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Handango releases Yardstick, smartphone content trends for 2007

By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 at 11:49 AM

Handango Yardstick 2007Smartphone application distributor Handango recently released the 2007 year-end Handango Yardstick, a global trend report about the smartphone content industry. Entertainment content was the leading sales category for the first time in Yardstick history, while the Blackberry Pearl and Motorola Q were most used devices for content downloads in 2007, both by revenue and number of units sold.

Complete list of top selling apps per platform follows after the jump.

The top 10 best-selling applications for BlackBerry in 2007:

  1. Ringtone Megaplex (ringtone library)
  2. Sudoku (puzzle game)
  3. Colour Your Trackball (trackball customizer)
  4. IM+ (instant messenger)
  5. Ascendo DataVault (password manager)
  6. WorldMate Live Gold Membership (travel assistant)
  7. Aces Texas Hold’Em – No Limit (poker game)
  8. IM+ for Skype (instant messenger)
  9. SplashID for BlackBerry (information security)
  10. Crackberry Ringtones Deluxe (ringtone library)

The top 10 best-selling applications for Windows Mobile Standard in 2007:

  1. Ringtone Megaplex (ringtone library)
  2. SBSH Facade (home screen plug-in)
  3. MobiTV (streaming television)
  4. HandiTV (streaming television)
  5. Fizz Weather (weather monitor)
  6. SmartphoneNotes (note manager)
  7. Agendus Standard Edition (calendar manager)
  8. Agenda One (calendar manager)
  9. PocketStreamer (streaming media)
  10. IM+ (instant messenger)

The top 10 best-selling applications for Palm OS in 2007:

  1. PocketMirror Standard Edition (Outlook synchronization)
  2. Agendus Professional Edition (personal information manager)
  3. SplashID (information security)
  4. Ringo Pro (ringtone player)
  5. Agendus Premier Edition (Outlook synchronization)
  6. Snap (data entry tool)
  7. Agendus Desktop Edition (Outlook synchronization)
  8. Diet & Exercise Assistant (fitness assistant)
  9. PocketMirror Standard Upgrade (Outlook synchronization)
  10. SplashWallet Suite (personal identification manager)

The top 10 best-selling applications for Pocket PC in 2007:

  1. Spb Pocket Plus (today screen plug-in)
  2. Spb Mobile Shell (today screen plug-in)
  3. Pocket Informant 8 (today screen plug-in)
  4. MobiTV (streaming television)
  5. Spb Backup (file backup)
  6. Microsoft Voice Command (voice control)
  7. Spb Diary (today screen plug-in)
  8. Spb Time (clock)
  9. Spb Phone Suite (phone features)
  10. Spb Brain Evolution (brain trainer)

The top 10 best-selling Symbian OS applications in 2007 include:

  1. SBSH Papyrus (time manager)
  2. Handy Calendar for S60 (calendar manager)
  3. LCG Jukebox (music player)
  4. ProfiMail (email viewer)
  5. Quickoffice Premier (document manager)
  6. Handy Weather for S60 (weather monitor)
  7. Advanced Call Manager (call manager)
  8. WorldMate Professional (travel assistant)
  9. Ultimate Voice Recorder (voice recorder)
  10. IM+ (instant messenger)

About The Author

Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.