SK Telecom and Google sign Android apps pact
SK Telecom (SKT) has announced an agreement with Google to “strengthen” the Android Market apps store in South Korea.
Telefonica to strengthen app developer programme
European and Latin American operator Telefonica is to ramp up its application developer programme on an international scale, according to a Light Reading report.
Facebook moves into LBS with Places launch
Facebook announced its first move into the location-based services space with the launch of Places, an application which enables users to share their location and who they are with in real time from mobile devices.
HP to use webOS for wireless printers
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has outlined plans to use its recently-acquired webOS platform to power a whole range of devices beyond smartphones, including printers.
Apple drives 6B app download market this year
Just under 6 billion mobile applications will be downloaded in 2010, up from 2.4 billion last year, according to the latest ABI Research report, fuelled primarily by the dominance of Apple’s App Store.
Microsoft aims to link app consumers and developers
Microsoft has launched a new website called ‘Mobile App Match’ intended to promote discussion between application developers and consumers, “to start conversations, exchange ideas and see what develops.”
UK consumers wasting 750m on unused apps survey
A UK consumer survey suggested that UK customers will “waste” almost £750m during 2010 on paid-for mobile applications which are not subsequently used.
Report: PayPal and Google in Android talks
PayPal is reported to be in talks with Google to embed its payments platform in the Android operating system. Bloomberg first broke the news late Friday, although neither party has commented on the unconfirmed talks. It is believed that users of Android phones such as Motorola’s Droid X and HTC’s Droid Incredible may be able to pay for apps with PayPal as soon as this year.
Apples iAd service receives mixed early response
Apple’s iAd mobile advertising platform has received mixed reviews since launch at the beginning of last month
H1 2010 smartphone app market outperforms FY2009
research2guidance claims the worldwide smartphone application market during the first half of 2010 was bigger than the market for the whole of 2009, with the number of applications downloaded showing a similar trend.
