Hooked Media turns in an entirely new take on app recommendation — one that Apple can’t kill

May 23, 2013 2:55 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

App recommendation engines are getting booted from Apple's app store because they suck, according to a new player in the app-finding business. But Hooked Media has come up with an entirely new take on app recommendation that has two unique qualities.

MyShoeBox offers unlimited photo storage, backup, and sharing — for free

May 22, 2013 7:50 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

"So many people that have given up the concept of a photo collection," he says. "Faces, places, and things are important ways to automatically categorize photos. And they keep getting smarter every day."

Cure.org helps you save kids across the world with your smartphone

May 17, 2013 1:49 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Launching this week, the company's new iPhone app features profiles of kids in developing countries who desperately require surgeries. You can donate directly through the app and receive real-time updates on the patient's progress.

Medio launches way for game and app developers to get more users

May 14, 2013 6:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Media promises that K-Invite will yield high-quality users for mobile apps.

Twitter improves user experience and trends on iOS, Android, and its Vine app

May 1, 2013 5:07 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Twitter updated its iOS and Android apps today so you can see more trends in more places. The company also improved video playback on Vine.

Battle of the mobile sexes: Women install 40% more apps, spend 87% more than men

April 26, 2013 12:42 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Women install 40 percent more apps than men, buy 17 percent more paid apps, and pay an astonishing 87 percent more for those apps. In other words, if you want to make money selling apps, you better appeal to women.

AppGratis CEO resolves to keep calm and carry on in the face of attacks on his business — and integrity

April 15, 2013 10:09 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

AppGratis CEO Simon Dawlat has been through the storm of his entrepreneurial life in the last two weeks.

Global apps report: Google has 51% of downloads, Apple has 74% of revenues

April 9, 2013 9:00 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

We downloaded 13.4 billion apps in the first three months of 2013, spending $2.2 billion U.S. on apps and in-app purchases.

App Store and Google Play: who’s winning, what’s different, and generally … WhatsApp

March 28, 2013 8:54 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

This past month, Google Maps lost its position as the most downloaded app on Apple's iOS store -- to another Google app, YouTube.

GroundCntrl grabs $1M to get mobile workforces off their butts

March 25, 2013 3:30 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

GroundCntrl, which lets you delegate tasks to and motivate your mobile workforce, took on $1.01 million in funding today, according to a filing with the SEC.

Addappt reaches for larger audience with latest smarter contacts app

March 24, 2013 2:36 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

New version is all about getting more things done with fewer taps on the screen.

App Annie launches Amazon Appstore analytics: Amazon is all about fun, Google is all about utilities

March 19, 2013 4:39 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

And what the data shows is that the top apps on Amazon are very, very different than Google Play.

StartApp’s growth explodes: 500 million downloads, more searches on Android than anyone but Google

March 12, 2013 1:45 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

"We're seeing a billion pageviews per month," CEO Gil Dudkiewicz told me on the phone this afternoon.