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GetJar secures $11m funding for its app store

Mobile app store GetJar announced today that it has received $11m (£7.4m) in Series B funding from Accel Partners.

GetJar is the second largest mobile app store. and unlike Apple, it is an open ecosystem, providing apps for smartphones and feature phones across a range of platforms.

by Graham Charlton 24 June 2010 08:51am 0 comments

Is Flash a fit for mobiles? We'll soon find out

In April, Apple CEO Steve Jobs explained in detail why consumers aren't going to see Flash support on the iPhone and iPad. Long story short: Adobe Flash "is no longer necessary." Although Apple's lack of support for Flash is often cited as an iPhone/iPad drawback, Flash certainly isn't going to win a whole lot of popularity contests either. But the question remains: is there a place for Flash in the mobile market?

We may soon have an answer.

by Patricio Robles 23 June 2010 12:14pm 3 comments

Apple iPhone & iPad stats round up

I've gathered together some of the latest stats on iPhone and iPad usage in one handy post. I've also added a selection of mobile stats from our most recent Internet Statistics Compendium...

by Graham Charlton 04 June 2010 11:56am 3 comments

Q&A: David Tarbuck of Argos on multichannel retail

Multichannel sales reached £1.9bn for Argos in the last financial year, 43% of the retailer's total sales. The latest addition to this strategy is a new Check & Reserve iPhone app.

I've been talking to David Tarbuck, who is head of multichannel development at Argos, about the new app, and the company's approach to multichannel retail.

by Graham Charlton 02 June 2010 13:06pm 4 comments

Can Google's new location history dashboard make Latitude useful?

Google may not be at the front of the current geolocation charge, but that doesn't mean the search giant isn't interested in taing over. This week Google announced a new feature that it hopes will make users more comfortable sharing their location with Google.

The Google Location History Dashboard gives Latitude users a snapshot of where they've been. That data may just provide some utility for users (and get people more comfortable using Google's location service).

by Meghan Keane 27 May 2010 17:55pm 0 comments

Google dominates mobile search. But will it be a money maker?

Google's dominance in search informs many of the company's investments. And when it comes to mobile, Google has taken a hard stance against the applications that Apple champions, choosing instead to put its bets (and sizeable resources) on the future growth of the mobile browser. That makes a lot of sense. But what happens if consumers don't use browser search in the mobile environment?

by Meghan Keane 21 May 2010 20:23pm 2 comments

The MLB's approach to digital: More screens, more revenue.

When talk of highly profitable digital businesses comes up these days, 100-year-old sports companies don't normally get mentioned. But there is at least one sports institution that has made a killing in digital: Major League Baseball.

Back in 2000, the MLB solicited $1 million from each team in the league to jumpstart its foray into digital. Two and a half years later, they no longer needed that help. Today Major League Baseball Advanced Media brings in $500 million annually. How did they do it? By putting as much content on as many screens as possible.

by Meghan Keane 21 May 2010 00:04am 0 comments

The future of mobile: Can apps and browsers make a truce?

With Apple's growing line of mobile products, publishers, gamers and retailers are falling all over themselves to get a mobile application into the iTunes store.

But for companies expecting to pad their bottom lines with app revenue, that payout is far from guaranteed.

And the din of voices disparaging the appconomy is growing louder.

by Meghan Keane 20 May 2010 17:58pm 5 comments

Foursquare's argument for going it alone

Rumors of Foursquare's acquisition may be greatly exaggerated. Speaking in New York on Monday at Startup 2010, Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley was busy making the case for his company staying independent.

Will the company sell in the near future? It's unclear. But to hear Crowley tell it, Foursquare doesn't particularly need a large organization to keep it afloat. In fact, he seems to think Foursquare would be better off not selling.

by Meghan Keane 20 May 2010 16:52pm 1 comment

Augmented reality: 10 real world examples from the superbrands

Exciting things are happening in the whizz-bang new world of augmented reality, which will surely hit the mainstream before too long.

Many of the world's top brands have experimented with AR recently, and while some of the first wave of apps are more gimmicky than useful, others certainly shine a light on what we can expect from this space in the months and years to come.

So, for your viewing pleasure, here are 10 augmented reality videos. I cheated on the headline as all of these are brand-led apart from the last one, which is a fantastic billboard ad that uses AR, and which once again proves that the Dutch know a thing or two about AR and mobile.

by Chris Lake 20 May 2010 12:50pm 3 comments