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Sony Ericsson Asks Game Maker The9 to Manage Its App Store in China

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 11 at 1:58 pm PT

The9, which is known for helping to bring games from the U.S. to China, is announcing a partnership with Sony Ericsson to operate its mobile app store there.

Facebook Gets in the App Discovery Game With “Graph Rank”

Ina Fried in Mobile on September 22, 2011 at 11:50 am PT

Among its flurry of announcements on Thursday, Facebook announced plans to help users find apps and other content based on how popular those things are with one’s own social circle.

GetJar Hires Xbox Guru Joe Molnar to Head Engineering

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 24, 2011 at 9:47 am PT

GetJar, which is attempting to build an app store independent of the carriers and handset makers, has appointed former Microsoft employee Joe Molnar as GetJar’s SVP of engineering.

Why It Took ATT So Long To Allow Side-Loading of Android Apps

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 18, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

The company was not being sluggish in allowing access to non-Android Market stores, but rather taking a stand to protect the average user, AT&T’s CTO said in an interview last month. Going forward, though, the company plans to allow access to third-party stores such as GetJar and the Amazon App Store.

Android Market Changes Aimed to Help Users Cut Through Clutter, Developers Make Money

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 11, 2011 at 11:12 am PT

Responding to criticisms that Android apps are too hard to find and that developers are making too little money, Google is making several tweaks to its Android Market storefront. The company is adding an “editor’s choice” section as well as ways for users to get recommendations based on the apps they have or based on recent trends. It will also now be available in 131 countries, up from 32.

GetJar Wants Its App Store to Start Making Friends

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 27, 2011 at 5:20 am PT

The independent app store is hoping that connecting with Facebook will help users find interesting apps more easily and allow GetJar to stand out from Amazon, the Android Market and other rivals.

Opera Mini Returns to GetJar, With App Store Removed

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 1, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

GetJar is once again offering the Opera Mini browser, albeit with one big modification. GetJar pulled Opera’s browsers last month after Opera began offering a rival app store from within its mobile browsers. Now Opera is back on GetJar’s virtual shelves, but without the app store.

Got Apps? Appia Raises $10 Million for Even More App Stores

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 30, 2011 at 12:00 pm PT

Appia, which aspires to build the largest independent marketplace of applications, has raised $10 million in venture capital from Venrock.