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Samsung launches its app store! Web-only for now?

By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 3:19 PM

Samsung Mobile Applications Store

In partnership with PocketGear, Samsung has launched its mobile application store for all its smartphones whether they run Windows Mobile or Symbian S60. In total, there are about 1,100 apps available in the catalog and that number is expected to grow with the time.

On the downside, though, Samsung’s app store is initially focused on the UK market, but we guess the Korean giant will expand its offering to other markets in the near future.

For one thing, the new store will benefit Samsung Mobile Innovator members which will be able to easily make their applications available to a potential audience of millions of Samsung mobile customers. All members are automatically setup with a Samsung Mobile Applications account, eliminating the need for yet another registration.

There’s also one thing we’re not sure about, though. We don’t know how the new store integrates with mobile phones. Do we still have to sync all the apps purchased or there’s (or there WILL be) some system (mobile app perhaps?) for downloading apps directly from a handset. Until we find that out, you can check out Samsung Mobile’s store from here.

[Via: SymbianOne]

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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.

  • parvardegar Abaye

    Exciting that they have managed to put an application web site together! Would their phone have the capability of running the application remains to be seen, or maybe it will work for 6 months and then dies like the rest of Samsung products.

  • d k

    will the samsung app store will be available in greece too ? i want to buy the samsung i8910hd in greece, and i want to know if the samsung app store will be available in every country.