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The Distimo report covers all the major smartphone app stores and reports on some of the trends happening in terms of prices, downloads and user behavior. For developers, Distimo has a really useful app reporting service called Distimo Monitor, which tracks your apps downloads and purchases, and provides you with a nice visualization of your numbers. Hit the jump for some facts from the report:
Continue reading ‘Distimo Report Shows Falling App Prices But May Be Innacurate’
Bplay has started their Black Friday sale early with 40% off all games, themes and apps with the coupon code BLACK (use it before you check out). I’m sure many of you in the US are enjoying Thanksgiving dinner right about now and can’t be bothered shopping, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us can’t get our shop on. Happy Deals and Meals!
Head over to Bplay.com and use the coupon code “BLACK”.
The BlackBerry Torch has been out for some time now and it’s a pretty cool device. The combination of a touchscreen, keyboard and trackpad makes for some quality app interaction. There are around 277 apps right now in the BlackBerryCool Store that are both free and paid, and compatible with BlackBerry 6 and the Torch.
The list of Torch apps available for your device include everything from social networking, to navigation, to financial planning tools. There is a new landing page for Torch apps so check it out and see what you like.
Check out the Torch apps landing page for your desktop.
Check out the Torch apps landing page for your mobile.
Millennial Media, an independent mobile ad network that reaches 82% of the US mobile audience, has released their monthly Mobile Mix report tomorrow. The report contains details on the different leading mobile devices, operating systems, developer categories and more. There are some interesting BlackBerry related figures such as the fact that the current report shows BlackBerry apps represented 11% of the US Developer Platform Usage Mix. This was an increase of 9%, and represents the increased importance app developers are placing on the BlackBerry platform.
Other relevant key points include:
Download the report from Millennial Media to get the full details.
Dell has opened their own app store and they’re selling apps for not only BlackBerry, but Windows Mobile, Symbian and WebOS. The storefront is powered by PocketGear, the company that acquired Mobihand’s competition Handango. Generally, the apps are priced a little higher than Mobihand and there isn’t nearly as much content. Dell has their own smartphone, the Streak, and it makes sense for them to have their own app storefront as every other manufacturer seems to be doing these days.
While it’s surely just a mistake on the part of PocketGear who put the content management system together, the Dell App Store is selling apps for the BlackBerry Pluto 9900. Now if only they were selling the actual device…
Yet another week at BlackBerryCool and there are some cool apps, editorials and new clips you should definitely check out. The biggest news this week is probably the shutting down of the popular OS 6 theme by WJD Designs. It’s an interesting news bit because it’s the first we have heard of RIM actively going out and shutting down a theme in a third party sales channel, because it might confuse customers. Would RIM have done this for OS 5 themes? Probably not. The fact that OS 6 is UI and navigation focused, as well as the fact that it isn’t clear what devices it’s being rolled out to, makes this theme particularly sensitive with RIM. Click through after the jump to read more.
Continue reading ‘BlackBerryCool Roundup for the Week of June 21st’
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