Android Market, Google’s official app market for Android, recently celebrated the milestone of ten billion total downloads. To commemorate the achievement, they released an infographic containing a slew of statistics about Android Market and its users.
Singapore, it turns out, is the fifth most app-crazed country in the world by downloads per capita. Asian nations are doing particularly well on this front, with the South Koreans coming out on top, followed by Hong Kong and Taiwan. The United States is the only non-Asian country in the top five. Read more
InMobi, the world’s largest independent mobile ad network, has revealed that in July to September 2011 (Q3), Android impressions for mobile ads in the Asia Pacific have grown 7.5 percent while impressions for the iPhone, Nokia, and Symbian OSes have declined by around 1 to 3 percent each from the previous quarter.
However, Nokia and Symbian still combine for 47 percent of the market, followed by Android at 17 percent, iPhone at 6 percent, and RIM at 1 percent.
For Asia Pacific, InMobi has included Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan. Read more
For the first time, more apps are being downloaded on Android than on the iOS, according to ABI Research. Android now commands 44 percent of all app downloads versus 31 percent for the iOS, with the number of Android users exceeding the iOS by a ratio of 2.4 to 1.
This means, however, that the average iOS user downloads twice as many apps as compared to the average Android user. Read more
These days, every Tom, Dick and Harry wants to build an app. While many do it for vanity reasons, a lot of us want to develop a great product and make money out of it.
Happily, app monetization has seen plenty of innovation over the past few years, which is why we’re able to gather 4 ways (and many sub-variations) you can monetize your app.
These tried-and-tested methods were discussed at length by app developers at the Apps World Asia forum in Singapore recently, and will be a main topic at the next Founder’s Drinks on 27th September 2011.
Since mixing and matching the right methods can be tricky, we hope this little guide can assist you in making the right decisions. Read more
Filed under Featured, Innovation & Technology, Mobile, Special Commentary, Technology, Toolkit, WebTags: Android, App Development, app monetization, Apps World Asia, display ad, enterprise apps, freemium, iOS, niche apps, paid ads, rent-to-own, subscription model
With electronic bills slowly entering mainstream usage, GreenPost hopes to aggregate all your digital bills into one place for convenient viewing. Users would need to register for an account on the website (or through their iPhone, iPad, and Android app) and link the respective service providers — like your phone company for instance — with GreenPost. After that, the bills will appear on the GreenPost website or app. Read more
Filed under Innovation & Technology, Mobile, TechnologyTags: 3mobile, Android, astro, citylink, digi, digital bills, electronic bills, green startups, greenpost, iPad, iPhone, M1, maxi, NUSS, optus, paperless, singpower, SingTel, Starhub, tnb
Here you can find some interesting startup news from Indonesia, not only in its capital, Jakarta, but also other their tech startup hubs such as Yogyakarta, Medan, Surabaya, and many more. These listed news are taken from our partner, DailySocial, a leading blog on Indonesia’s tech startup scene. Read more
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Many mobile apps tend to get languished in app stores, undiscovered and underutilized. Singapore-based Mobileapps.com, an advertising network for mobile apps that “officially launched on July 12″ (TechCrunch), hopes to change that. Read more
If you attended the Mobile Money Summit, you might already know TransferTo, a provider of international airtime transfer services. They had an exclusive preview of their new mobile application on iOS and Android during Mobile Money Summit this week, 27-30 June.
Their app, called Mobile Airtime Smartphone, is the product of a partnership between TransferTo and DonRiver, a leading mobile payments consulting and application development firm.
It will provide a convenient way to transfer airtime internationally using a smartphone. Users can transfer small amounts of value in the form of prepaid mobile credits. For example, 15 minutes of airtime in US (at US$6) can be transferred to India for 250 minutes of airtime (at 200 INR) — more than 16 times the value, which makes it a low cost and high value complement to cash remittances. Read more
This year, 2011, is all about tablets. If you develop apps for tablets, the SingTel i.Challenge11 might interest you. This Thursday, Singtel Innovation Exchange (SiX) is official launching the SingTel i.Challenge 11. Take this opportunity to hear the latest on tablets, network with industry experts and meet with fellow developers to discuss the next big thing in Enterprise Apps. Read more
Filed under EventsTags: Android, Apple, Chong Lee Fong, Chua Zi Yong, iChallenge, iOS, Matt Brennan, Raven Chai, RIM, Sarim Aziz, SingTel, SiX, Stream Media, Tablet Apps, tablets, UX Consulting, Will Luxton, Zhou Wenhan
Samsung presents Digital Life Development Android Challenge, a contest that challenges participants to develop tablet app and games using the Android-based platform. It is an open competition and he/she can enter the competition as an individual or team. Each person or team can submit one entry for each category. There are 4 categories: Best Location Based Service App, Best Augmented Reality App, Best Gaming App, and Most Innovative App. To find out more about rules, prizes, acitvities and details of category you can visit their website. Read more
