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File this under rumors, but it seems that the world’s largest mobile operator in terms of number of subscribers is working on its own AppStore. When you think about it, it makes perfect sense for China Mobile to do this. With that many subscribers, they would certainly want to increase ARPU by offering subscribers additional apps they could use on their handsets.
At the moment, China Mobile is applying tight management of their content catalogue. With the introduction of some kind of AppStore, they might let the developers and publishers upload their apps and games and let consumers show what’s hot and what’s not. This is not to say, China Mobile would loose control. Quite the contrary, they could make a hybrid system which would highlight products offered by the carrier’s partners, while leaving space for third-party content as well.
And that’s about all we know at this stage. Hopefully we’ll have more to share in the near future. Stay tuned in the meantime…
[Via: MobileGamesBlog]
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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.
