Opera and GetJar end app dispute
Independent app store GetJar is offering the latest version of the Opera Mini browser, following a dispute initiated when Opera launched its own competing store.
GetJar: Discovery still an issue for app store users
Discovery of apps “continues to plague publishers,” according to independent store GetJar, citing a user survey which found that “only 25 percent discovered the apps they were looking for using actual app stores.”
Openwave debuts browser-based app platform; GetJar partners
Openwave announced Amplicity, which it described as “a new browser-based, value-added services solution designed to enable developers to leverage valuable mobile operator network assets to more rapidly create and deliver applications within the browser.”
GetJar predicts US100M app revenue for 2011; consolidation on the cards
GetJar’s CEO Ilja Laurs says application developers will see a significant increase in their revenues in 2011.
Facebook apps downloaded on GetJar over 100M times
TechCrunch reports that Facebook’s mobile applications have been downloaded by more than 100 million people on GetJar
Yahoo integrates GetJar app catalogue into mobile search queries
Yahoo will integrate cross-platform application storefront GetJar’s entire library of more than 75,000 free apps into its mobile search results, making it easier for consumers to discover relevant games, entertainment and prosumer tools on the go
Independent apps store GetJar has won a deal with AT&T that will see its library of more than 75,000 free applications available on the US operator’s AppCenter store
Shazam announces app availability through GetJar
Shazam announced availability of its music ID handset app via GetJar, marking the first time that the company has offered its products via an independent store.
GetJar retains number two spot
Independent apps store GetJar has retained its slot as the world’s number two for downloads
GetJar offers premium games content for free
Mobile app store GetJar announced a partnership with games publisher Glu Mobile to offer customers “free premium games,” with content available “with no ad insertions, registrations, or any other catches.”
