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Pokki Windows app store launches in beta
"Bring the app experience to your desktop" 28 June 2011 10:41 GMT TweetThe app revolution continues at a pace, with SweeLabs' Pokki going live in beta form.
The San Diego startup's crack at the crowded app store arena takes a different approach from the norm however - there's no mobile angle here. It's desktop...
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Samsung plans unified app store
CES 2010: TV, mobile and all other apps in one place 7 January 2010 2:02 GMT TweetAt the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung has announced that it'll be rolling all of its disparate app stores into one monster app store that will serve all of your appy needs in a single place.
At the moment, the company offers...
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Mozilla: Fennec will kill app stores
Company predicts the beginning of the end 18 December 2009 10:11 GMT TweetMozilla has sounded the death knell for the concept of the app store, predicting that they will die following the release of its mobile version of Firefox, Fennec.
Tough talk, but the company reckons that apps create problems for developers...
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Adobe Photoshop for mobile Android edition launched
iPhone version comes to Google OS 6 November 2009 22:16 GMT TweetAdobe Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone app has come to the Android platform the company has announced.
Following on from the launch of the iPhone app in the US in October, the company has rolled out the "Free" app on the Google OS.
The...
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Microsoft outlines latest app plans for Marketplace
Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 versions will be supported 14 July 2009 19:45 GMT TweetMicrosoft has outlined further plans for its latest version of Windows Mobile application store on Tuesday.
In a blog post, the company has confirmed that it will be opening up its Marketplace app store for submissions on the 27 July in... -
Nokia Ovi Store launch to be bigger than the App Store's
Will debut with 20,000 items 8 May 2009 15:36 GMT TweetNokia's as-yet-unconfirmed-when launch of its answer to the App Store - the Ovi Store - is to be the biggest such launch of its kind, according to Forbes.
Niklas Savander, Nokia's executive vice president of services, says the Ovi Store... -
iDonkeyKong iPhone game launches
iLawsuit to follow? 23 April 2009 13:59 GMT TweetMobile phone game "iDonkeyKong" has launched for the iPhone and iPod touch, created by developer VeryGames.
A clone of Nintendo's classic platformer Donkey Kong, it's not official, and as the Pocket-Gamer blog points out, will likely be yanked... -
Radio Times launches iPhone app
7-day TV listings for £1.79 21 April 2009 12:04 GMT TweetThe Radio Times has announced its TV and radio listings are now available via an application on the Apple App Store.
The app for iPhone and iPod touch users will allow browsing of Radio Times' listings including 7 day's worth of TV and... -
Most popular iPhone app revealed
Can you guess what it is? 7 April 2009 16:54 GMT TweetcomScore has revealed what it states is the iPhone application with the "largest installed base among applications downloaded from the Apple App Store".
It seems that the most popular iPhone app crown goes to Tapulous' "Tap Tap Revenge" with... -
Babelgum updates mobile video app and launches in US
For iPhone and iPod Touch users 23 March 2009 12:55 GMT TweetIndependent web TV service Babelgum has released a new version of its mobile video application in the UK and Italy, and launched it for the first time across the pond in the US as well.
Babelgum mobile was first launched in December last... -
Apple reveals iPhone 3.0 software with 100 new features
App Store tweaks, MMS and cut, copy and paste as OS gets an update 17 March 2009 17:36 GMT TweetAt a press event in the US, Apple has unveiled its iPhone 3.0 OS software with over 1,000 new API functions.
Highlights include the long-awaited ability to cut, copy and paste, MMS messaging, A2DP Bluetooth, peer to peer Bluetooth hook-up,... -
National Rail Enquiries offers iPhone app
Location-based train info 17 March 2009 12:34 GMT TweetNational Rail Enquiries is offering an application for iPhone owners that will offer them train times, and more, on their handsets.
As well as the travel information you'd find on the National Rail Enquiries site, the app uses the iPhone's... -
Tweetie 1.3 gets App Store approval
Update rejected for "offensive language" to be released 11 March 2009 9:50 GMT TweetApple has finally approved an application it had mistakenly initially rejected for displaying "offensive language".
Twitter tool Tweetie's 1.3 update had been refused by Apple's App Store approval team as its Twitter trend search view - created... -
iPhone apps see high drop-off rate
Only 5% still using downloaded apps after 20 days 23 February 2009 12:04 GMT TweetDespite the App Store achieving fantastically high numbers of downloads - 500 million at the last count - it seems most of the widgets purchased don't have any kind of longevity.
Only 30% of people who buy an iPhone application are still... -
iPhone iGirl app gives us the creeps
"She obeys" 12 February 2009 18:24 GMT TweetSo we've seen some weird apps for the iPhone, and some useless ones, but the new iGirl app frankly just gives us the creeps.
With the rather ominous tagline "She obeys", the iGirl app will set you back just 59p and provide you with your own...
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