Smartphone Apps

33% of German smartphone users download chargeable apps Telecompaper (subscription) Smartphone and tablet users in Germany downloaded more than 1.7 billion applications in 2012, up about 80 percent from some 1 billion 2011, according to ICT industry group Bitkom. It said that data compiled by Research2Guidance showed that 83 percent ... See all stories on this topic »

Yahoo buys teen's smartphone app for $30m Otago Daily Times Got a tech idea and want to make a fortune before you're out of your teens? Just do it, is the advice of the London schoolboy who's just sold his smartphone news app to Yahoo for a reported $US30 million. The money is there, just waiting for clever new ... See all stories on this topic »

CTR's Better On Feature Phone vs Smartphone, Web vs Apps – BuzzCity ... MediaNama.com This is why the click through rates on feature phones are much better than on smartphone. Between smartphone apps and feature phone apps, the feature phone apps seems to be performing much better for the advertisers. Among all the apps, the games ... See all stories on this topic » MediaNama.com

Meet the world's newest tech millionaire (part-Aussie and just 17) Crikey A British-born entrepreneur who spent several years in Australia has just become the world's newest multi-millionaire — and perhaps its youngest — after selling his mobile news app to Yahoo! for a whopping $US30 million ($28.6 million) at just 17 ... See all stories on this topic »

Will Healthcare Mandate Mean Taxes on Smartphone Health Apps? HealthTechZone A recent Politic365 opinion piece suggested that the FDA may classify smartphone apps as medical devices, which would subject them to a 2.3-percent medical device tax mandated by the Affordable Care Act. A few days ago, the FDA released a statement ... See all stories on this topic »