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Let’s face it – most people flock to the Android Market, prompting third-party app stores to innovate to attract users. Amazon knows this and as part of the marketing strategy for its Appstore, it is running a neat campaign, offering users a $2 Appstore credit in exchange for a single tweet. In order to take…
Provider of mobile and location-based family safety solutions Location Labs launched Safely, touting it as the next generation of personal security software services that “enhance the safety of millions.” The new offering is actually a suite of services that leverages the widespread adoption of Location Labs’ mobile technology, which is being pre-loaded on millions of…
If end users can have their app stores, why wouldn’t developers get the same treatment? Appcelerator thinks this is the untapped market and has decided to do something about it. They used the CODESTRONG Developer Conference to launch its Open Mobile Marketplace, allowing ISVs and cloud providers to sell software and solutions across multiple mobile…
Amazon has quietly opened up its Appstore to buyers outside of the U.S. No official press release was issued, but we’re hearing folks from Australia, Canada, India, South Africa, Venezuela and many European countries are able to access it and purchase apps. What’s more, the experience is identical to the U.S. Appstore and even includes…
Parkmobile USA, the company that provides cashless parking solutions, is teaming-up with Citi to offer new, more comprehensive mobile payment services to its customers. Using the enhanced solution, Parkmobile customers can bypass the parking pay station and complete their parking transactions using nothing but their mobile phone. You know the drill, right? In order to…
Good news for frequent flyin’ Windows Phone users – TripIt just launched its travel organizer app for Microsoft’s mobile platform, allowing travelers to access all their travel plans and share them while on the go. If you don’t know what TripIt is, you’re probably not travelling a lot — otherwise you would be using it…
Zedge, which is apparently the world’s largest independent consumer distribution channel for mobile gaming and personalization media (i.e. wallpapers and screensavers), launched its own app store in partnership with Appia (former PocketGear). As a result, around 40 million users that visit Zedge.net every month will now be able to access a catalog of thousands of…
Default Android Market obviously isn’t enough for Samsung when they decided to launch their own service called Premium Samsung Apps Store. As you can imagine, not every app and/or game is listed here — rather Samsung’s editors will pick and choose the highest quality content for all the Galaxy series smartphone owners out there. Among…
As part of efforts to promote its super-fast LTE network, Verizon Wireless has teamed-up with FuzeBox to launch Fuze Meeting, a technology solution to bring cloud-based HD content collaboration and multi-party video conferencing to businesses. The new service will be available via the Business Solutions Alliance (BSA) Program, providing users with the ability to start…
Is Rdio feeling the heat from Spotify in America? Perhaps, but let’s enjoy it now and ask questions later. The subscription music service will soon launch free access with — are you ready? — absolutely no advertising. Rdio sent out emails the other night announcing the news, calling it an “industry first”. Yes it’s true,…