Apple’s app store is losing its lead in the market according to new figures from iSuppli, while BlackBerry, Ovi and Android all grow significantly. However while their market share is down revenue is up. Research firm iSuppli, has issued its full-year data on app stores in 2010. According to the company’s report, Apple’s market share…
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2010 maybe the last year that Apple dominates the app market?
Distimo have published their round up of the app market in 2010 and it looks like 2010 maybe the last year that Apple dominates the app market statistics, and this year may see a turn from paid apps as standard to subscription-based apps as the norm. The Apple App Store is – as expected –…
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BlackBerry App World web storefront launches
RIM have updated their BlackBerry App World with the ability to buy apps from the web. RIM have update their BlackBerry App World with some additional functionality and at the same time released a few additional figures. Since BlackBerry App World surpassed the 10,000 application mark back in September things have been going well, RIM…
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BlackBerry users at 1.5million downloads a day
Research In Motion (RIM) has said that BlackBerry App World users are downloading more than 1.5 million apps per day on average. The total of 1.5 million downloads also represents a 40 percent increase for RIM over the previous, which is not bad considering that earlier this month they announced they had hit the 10,000…
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BlackBerry App World failing at every level
We think the BlackBerry App World is possibly the worst app store out, it fails at all levels and if it doesn’t improve soon it’s going to die a well-deserved death. The BlackBerry App World store just isn’t working and it’s not just us that thinks that, RIM think it too. Why else would they…
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BlackBerry App World cuts prices and revenue share
Cut-price apps are now to be available on BlackBerry App World but revenue share is reduced to 70%. Research In Motion (RIM) has ditched the rule on its BlackBerry App World that developers have to sell their paid apps for a minimum of $2.99. But at the same time RIM have also announced that it…
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RIM betas BlackBerry App World version 2.0
If you’re one of the few many users who use BlackBerry’s App World to download apps, updates, content etc you’ll be very pleased to see that App World 2.0 has just gone live in beta form. App World 2.0 brings a number of enhancements to the app site, and some much needed new payment options…