Home › News ›

PocketGear Acquires Handango, Creates Super Apps Store

Feb 23, 2010, 8:50 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Today PocketGear announced that it has acquired long-time mobile apps provider Handango. Combined, the two companies now offer over 140,000 applications to most mobile platforms around the globe, including devices that run Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Palm, Linux, and Java. The new storefront has a presence in 175 countries and has apps compatible with more than 2,000 unique devices. PocketGear and Handango already have distribution relationships with Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, Research in Motion, Microsoft, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon Wireless. Jud Bowman will remain as President and CEO of PocketGear and Alex Bloom, current chief executive of Handango, will become Chief Operating Officer of PocketGear. Terms of the deal acquisition were not disclosed.

Related

Samsung Refreshes Galaxy S Series with S Pen, New Cameras

Feb 9, 2022
Samsung today announced its lineup of flagship phones for 2022: the Galaxy S22 series. The top-end S22 Ultra sees the biggest changes as it essentially absorbs Samsung's Note series with an integrated S Pen stylus and a more Note-like shape and design, instead of the Contour Cut design of the other models.

Samsung Refines its Foldable Phones

Aug 10, 2022
Samsung has announced its newest generation of foldable phones: the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4. Both have similar designs and features compared to their predecessors, with a slew of small updates and refinements across the board.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Redefines AI in Flagship Phones

Nov 15, 2022
Qualcomm has announced its newest top-end chip, intended to power most flagship-level Android phones in 2023. As expected, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is more powerful and power-efficient across the board (compared to Gen 1), but the most impressive improvements and new features involve AI.

Samsung S24 Series Adds More AI, Updates the Hardware

Jan 17, 2024
Samsung has unveiled its lineup of flagship phones for 2024, the Galaxy S24 series. The phones sport multiple upgrades in both hardware and software compared to last year's models.

CAT Puts Android With Play Store in a Compact Flip Design

Sep 16, 2021
T-Mobile has started selling the CAT S22 Flip, a unique phone that blurs the line between smartphone and flip phone. The S22 Flip has the size and design of a typical rugged flip phone, but its 2.8-inch main display is a touch screen that provides access to the full Android interface, including third-party Android apps.

Comments

This forum is closed.

This forum is closed.

bob a

Feb 23, 2010, 9:08 AM

warning

tried to buy something at pocketgear. they charged my paypal before the transaction was completed. never got the software. they never answered a single one of a dozen emails over a month. they don't have a phone number. they never responded even to the paypal dispute process. i finally got a refund from paypal a month later..I WOULD NEVER EVER CONSIDER DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY AGAIN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

trojandrew

hmm sounds like a similar experience i had with handango back in the day. to their credit i was eventually refunded. i think these 3rd party app resellers better realize they can't just throw around the # of apps they have and the # of devices they're...
(continues)

Page 1 of 1