Why App Store Optimization is key for building an audience
Guest Post Just like SEO optimization for web sites, it's important for developers to tweak their App Store listings.
Distimo app market report: iOS app store revenues 430% bigger than Google Play, but growing slower
December 20, 2012 7:00 AM
John Koetsier
Whatever device market share numbers are saying, the Apple's iOS app store is still the king of mobile apps stores, by far. Apple had better not rest on its laurels, however: Google Play is growing twice as fast.
AppDirect acquires jBilling to refine its app-markets-for-everyone biz
October 16, 2012 6:00 AM
Sean Ludwig
Cloud app marketplace startup AppDirect has acquired leading open-source billing provider jBilling, the two companies announced Tuesday.
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Here’s how Google Play’s cleaning up its store [infographic]
August 25, 2012 9:00 AM
Devindra Hardawar
Google announced updated Google Play developer policies earlier this month, which clarified the company's stance on things like app spam, duplicate apps, and mobile ad implementation.
The funds’ll come out tomorrow: App Annie seals a $6M round
August 14, 2012 1:50 PM
Jolie O'Dell
App Annie is a gosh-awful name for a really great service (the company provides app store data to developers and others), and it’s just announced a $6 million round of funding.
AppDirect grabs $8.5M to power cloud app stores, partners with Rackspace
July 18, 2012 7:52 AM
Sean Ludwig
Cloud marketplace platform AppDirect has raised $8.5 million in its first round of funding.
AppDirect’s platform has made it possible for companies like Deutsche Telekom, Bell Canada, Appcelerator, and new partner Rackspace to launch cloud service marketplaces. High-profile apps, including …
Facebook App Center goes international, opens to all users
July 9, 2012 9:18 AM
Meghan Kelly
It seems like Facebook’s App Center is getting some global love. The social network’s marketplace is officially open to all users in the U.S. and seven other countries, and it will soon expand to seven more countries with new, translated …
Why businesses are creating their own internal app stores
Sponsored Post Increasingly, mobile devices are finding their way into the workplace. Companies are now finding ways to work with the flow by creating and releasing proprietary, internal apps for smartphones and tablets. Some even using their own app stores to do so.
Facebook store goes live, with apps for iOS, Android, and Facebook
June 7, 2012 5:20 PM
Jolie O'Dell
Facebook’s very own app store has just launched, and it’s a thing of beauty.
We told y’all this was coming early last month. Basically, it’s a directory for apps of all kinds — not just Facebook apps — on many …
Why Facebook doesn’t need a Facebook Phone (but will try anyway)
May 27, 2012 10:01 AM
Devindra Hardawar
Editor's Pick
With Facebook’s recent unveiling of a camera app for the iPhone, as well as a universal app store, it’s becoming clearer to me that even if the company is planning a phone of its own, it likely won’t be as …
Facebook is getting its own app store for all devices, all platforms, all prices
May 9, 2012 1:30 PM
Jolie O'Dell
Facebook is launching a new App Center, “a place to find social web, desktop, and mobile apps” — and not just Facebook apps.
The App Center will bring Facebook’s 900 million users all the best in iOS apps, Android apps, …
App-store-for-all Appitalism adds 300K free Android apps (exclusive)
January 20, 2012 5:32 PM
Sean Ludwig
Appitalism, an app store tailored for all phone platforms, has made more than 300,000 free Android Market apps available for download through its service, the company revealed today.
The main purpose to use Appitalism versus traditional app stores, argues creator …
Verizon relaunches Android app store with Chomp’s help
September 13, 2011 8:10 AM
Devindra Hardawar
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 …
Windows Phone Marketplace hits 30,000 apps
August 31, 2011 1:36 PM
Sean Ludwig
Though it still has nothing on the Apple or Google mobile app stores, Microsoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace now has more than 30,000 applications available for the Windows Phone 7 platform, according to Windows Phone App List.
Microsoft has struggled to …
Hands-on: Intel's AppUp store makes it easy to port, test, upload apps
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This post is sponsored by Intel.
Semiconductor giant Intel has a new app store, called AppUp. It’s a market for apps that run on netbooks, tablets, computers, and other devices that support Intel’s latest low-power processors.
At Intel’s invitation, we …
Why in-app billing doesn’t solve all of Android Market’s problems
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Google’s recent launch of in-app billing in the Android Market gives app developers a way to make more money by letting them sell digital content within their applications. It’s a great improvement for game and app developers looking to do …
DEMO: ApSynth aims to democratize Web app development
ApSynth is one of 53 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2011 event taking place this week in Palm Desert, Calif. After our selection, the companies pay a fee to present. Our coverage of them remains …
GetJar raises another $25M for its mobile app store
Independent mobile-app seller GetJar just announced that it has raised $25 million in a third round of funding for what it calls the largest “open” app store in the world.
The news comes just a few days after chief executive …
Amazon's Android app store: an exercise in narcissism
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Peter Yared is the vice president of apps at Webtrends, which acquired Transpond, a social-apps developer he founded. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.
Why did Amazon launch an Android app store this week? Chalk it up to a case …
Developers: Get ready for your closeup in VentureBeat's Mobile App Spotlight
Are you an app developer with a creation that’s ready for the klieg lights? VentureBeat has partnered with Intel to provide a new showcase for your mobile app: VentureBeat’s Mobile App Spotlight.
Why did we create this program? Fundamentally, we …
