Tag Archives: Apps

Fiksu Debuts “FreeMyApps” Solution to Help Paid Apps Grow Revenue via new Traffic Enrichment Layer

Fiksu, a company known for developing the industry’s first “mobile app user acquisition platform,” today announced a new product aimed at providing U.S. developers and marketers of paid iOS apps a new, scalable solution to cost-effectively market and grow their businesses. Dubbed “FreeMyApps,” the new solution was designed to help developers and marketers “overcome the [...]

Google: Android Market Tops 10B Total Downloads, Now Offering 10 Cent Apps

Google has announced yet another huge milestone related to its Android Market.  The mobile app powerhouse has surpassed 10 billion total downloads. Just six months ago Google announced that it had surpassed 6 billion total downloads, which means it almost doubled that number in only six month’s time.  The company said it took 21 months [...]

Collective Mobile App Market to Hit One Million Total Apps Available

Some would say we’re officially swimming in a world of mobile apps as the collective app marketplaces spanning the likes of Apple, Android, Windows and RIM are set to surpass 1 million total apps available. According to mobile analytics firm Mobilewalla — Apple, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7 have collectively hit 991,524 apps available in [...]

Amazon Discounting Select Apps from Black Friday Through Cyber Monday

It’s a great weekend to be an app lover. Black Friday is not only one of the biggest shopping days of the year for brick-and-mortar retailers, but also for digital storefronts on the World Wide Web. Perhaps nowhere is this reality more apparent than on Amazon, which will discount several high-profile apps in its Amazon [...]

Sen. Al Franken Calls For Mandatory Privacy Policies From All iOS & Android Apps

There’s been a lot of attention paid to mobile privacy recently, especially following the accusation that iOS apps are tracking users’ locations. Today, Senator Al Franken has released a letter targeted at Apple and Google that calls for the creation of mandatory privacy policies from all apps offered via Apple’s App Store and Google’s Android Market. [...]

Prominent US Senators Call on Mobile Giants to Pull ‘Dangerous’ Mobile Apps

This week, four prominent US Senators: Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) sent a letter to Apple, Google, and Research in Motion, expressing grave concern. The lawmakers were aiming to bring attention to the controversial mobile applications designed to notify motorists of where police patrol in search of [...]

Apple App Store Reaches 250,000 Total Apps, Nearly 25K For The iPad Alone

It was reported over the weekend that Apple’s App Store has reached 250,000 total apps, reaching yet another important milestone in its short existence. According to 148Apps.biz, who keeps a running tab on app store metrics, Apple’s U.S. App Store passed the quarter million mark on Friday, just two years and 49 days after it [...]

Adobe Mobile Commerce Survey: 80% Of Respondents Utilize Mobile Web Over Apps

On the heels of our post earlier today regarding a panel discussion at the eTail 2010 summit over mobile apps vs. the mobile Web when it comes to a mobile commerce strategy, Adobe has published a new survey that should shed some light on the debate. Adobe’s “Scene7 Rich Mobile Commerce Survey” was conducted from [...]

Distimo Mobile Apps Report: 10% Of Apps For iPad Include In-App Purchases

Distimo published its latest report on mobile apps today, highlighting some interesting tidbits for the mobile app ecosystem.  This month’s report focuses once again on in-app purchases, as related to the many app stores it covers. Distimo includes data from the Apple App Store — separating data for iPad and iPhone apps — as well [...]