Tag: stores

Total Results: 19

Amazon Appstore generates three times more revenue per user than Google Play: Flurry

Published: April 3, 2012

In a study of top-ranked applications across iOS, Amazon and Android, Flurry Analytics found that the Kindle Fire manufacturer delivers more than three times the revenue in its app store compared to what Google generates for developers.

USA Today exec: Tablets bring shopping experience to life

Published: February 24, 2012

Tablets hit their stride this holiday season in helping to drive sales, according to executives who participated in a Mobile Marketer webinar yesterday.

Microsoft courts app developers to support its big aspirations for Windows Store

Published: December 9, 2011

Microsoft is going all out to attract application developers to Windows by offering them the opportunity to earn more money than on app stores for Apple and Android.

Amazon may prevail in Apple "Appstore" suit

Published: June 24, 2011

A judge has said that Amazon will likely be allowed to use the phrase “Appstore.” However, the final decision may have little impact on Apple’s dominance among application marketplaces.

Financial Times bypasses Apple's App Store with browser-based application

Published: June 15, 2011

The Financial Times is taking a different route to drive mobile subscriptions and has launched a browser-based application instead of making the content available via Apple's App Store.

BlackBerry invests millions to rescue failing app strategy

Published: August 24, 2010

BlackBerry Partners Fund’s investment in cross-platform application store PocketGear during a Series B funding round could mark a play to save BlackBerry’s struggling application platform.

Walmart-owned Sam's Club targets in-store shoppers with mobile services

Published: August 11, 2010

Sam’s Club is ramping up its products and services for users of smartphones and other Web-enabled mobile devices to enhance its members’ shopping experience.

Clinique print advertising exposes mobile program to critical mass

Published: June 24, 2010

Cosmetics giant Clinique used mobile to activate its print campaign within Bon-Ton Stores-owned Bergner’s weekly circular.

Carriers missing opportunity with app stores

Published: June 15, 2010

By Duane Edwards

Carriers are missing a leading opportunity in app stores by not leveraging their assets to provide developers the two most compelling advantages: monetization and marketing.

Facebook Mobile surpasses 50M downloads via GetJar

Published: April 13, 2010

In the past six months, more than 50 million people have downloaded Facebook’s mobile application from GetJar, which claims to be the second-largest applications store worldwide.