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]
Related articles:
Opera Mini tops 25 million downloads on GetJar [2]
GetJar [3] forecasts 100,000 mobile apps by end of 2009
GetJar [4] adds mobile advertising program
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/getjar-launches-service-convert-mobile-visitors-application-users
[2] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/opera-mini-tops-25-million-downloads-getjar/2009-08-25
[3] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/getjar-forecasts-100-000-mobile-apps-end-2009/2009-07-20
[4] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/getjar-adds-mobile-advertising-program/2009-02-05?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&cmp-id=OTC-RSS-FMC0