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Startup Talk: Appsplit wants to create a massive app marketplace
Mar 17th
We are seeing this as a trend now. When there are too many things to be sold what’s more better than a marketplace? But where there are 500,000 apps available for purchasing, it takes a whole new twist. A few good apps bubble up to the top and the rest get left out sinking to the bottom. All that siad, the app business is so lucrative that more developers want to dive headlong into the app scene without a second thought.
In tha pst we had featured Appbistro – a startup trying to create a marketplace for facebook apps. Today we are featuring Appslit – a startup that wants to create a marketplace for iOS, Android, Blackberry, WebOS and Facbook apps. Technically speaking, the concept is quite simple but Appslit has a whole new angle to it. While the startup allows developers to sell apps at wholesale rates to potential buyers it also allows app developers to work with Appsplit on making a product successful, for a cut of course. This is a brand new way to attract developers to submit and let Appsplit (called the Split program) manage apps that may or may not sell too well while looking out for potential whole sale buyers. This way appslit is doubling up as an app marketing consultant and borderline investor – taking anywhere between 40% to 60% of app profits based on the contract period.
Stratups such as these bring to my mind questions about sustainability of single owner apps. Yes, there is an opportunity to grow thanks to the ever growing consumer and manufacturing base for mobile phones and the ever growing user base of facebook. However, there is also a need for liability sharing in the app developer’s invetments since there are too many apps put there. This is what Appbistro is doing. Taking a share of the liability in an app’s journey to success is a great way to encourage development of new innovative apps.
All this said, we believe that there is space for a bunch of app marketplaces in the ecosystem as single the Android market and Apple Appstore get crowded. All this given, an intermediary who can manage risk certainly helps.
Appbackr launches in open beta. Will create app investors, and Berie Appoffs?
Oct 28th
We had featured Appbackr as Ideabing Startup of the day sometime back. Today they launched in open beta creating the first wholesale app purchasing platform. 25 apps are listed right now and you can buy into any of them in “whole sale” and at wholesale prices. So head over to appbackr.com and sign up. It doesn’t matter how bad an investor you are, all you need is some “app-sense”. Go ahead, get involved in this revolution!
Startup Of The Day: Mobicip
Oct 12th
Your kid has an iPod touch eh? Or an iPhone? Now, how do you control your kids from accessing unsuitable online content on these personal devices? Safari gives you some amount of control on how the internet is accesses on an iOS device but if you want to control specific aspects of browsing the internet, you need something else. That something else may be “Mobicip” Mobicip or Mobile Child Internet Protection lets you replace Safari with a robust parental control based browser. Mobicip gives parents the power to control and report browsing on idevices. Mobicip maintains a database of the websites and services your kids should not be viewing. Based on each parent’s preference, a web based portal allows parents to configure the websites and categories of websites you want blocked. These settings are then pushed into the idevice via the internet. The device is then “safe” for kid browsing since you will obviously disable Safari and ask your kids to use the mobicip browser. The app also lets you view reporst of browsing activity on every device. Give them a peek at Mobicip.com
Startup Of The Day: Appbackr
Oct 10th
The mobile app scene has exploded in the recent few months, so has the micro and crowd sourced lending scene. Appbackr wants to merge these two concepts to create the world’s first mobile app wholesale market. This is how it will work – You put up your app on appbackr and “sell” it to a bunch of people at a predetermined price. The wholesale buyers then give you money and you are happy. The buyers make money and profit as the app sells on the app store. Simple eh? It’s not a bank loan, its not an angel investment, its a buy and a buy is good for the developer. Given that it may take up to 6 months for Apple to release your payments for app sales this is a great way to keep developers doing what they are good at – develop apps. This ecosystem keeps great apps in the app store and also make app developers create better applications. Check them out at appbackr.com
Ideabing Daily Roundup: National Threat Edition
Jul 26th
Blackberry A National Threat To UAE, Apparently.
Infographic: Conserving Water The Good Way
Infographic: A History Of Apps
Infographic: A History Of Apps
Jul 26th
Ever wondered when the whole “app” thing began? Sure Apple made these tiny pieces of purpose built software famous thanks to the iPhone but just so that you know, these apps have been around for a very long time. The market leader was Nokia’s Symbian OS a couple of years ago but Apple’s iOS has taken the spot since the iPhone made its entry. Today about 6 major app platforms exist, making them the most download pieces of software ever. Infographic after the break.
A Multitouch Mirror For You Morning Information Cravings
Jul 21st
How about walking into your room to get yourself ready to get to work but still get your fix on the weather, the top headlines and facebook updates as you apply your make up on? Dreamed up and created by Interfernce Inc., the interactive mirror is all that you have on a iPad on your mirror. Don’t trust us? Video after the break.
Aava Mobile Talks Tablets, More Goodies This Year
Jun 23rd
Aava mobile, the open mobile platform startup is getting Intel into the high end smartphone scene currently ruled by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform. We talked to Piotr Frasunkiewicz, the main man behind the sales and marketing at Aava. He talks to us about the Aava platform, Android fragmentation, Meego, Intel vs. Qualcomm, the Palm-HP marriage and
Notion Ink’s Rohan Shravan: Adam’s Going To Be Cheaper Than The iPad
Jun 14th
Today we talk to Rohan Shravan, Founder and CEO of Notion Ink – the company behind the highly anticipated tablet ‘Adam’. Rohan talks about Adam, IPS display, manufacturing in India and of course, pricing of the Adam. Full interview ahead – Read on! Ideabing: How is Adam different from other Tegra chipset based tablets? Rohan:
IBM Expands Collaboration Software Support to Include iPad
Jun 13th
We know that the Office productivity suite from MS is coming to the iPad but IBM’s Lotus Notes sure is. I am not sure how many hi-tech professionals are switching to iPads to check their email but the number must be large enough for IBM to decide on giving the iPad some Lotus love. I don’t personally love the
