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GetJar — the company behind app stores for such companies as Sony Ericsson (PlayNow Arena), Vodafone, 3 UK and Virgin France — launched App Catalogue Express (ACE), a white label mobile app catalog solution for carriers and partners. And they already have a first client – The Carphone Warehouse, which is Europe’s leading independent mobile phone retailer.
Now I’m guessing GetJar’s next step is to attract more companies who may be interested to launch their own app stores. There are quite a few smaller carriers that are certainly looking forward to increase their ARPU, and in that sense, offering a catalog of apps can help. Moreover, GetJar may also pitch its ACE offering to smaller handset makers and other large phone retailers, both of which want to increase post sale profits. We’ll see how that goes…
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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.
