Engadget RSS Feed http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2013 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[LG giving away ten free Windows Phone 7 apps every two months]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/04/lg-giving-away-ten-free-windows-phone-7-apps-every-two-months/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/04/lg-giving-away-ten-free-windows-phone-7-apps-every-two-months/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/04/lg-giving-away-ten-free-windows-phone-7-apps-every-two-months/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Windows Phone 7 launched with a dizzying variety of handsets. On closer inspection though, all nine WP7 devices hitting retail space in 2010 feature the same processor and display resolution. So outside of a few notable hardware variations, software is going to be a big differentiator for consumers. That's why LG has teamed up with Microsoft to offer a revolving portfolio of free, so-called "quality" apps to owners of LG Windows Phone 7 handsets. Ten free apps valued at more than $30 will be given away every 60 days via the LG Application Store -- that's 60 apps per year. These are in addition to the free apps already developed exclusively for LG handset owners like the PlayTo media streaming app we fawned over during our Optimus 7 review. Keep it up LG and your mobile handset division might finally pull itself out of the ditch. See the first ten apps listed after the break.

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]]> applicationsappsfreelglg application storeLgApplicationStoremicrosoftwindows mobilewindows phone 7windows phone 7 oswindows phone 7 seriesWindowsMobileWindowsPhone7WindowsPhone7OsWindowsPhone7Serieswinp7swinpho7wp7wp7swpos7 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 02:41:00 -0400 21|19702427 <![CDATA[LG Application Store aims to sate WinMo, Android and featurephone users alike]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/lg-application-store-aims-to-sate-winmo-android-and-featurephon/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/lg-application-store-aims-to-sate-winmo-android-and-featurephon/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/lg-application-store-aims-to-sate-winmo-android-and-featurephon/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Like a bad perm in the 1980s, you just can't be hip in the mobile world these days without an app store. We had secretly hoped that LG would take the wise route, à la Motorola with Android, of supporting a better established app platform and sticking to serving out delectable hardware, but alas it ain't so. The Korean company is today unveiling an "all new" Application Store with over 3,000 apps in tow, about half of which are aimed at featurephones. The rest seem to be targeting Windows Mobile devices, though LG promises Android-compatible apps will also be available later in the year, all set to deliver "greater value and genuine benefits" to owners of LG handsets. Judging by the early roster of 23 countries, this effort has "emerging markets" written all over it, but there are ambitions to bring this Store to Western Europe as well. Oh goodie!

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]]> app storeapplication storeapplicationsApplicationStoreappsAppStorefeaturephoneslglg application storeLgApplicationStoresmartphonesstore Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:47:00 -0400 21|19538072 <![CDATA[LG Application Store launches, Asia-Pacific gets first dibs]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/lg-application-store-launches-asia-pacific-gets-first-dibs/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/lg-application-store-launches-asia-pacific-gets-first-dibs/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/lg-application-store-launches-asia-pacific-gets-first-dibs/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
With both platform makers and hardware makers suddenly deciding to get into the app store game en masse, it feels like we're risking over-saturation -- but that's not deterring LG from launching its plainly-named LG Application Store. The service will be targeting Windows Mobile devices in the Asia-Pacific region first -- Australia and Singapore to start -- with the goal of getting more than 2,000 apps available by year end. LG's making SDKs openly available for interested devs which should spark some interest -- but without a more global launch and with upcoming competition from Windows Marketplace and others, it seems they've got an uphill battle to garner any success.

[Via Akihabara News]

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