Mobile applications targeting enterprise customers most certainly have their place in platform-agnostic app stores like GetJar, device-agnostic stores like Android Market and vendor-specific ones such as the iPhone App Store and Palm's App Catalog. But finding enterprise-grade apps on these stores in between the plethora of games, music apps and general-purpose software programs for consumers...

Apple is nearing the approval of over 100,000 apps for the App Store marking a significant milestone. That number makes the App Store by far and large the biggest of the app offerings on the market. By comparison, the much younger Android market has only 10,000 apps and the Blackberry App World has only 3,040. Disney

The Distimo Report, July 2009 is now available and for download  and covers the Apple App Store and Google Android Market. Starting this month, they reported on cross app store trends. Pricing of applications in the Apple App Store and Android Market is quite similar, except for the Reference category which has a much higher average price on Google Android Market.The most popular games o...

Just over three months ago on September 28 2009, Apples App Store hit the two billion downloaded apps milestone. Today, Apple has announced that the App Store has reached three billion downloads, in only 98 days since its last milestone! The App Store currently has over 125,000 active applications. As comparison, the Blackberry Market has 4,000 apps and the Android Market has over 18,000. The succ...

With more than 20,000 apps, Google's Android Market doesn't quite have the cachet or the inventory of Apple's iPhone App Store, which boasts more than 100,000 applications. But quantity doesn't always beat quality. The Android Market has some useful apps in many categories, from games to social networking and multimedia. But when you want to get work done you need productivity ...

Distimo's latest report foucsed on Games in Apple App Store, BlackBerry App World, Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi Store and Windows Marketplace for Mobile in the United States. Android and Windows Phone users pay more for games than BlackBerry, Nokia or iPhone users. Games on Windows Marketplace for Mobile and BlackBerry App World are most expensive at $4.91 and $4.60 (on average) respectively. ...

Location-based applications are becoming more popular as better positioning systems are built into more mobile devices. This report analyzes the location-based apps from the Apple App Store, RIM App World, and Android Market.

A few people have sent in tips about Google releasing an Android Market geared towards business users. The rumor suggests that the new Market would be a way for Google to highlight Androids enterprise capabilities, drawing attention away from an app store full of games, soundboards, and sexy lady” apps. A new market sounds good in

Application prices in Apple's App Store and Google's Android Market are quite similar with the exception of the Reference category, where Android Market apps carry a significantly higher price tag, according to new data issued by analytics research firm Distimo. The disparity is due largely to a handful of dictionary-themed Android apps priced between $15 and $30, notes TechCrunch. The t...

Five months ago the Android Market had 10,000 applications. Today, as reported by AndroidLib, Android Market has doubled in size since then and hit the 20k app market. Pretty astounding, but still miniscule in comparison to Apples iPhone App Store. But the key in this case is about momentum and NOT competition. According to IDC