Amazon is set to be launching its own little Market for Android sometime this month, but Opera just flinched first, flipping the switch on the Opera Mobile Store. It’s an online clearinghouse for apps available for “virtually any mobile platform and device” — which right now covers Android , BlackBerry , Palm , Symbian , Windows Mobile , and good ‘ol Java. (iOS is notably absent, but supposedly coming with links back to the App Store .) Apps are provided by Appia with the vast majority costing nothing. The vast majority are also junk, but such is the case in most app stores. It’s online now, featured in the Speed Dial on the many and various mobile flavors of the Opera browser, meaning you’re just a tap or two away from getting MySpace profile pics on all your contacts. It honestly doesn’t get much more compelling than that. Continue reading Opera Mobile Store launches, has lots of apps for lots of phones Opera Mobile Store launches, has lots of apps for lots of phones originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Amazon is set to be launching its own little Market for Android sometime this month, but Opera just flinched first, flipping the switch on the Opera Mobile Store. It’s an online clearinghouse for apps available for “virtually any mobile platform and device” — which right now covers Android , BlackBerry , Palm , Symbian , Windows Mobile , and good ‘ol Java. (iOS is notably absent, but supposedly coming with links back to the App Store .) Apps are provided by Appia with the vast majority costing nothing. The vast majority are also junk, but such is the case in most app stores. It’s online now, featured in the Speed Dial on the many and various mobile flavors of the Opera browser, meaning you’re just a tap or two away from getting MySpace profile pics on all your contacts. It honestly doesn’t get much more compelling than that. Continue reading Opera Mobile Store launches, has lots of apps for lots of phones Opera Mobile Store launches, has lots of apps for lots of phones originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink