The store will feature a catalogue of more than 140000 applications powered by Appia, an open application marketplace.
“Vodacom believes it will be an entirely new local South African mobile application ecosystem, complete with the development of home-grown talent and revenue opportunities,” it said .
The store will feature a wide variety of apps in various categories such as games, travel and entertainment, business and professional, work and school, and phone tools. SOWETANLIVE
Having success with the launch of its English app (3,000 downloads in the first 3 weeks of its launch), Chandamama, an Indian children’s magazine, has launched its iPhone app in nine regional languages. The app is a blend of the magazine’s content, including Indian mythological stories, Vikram and Vetala stories, contemporary information on science as well as the “It’s around us” section. It also has read along stories with some extra surprises, and challenging and creative activities. The languages the app is available in are: Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, …
Apple is expected to release a cheaper iPhone 4 within weeks, cutting profit margins to win lower-end customers from rivals such as Nokia in China and other emerging markets.
In addition to the launch of the smaller iPhone 4, Apple is targeting an end-September launch for the next-generation iPhone 5, one source told Reuters, confirming earlier reports on blogs and industry websites. GUARDIAN
Sprint Nextel Corp. will begin selling the new version of the Apple iPhone in mid-October, people familiar with the matter said, filling a huge hole in the No. 3 U.S. carrier’s lineup and giving Apple Inc. another sales channel for its popular gadget.
The timing, however, indicates Apple’s new iPhone, which is expected to be called iPhone 5, will hit the market later than expected and too late to contribute to sales in Apple’s fiscal fourth quarter, which ends in September. Most observers had expected the device to arrive next month. …
Asian suppliers to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) have begun manufacturing a lower-priced version of its hot-selling iPhone 4 with a smaller 8 gigabyte flash drive, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
The flash drive for the 8GB iPhone 4 is being manufactured by a Korean company, one of the people said on Tuesday, declining to name the company. Apple currently sources its flash drives from Japan’s Toshiba (6502.T) and South Korea’s Samsung Electronics. REUTERS
