App Store Insider

Samsung's HDTV-based app store passes two million downloads

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:42:00 +0000

Reaching two million downloads in a year may seem paltry considering Apple's app store. Still, it's the largest number we've seen from a TV maker, and when you factor in that Samsung's store just passed one million downloads back in November, it seems the Korean tech giant has a good thing going.

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Amazon opens Appstore Developer program, is obviously doing an app store

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:20:00 +0000

There's the standard 70 / 30 split, and Amazon promises that the developer will get no less than 20 percent of the list price. Apps will be promoted to folks browsing Amazon.com just like how Kindle books pop up among physical goods, and can be "pushed" to your device similarly

WP7 App Marketplace Now Has 5,000 Apps—Same as Palm

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:15:00 +0000

Windows Phone 7 now has just over 5,000 titles (5,149 to be exact) in their 2 month old marketplace. That's the same number as Palm's 1.5 year old webOS store.

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Amazon Launching Their Own App Store For Android Too

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:41:00 +0000

some details:

For each sale of an App, we will pay you a royalty equal to the greater of 70% of the purchase price or 20% of the List Price as of the purchase date (70/30 is standard, this 20/80 split is somewhat odd and confusing)
The List Price is apparently in place so that you can’t sell your app cheaper on other “similar services” — meaning other app stores, presumably
The “similar services” should also include the forthcoming Chrome Web Store, if I’m reading this correctly
There is a $99 fee to be a developer in this program (the same as Apple’s iOS developer program)
It seems like if your app is available on other platforms, you have to make sure to update it at the same time on Amazon’s store that you do in any other store (this will piss off a lot of developers)
Apps will have to be laced with Amazon DRM — meaning they will only work on devices they approve (obviously)
Amazon has the right to pull any app for any reason (obviously)
Apps can also be shown on amazon.com (this is up to Amazon)
You can offer free apps
The app store is U.S.-only (at least for now)
This part is interesting too: “We have sole discretion to determine all features and operations of this program and to set the retail price and other terms on which we sell Apps.”

source: http://tcrn.ch/caz91Y

LG's Application Store launches !

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:35:00 +0000

LG's Application Store launches today/ It launches with about 3,000 apps, that will be targeting LG feature and smartphones in developing countries. It also will not be launching with any Android apps, those won't arrive until sometime later this year.

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:49:00 +0000

JackBe is releasing technology to allow companies to to create their own internal "app stores". Coming on June 30th. The App Store creation tool will complement JackBe's existing line of mashup and app making tools, the JackBe App Store will enable users to share the AJAX apps they've created with other uses within the enterprise. The apps are portable and can run as standalone apps, on dashboards, in Sharepoint, on mobile devices, and pipe data into Excel.

Independent App Stores Take on Google’s Android Market

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:49:00 +0000

Google’s official Android app store is getting some competition as new and independent alternatives create their own app stores. Most of these other stores promise more freedom, better access to apps and increased revenue for developers, but this should not be a cause of concern because unlike Apple, Google allows for multiple app stores to exist on the Android operating system.

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:33:00 +0000

OPENapps, a marketplace for web applications, allows app developers to easily get their applications to market and provides website owners a way to find and integrate apps into their sites while still maintaining their own branding.

ASUS launches netbook App Store eying a MeeGo future

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:25:00 +0000

ASUS-branded App Store for netbooks launched today. The best part might be the announced MeeGo support.

AppMakr Adds Features, Now Free For A Limited Time

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:52:00 +0000

Appmakr , a fairly cool way to make simple iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch apps with a minimum of fuss, is now FREE!

Appbistro Is Building An Application Marketplace For Facebook Pages

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:46:00 +0000

Appbistro is a simple, easy to use Marketplace of facebook tab applications. Using the Web-based service, Facebook Page administrators, be it global brands or small local businesses, can quickly discover relevant applications that they can (and should) integrate into their Facebook pages. Developers can also sell their applications via this page.

Chrome Makes an App Store for the Web

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Wed, 19 May 2010 18:37:00 +0000

Google just announced its new online web app store at I/O. So far they've shown off Dark Room for image editing, TweetDeck, Plants. vs. Zombies and Lego Star Wars. No word on a launch date.

HP/Palm's Dion Almaer just Tweeted, "Chrome Web Store is interesting. What we need is the Open Web Store though. Also, would love to see details on how you put apps in."

Google says that the App Store will appear in the Developers' channel of Chrome soon and all apps will be built on standard technologies to ensure they can run in any browser.

Even uTorrent Has an App Store Now!

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:23:00 +0000

Apps for Torrents, can you imagine? well you dont have to, because the most popular torrent client has joined the app store bandwagon. So what does a utorrent app store look like? Well have a look for yourself. App Store Here, called labs.

Foursquare Unveils App Gallery

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:39:00 +0000

With 500 apps built with Foursquare API, Foursquare decided to open its own APP Gallery to showcase them.

MiFi to Get App Store

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:57:00 +0000

Novatel’s MiFi device, the personal 3G router that turns a cell-signal into a Wi-Fi hotspot is getting it's own app store. Many people are choosing the portable router over a 3G iPad. Sure, you have to pay a monthly plan either way, but at least with the mifi you can share the connection with any of your devices.

Google's New App Store for Google Analytics

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:09:00 +0000

Apps are available in 12 categories, including business intelligence, campaign management, content, data collection, e-commerce, email marketing, mobile marketing, phone tracking, reporting tools, SEO, site auditing and widgets and gadgets. Developers can submit thier own applications as well.

TomTom reveals plans for App Store in battle against smartphone navigation

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:13:00 +0000

TomTom's plans to launch an app store by the end of the year. It seems that TomTom was scrabbling to put some innovation in the space after the announcement of free turn-by-turn offerings from Google and Nokia. While there's no doubt that dedicated satnav devices offer great functionality and better performance compared to their part-time smartphone navigating competitors, selling the average consumer (not hardened road warriors) on the need for two devices won't be easy. Besides, are Facebook updates really that critical when driving?

Verizon launching V Cast Apps on March 29th, RIM devices get first dibs

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:32:00 +0000

At Verizon Wireless' LTE forum at CTIA 2010,speaking about application development, the forum just let out a little tidbit of information slip: the long-awaited V Cast Apps market will launch on March 29th. Initially, the BlackBerry Storm (and Storm2, presumably) will be supported, with other RIM devices coming onboard shortly thereafter. The rollout will continue over the coming weeks and months, hopefully to a few other mobile operating systems. Verizon insists that its own storefront won't take away from "other markets," namely the Android Marketplace. Instead, they're "perpetuating the ecosystem," with the app store simply being a vessel of distribution

The Google Marketplace: Doing it all in the Cloud

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:00 +0000

Every day, thousands of businesses choose the cloud. Today Google annouces the offical launch of the "Google Marketplace" which allows Google Apps customers to easily discover, deploy and manage cloud applications that integrate with Google Apps. Once installed to a company's domain, these third-party applications work like native Google applications. The Google Apps Marketplace eliminates the worry about software updates, keeping track of different passwords and manual syncing and sharing of data, thereby increasing business productivity and lessening frustrations for users and IT administrators alike. That's the power of the cloud.

More than 50 companies are now selling applications across a range of businesses so far with many many more expected to join. Google offers a competitive revenue sharing model at an initial one time application fee of 100$ and a 80/20 split in your favor. To learn more check out Google Blog or visit the marketplace.

Live App Reviews

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:44:00 +0000

Chomp, review App for the itunes app store, shows you live stream of realtime reviews, which you can filter by everyone or just your Facebook freinds. but Today, it breaks away from it orginal app nature, and launches its own website, for easy viewing pleasure. Developers can now also link to the Chomp reviews directly from inside their apps using Chomp Connect, which also launched today in private beta. Chomp Connect lets developers add Chomp review buttons right inside their apps without forcing to go anywhere else

Google Buzz gets an official App Store

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:53:00 +0000

BuzzAware is now the place to go when you want to spic up your buzz feed. It is a directory that aggragates all related Google Buzz add-ons in one place. Thre is really nothing more to say other that check it out yourself.

AppAware- Discover Android Apps in a new way!

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:31:00 +0000

AppAwareshares online your installations, updates and removals of Android applications. In this way you become aware (App-Aware) of what other users are installing on their Android phones right now! AppAware does not aim at replacing the Android Market, it is rather a companion to let you discover new and interesting applications with the help of other users.

Layar Looks to Create the App Store of Mobile Augmented Reality

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:39:00 +0000

AR company Layar announced it will allow developers of AR layers to monetize their creations on the Layar platform. The company boasts 375 active layers, 1200 layers in development, and over 1 million users of its application. Layar is not the first company to attract commercial AR content, but they are the first to create a platform for businesses to sell their content through Layar.

AT&T and Others Announcing Rival to Apple App Store

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:18:00 +0000

AT&T, Orange and Telefonica and also manufactures Phone manufacturers Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson and others ( a total of twelve) will unite together and annouce their rival to the Apple App Store. The announcement is expected to take place at tomorrow’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. we dont know if there will be a singular app store or more likely single standard for apps on devices from multiple networks.

Notion Ink to have $1 Million competition to encourage development for Adam reader

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:15:00 +0000

Notion Ink is a Tegra-powered tablet in direct competition of the new Apple Ipad. Notion's tablet is still in production, but is expected to be released soon. It trumps the Ipad in almost every area. Multitasking, a swivel Camera, 20hrs battery, 1080p video out, Android OS and much more. To encourage development for the tablet, Notion Ink is throwing a contest with $1 million worth of prizes. That should create some buzz. More info soon, but for now check out the link.