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SXSW 2010: those apps fighting for attention

Each year at SXSW a bunch of startup wants to become the public's darling. This year, the fight is not around location but around attention.

They all have in common the now-famous check-in attitude. A few apps are coming out of the jungle and here they are

 

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Those apps generating Millions of Dollars

As the App market is maturing we're hearing more and more success stories of Apps generating real cash. Smule with Ocarina and I am T-Pain is clearly above $10 million/year and Doodle Jump, a 2 guy story, is in the couple of million dollars a year. We know a few Apps that are generating revenues in 10s of millions a year (in the Game category). 


The App business is a real business and it will become more and more so over time as the adoption of the iPhone grows and extends to new platform. And that is only from 1 single platform.

App developers willing to jump in the App market need to realize this is not just above creating a cool mobile software but really creating a business. 

We are happy to see those cases coming to light. 

Saying the App business is not a business is the same saying as declaring the software business is not a business or the ringtone business is not a business (as a matter of fact we believe the apps are the new ringtones) . When those 2 businesses started not one really saw the light. 

AppsFire has taken the bet from day 1 the App business will be big. And we still believe so.

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1password on the iPad: AWESOME!

Looks even better than on my mac :)

more here

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AppMixes: Gear up for SXSW 2010! (the definitive app selection)

SXSW conference is approaching and we've put together a few AppMixes to help you get the most out of this year's event. 


By the way, AppsFire will be there, hopefully with some good surprises, so do not hesitate to connect!

 

APPMIX #1 Connect at SXSW

These apps will keep you connected to everyone and everything SXSW.  Check out news and schedules with my.SXSW. Check in with Foursquare and (Austin-based) Gowalla to see who's where and what's what.

Location should be the hot thing/theme this year, so you know what's left for you to do!

Get the Mix

 


 
Buying tickets is the easy part. Now you've got to figure out how to pack it all in without getting caught in the crush. Plan your nights with the SXSW Party Planner and avoid the traffic (in real-time) with the Austin Traffic App.  iPod Touch users, get your maps of Austin offline.


APPMIX #3 Music and concert discovery at SXSW

 
Whether you're following your favorite band to Austin or looking to unearth a few new acts, these Apps will help you find all the best music at SXSW 2010. Gigotron, winner of the best mobile app award at SXSW 2009, and Music Map: Indie Rock, are at your service. See what's playing at The Paramount Theatre, Austin's most historic venue.

 

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APPMIX #4 In and around Austin

Austin is a gem in its own right. Discover local bars and Happy Hours with Austin on Tap, but if you're driving make sure you get a safe ride home with Tipsy Taxi ATX.  Don't let the throngs of outsiders make you forget that you're in Texas: catch a rodeo with Rodeo Austin and fill up with some Texas BBQ, courtesy of BBQ Finder. Keep it all legal, or face that famed brand of Texan justice.


Get the Mix

 

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We're proud of our app stars!

We're happy to see that 2 of the finest apps of the App Star Awards we organized, as still unreleased are ending up today in the front page of the US App store.

PositionApp (finalist, iTunes getap.ps/PositionApp) and HereFileFile (Winner, iTunes getap.ps/herefilefile) are featured today in the prestigious new and noteworthy section

So, what do you say? Is it worth participating at our App Star Awards? :)

Congrats to them!

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Discover the new #1 paid app in the App Store for free, "Type While you Walk". 10 free codes

 

The guys at Presselite already creator of MetroParis, NudeIt and finalist at our App Star awards with Twitter360 did it again.

They just launched a dead simple app called Type While you Walk (iTunes getap.ps/TypeWhileWalk ), already #1 paid app in the App Store (in France, #2 largest iPhone market in the world)

The idea is dead simple, while you write they open the camera so you can see where you head. Then send the text to your favorite app. The idea is not totally brand new but it is very well executed.

We got 10 free promo codes valid in the US app store. First arrived first served

Codes are in the comment section of this post

ps: if you miss the code you can download the app for $0.99 on getap.ps/TypeWhileWalk )

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Windows phone 7 and The excitement

A lot of positive feedback shines here in Barcelona at the Mobile world congress on the windows phone 7 announcement.

We feel also pretty much excited about it and although many important details remain to be unvealed like the form of sdk and application market rules that will apply we feel at AppsFire that this is the beginning of a new mobile ecosystem that will matter

And because it will matter we ll spend time on it to see what could be done with AppsFire

Ps written from a plane. Apologies for lack of editing

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AppMix: the best 10 iPhone apps for the Super Bowl by @alleyinsider

The title says it all. Below the selection created by The Business insider (here if you re reading from RSS)

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If you needed a proof that the APP-roval process is faster- there it is

The image below is the status bar of the global review process made by Apple when you log into iTunes connect (the developer zone for apps). Just as an element of comparison 

  • Before december it was 89/90% in the last 14 days 
  • Just before the christmas break it was at 99% in the last 14 days
  • and now what you are seeing below 99% in the past 7 days. 

This is a great news and a major improvement

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Fascinating visual projections of the iPhone apps market data

Truly fascinating: both the data and its visual representation by Trefis. via theNextWeb [if you read via RSS, we recommend you jump to the our blog] 

 

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