If you have published anything to the Vodafone AppSelect store, you would have recently gotten this message (although chances are you have not, which is probably why this message was sent out in the first place): Due to technical and operational considerations, Vodafone AppSelect will now close on 21 November 2012, which is earlier than… Read more »
3 Alternate Android app stores you should be in but aren’t
Everyone who develops for Android knows about the Google Play store. Slightly more sophisticated publishers go beyond Google Play and feature in the Amazon Appstore, Samsung Apps or possibly even Getjar. In report after report the number one thing developers look for when choosing a platform is reach. Naturally this also extends to the app… Read more »
Amazon on localizing apps and expanding to Japan
From Amazon App Store: As part of our ongoing effort to help our developers reach new customers, you can now submit your apps for distribution later this year in Japan. In addition, we are only a few weeks away from launching the Kindle Fire family of tablets in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and… Read more »
The Windows effect may be coming
We have mentioned before that Microsoft Windows is definitely there in terms of developer mindshare. However, developer support towards iOS and Android is so dominant due to those platform’s reach, and for Android, it was also considered by developers to be the easiest to develop for: However, now it seems like Microsoft has been able… Read more »
The beauty of alternative app stores
To make money on your app, there are two things to focus on to make money: Distribution and marketing. Marketing is a complex field, and while developers hope to rely on the viral factor and word of mouth recommendations, having Facebook sharing buttons or newsfeed posts simply will not make it for you if you… Read more »
Carnival of the Mobilists #280
August is nearly over, and so are the holidays for most. The blogosphere is a bit slow, but luckily some eager beavers have been writing great mobile blog posts, which makes us excited to yet again host the Carnival of the Mobilists. Thanks to the contributors this week for keeping up the quality content about… Read more »
Vodafone launches in-app billing
Message from Vodafone: Firstly, thanks for using our shop proposition ‘Vodafone AppSelect’ to distribute your apps. We’re writing to let you know that over the coming weeks we’ll be making a number of changes to the Vodafone Apps Publication Platform. These changes will be related to the following: • A new improved, streamlined publication platform… Read more »
Developers dilemma: Moving from product to marketing
How many downloads are needed in order to stay in the top 50 in the Apple App Store or Google Play? 25.000 per day according to Vision Mobile‘s Mobile Megatrends 2012 report. They make the point that apps need to move from product innovation to marketing innovation, and that apps are as mature as… Read more »
Are Android users cheap?
There have been a number of articles and research on how much less Android users spend vs iOS users. The latest research from Lightspeed Research confirms that this is still the case: Now with Android currently being the dominant OS, you would think that demographically both Android and iOS should represent a broad selection of… Read more »
CodeNgo on Aussie Tech Heads
CodeNgo’s Chris Jones was interviewed by Aussie Tech Heads last week. This is a video blog for the really, really tech interested people in Australia. Not only did they like us, they wanted to introduce us to VCs! This was a fun one to be part of, and hopefully only the first of many. The… Read more »
