Apple chomps Chomp (and other app-discovery engines may follow)

Presumably, app discovery on iPhone and iPad is now solved, according to Apple.

Hold the hysteria, here’s what you can expect from Apple’s iPhone 5 event tomorrow

Apple is announcing something at its event Wednesday. We dig into the hype to tell you just what you can expect from the not-so-mysterious announcement.

Apple’s iOS 6 App Store search takes a bite out of Chomp

After Apple acquired (and shut down) the app discovery service Chomp, we expected some improvements for the iOS App Store. Now it looks like those upgrades are finally taking shape, thanks to an update to the App Store last night for iOS 6 beta testers.

Apple creating a Food & Drink category in the App Store

Congratulations, foodies, you’re getting your very own place in Apple’s App Store soon. Apple is creating a “Food & Drink” category for all those appetizing applications.

According to MacStories, the company sent out an e-mail to developers, announcing the new …

Apple kills Android app discovery tool in Chomp

Apple has killed off recently acquired social application discovery tool Chomp’s Android feature. The tool, which helps people discover new apps, was previously directing people to interesting Android apps in Google Play.

Chomp was acquired by Apple in February this …

The DeanBeat: How developers can avoid a bloodbath in fighting for new users

In the past month, what app makers have to spend to get the attention of Apple device users has risen out of control. That’s a tough fact of life that could make survival hard in the Darwinian mobile app ecosystem. …

Neil Young’s path to the multibillion-dollar mobile social game market (interview)

Neil Young sold his San Francisco startup Ngmoco to Japan’s DeNA for $403 million in the fall of 2010. And that was just the beginning of Young and DeNA’s quest to create a multibillion-dollar mobile entertainment group, he told VentureBeat …

Apple acquires app discovery tool Chomp

Apple reportedly acquired Chomp today, a mobile-application search tool. Because searching through the App Store for something new is a pain in the app.

Chomp is an application itself, as well as a website. It lets you search by keyword …

Chomp gets a stunning iPhone redesign to help you find more apps

With its latest iPhone app, the mobile app search company Chomp has delivered a stylish new redesign that not only looks good, but will also help you easily find new and interesting apps.

The free Chomp app, available today on …

Verizon relaunches Android app store with Chomp’s help

So long, VCast. Verizon Wireless is relaunching its Android app store as simply “Verizon Apps,” and it’s tapping into Chomp’s powerful app search engine to help power it.

With the change, Verizon is hoping its app store will be more …