some of the world’s most popular apps. Long gone are the days when we look East for only parts and labor, as markets in Asia have developed massive consumer bases and a app developer community to serve them.

The Canada Report: The Great White North Testing Ground

May 13, 2015 | Vidya Subramanian

Canada has long been an important country for app developers. It’s often where developers first launch their apps – to test and solicit feedback before distributing their apps globally. So, what makes this market unique in the mobile ecosystem? In Flurry from Yahoo’s latest report, we take a closer look at Canadian mobile usage to understand where it’s similar and where it’s different from the rest of the world.  

The Phablet Revolution

To better understand the impact of the iPhone 6 Plus, Flurry from Yahoo examined the 1.6 billion devices it tracks every month to explore usage by screen size. To simplify analysis, we focused on the top 875 devices which accounted for 87 percent of sessions in March 2015.