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Happy New Year from Appscovery! This year we’ve grown from just a few apps submitted to few hundred listings. We’ll keep updating you about new apps every week, and here’s what you may’ve missed in the prior week: Come Puffy – Have The Need To Feel Good? Ready for some serious blackjack ? Wauoo Help…
Samsung unveiled version 2.0 of its communication service ChatOn. Aside from the new UI, this release also brings a number of new features to the table. Here’s are the highlights: Samsung ChatOn is available in over 200 countries in more than 60 languages, providing users with instant messaging and group chatting in multiple formats (images,…
Google has been offering free calls within the US and Canada for quite some time now. But they’re obviously not satisfied with the number of users yet, so they decided to prolong the offer for another year. That’s right, you’ll be able to make free domestic calls through 2013! The way I see it, this…
Another week is behind Appscovery. We’re glad to report that app listings look better and better, and that soon enough pretty much all of the apps submitted will be marked as featured. In the meantime, here are the apps we want to highlight this week: Track My Spending | Money Made Simpler Free Adventurous Dragon…
Mobile apps stores had collectively distributed a cumulative total of 81 billion smartphone and tablet applications as of end-September 2012, 89% of which were downloaded from native storefronts that come with the device’s operating system. According to ABI Research’s senior analyst Aapo Markkanen, storefronts that the operating system vendors provide as part of the OS…
Developers and app publishers keep relying on our Appscovery service to get some free exposure for their work. During the past 7 days, many new apps and games have been submitted, and here are 20 that we like the most: American Dream Whacky Escape: Whack ’em all Cliff Jumper FREE Merry Christmas Aquaplay Get a…
File this under rumors, but it seems that Facebook is looking to acquire the popular mobile messaging company WhatsApp. According to TechCrunch, which didn’t reveal its sources nor the cash amount the social network is willing to pay for WhatsApp, this kind of deal would further help Facebook bolster its mobile credentials. WhatsApp is available…
Verizon Wireless is shutting down its mobile video service, VCAST Video, on December 15th. The service was launched back in 2005, allowing folks with “multimedia devices” (not just smartphones) to enjoy watching clips while on the go. Mobile access to NFL games is not included in this shut down and it will continue to be…
Almost missed this… Amazon Appstore is now live in Japan, bringing its vast selection of apps and games, along with the ever-convenient one-click payments to the local Android users. Of course, aside from global best-sellers the store also offers “local favorites” and apps from “top-tier brands like Square Enix and NTT Docomo.” In addition, there…
Another week and we have a bunch of new apps submitted by developers at Appscovery, our very own mobile app portal where everyone can promote their apps free of charge. App listings we want to highlight this week include: Educational Speech Therapy App Suite, Speech With Milo, Launches First-of-its-kind Front-Facing Camera App Word Express –…