APP

Mobile app store GetJar raises $25 million

IBTimes Logo
GetJar, the largest independent mobile software store, said on Tuesday it had raised $25 million from Tiger Global Management and Accel Partners to fund its wider push into Android software distribution.
IBTimes Logo

Boston mulls use of mobile app to report potholes on city roads

Boston could soon deploy a new mobile app to make its roads smoother and safer for traffic. The app, called Street Bump, will spot potholes on the road and transmit their location to the Department of Public Works through an accelerometer and the Global Positioning System receiver embedded in it.
More news

Paper Glider app may be 'lame' but wins Gail Davis $10,000

The Paper Glider app in Apple's App Store promises to help the bored kill time by seeing how far you can flick and fly your paper aeroplane but last Saturday it did something more - it helped UK-based Gail Davis win $10,000 in iTunes gift card from Apple as it was the 10 billionth app downloaded.
IBTimes Logo

Microsoft and RIM grow on app developers: survey

Mobile software developers remain fixated on Apple and on Google's Android as the prime targets of their toil, but Microsoft and Research In Motion are making inroads as tablet offerings multiply.
IBTimes Logo

Apple's App Store hits 10 billion downloads

Apple's App Store reached landmark 10 billion downloads on Saturday, further underlining the lead of the iPhone-maker in mobile online software battle, a counter on front page of the store showed.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.