"We're looking forward to the next billion downloads."Apple announced in January that it had logged more than three billion downloads from its App Store, which specializes in mini-programs for the company's popular iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices.GetJar boasts virtual shelves packed with mini-applications for any type of mobile phone serviced by any carrier anywhere."GetJar is completely open any developers and any business model," Laurs said. (function() googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1449240174198-2') ) The infusion of cash was announced Thursday, less than three weeks after California-based GetJar delivered its billionth download and secured its place as the world's second largest "app store" behind Apple's online shop.The billionth download logged at m. was reported to have been an application for finding nearby restaurants and attractions, and it was sent to a smartphone running on Google-backed Android software."It was the second time on the planet anyone has announced this kind of number," said GetJar founder and chief executive Ilja Laurs. Venture capital firm Accel Partners is pouring 11 million dollars into GetJar, an online hot spot for free mini-applications for mobile telephones. You can download it at m. or mobile app stores like GetJar, Appia, and Mobile Weaver.
It includes a lightweight News Feed, an inbox for your Facebook Messages, and a way to upload and share photos directly from your phone. Today, Facebook is addressing the 2,500 feature phones out there that can download Java apps with a new app called Facebook for Every Phone. GetJar, fresh from raising a $11 million Series B financing round led by (Facebook investor) Accel Partners, has recently scored deals with the likes of Yahoo and AT&T to expand the potential audience for its catalog of instantly downloadable mobile apps. The company says that, while Android is the fastest growing platform, over 50 percent of the 100 million Facebook downloads were downloaded to Nokia handsets.
GetJar also provided some interesting stats on the most popular platforms for the Facebook mobile apps, at least as far as their open store goes.
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