Good news for the Verizon Wireless customers as the carrier announced a deal with Chomp to provide an integrated search function for apps in the newly redesigned Verizon Apps. As a result, users should expect to get much better results, even on queries that has nothing to do with the app’s name — Chomp’s proprietary technology “understands” what the app does to return better results. For instance, it is possible to search for “kid’s games,” “expense trackers” or any description and instantly see the best apps for that search term.
The Chomp algorithm learns things associated with every app from the information available on various app marketplaces, as well as data from Twitter, Facebook, various blogs and websites. In total, the company has filed for 11 patents based on its app search technologies and user experience.
Chomp’s app search engine will power all searches in Verizon Apps beginning on Android smartphones being released later this fall…