Juniper Research’s latest report has determined that in 2017, over US$75 billion will be spent on consumer apps. This will be largely as a result of the in-app purchase model gaining continued traction across many markets, and the impact of new monetisation models used by developers and storefronts.
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Phlo for iOS and Phlo 2.0 for Mac has launched. It’s a tool for searching your favorite websites.
With a few keystrokes, it lets you jump right to the search results for anything that you need to lookup on a site of your choice. Phlo also lets you customize preferred sites or search engines from which to search.
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BusyMac has announced BusyCal 2.5, an update to their their calendar app for Mac OS X.
Its features include customizable calendar views, scrolling month and week views, an integrated info panel, integrated to-dos, custom font sizes and styles, graphics, live weather feeds and moon phases, and more. BusyCal 2.5 users can now sync and share calendars with other Exchange users in large organizations and educational institutions.
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FileThis, a Marin, California-based startup, has announced the availability of an iOS app for its FileThis Fetch service that lets consumers go paperless. The free FileThis Fetch app for iPhone and iPad fetches and delivers financial statements, bills and documents from banks, retirement funds, credit card and utility companies.
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comScore (www.comscore.com), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the “comScore MobiLens service,” reporting key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry during the three month average period ending June 2013.
Apple ranked as the top smartphone manufacturer with 40% OEM [original equipment manufacturer] market share, while Google Android led as the #1 smartphone platform with 52% platform market share.
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