GetJar tackles fragmentation with App Download Page

Cross-platform app store GetJar announced the launch of App Download Page, a new service [1]promising to simplify the application download process by solving issues around device and operating system fragmentation. According to GetJar, App Download Page provides mobile developers and content owners with a mobile webpage that can link to any mobile site--when the webpage is displayed on a phone, it automatically detects the device model and the user is directed to the appropriate version of the app on the GetJar site. If no app exists, GetJar offers a free Mobile Site Shortcut--i.e., a small application that launches on the handset's native web browser and redirects it to the appropriate mobile site.

According to GetJar, App Download Page's official launch follows a trial with social networking giant Facebook. Photo- and video-sharing site Photobucket has confirmed it will launch the service later this fall.  

For more on App Download Page:
- read this release [1]

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