Posted 09/14/09 at 04:45:14 PM by Pulkit Chandna

Samsung today launched a mobile apps store in the UK. The prosaically named Samsung Application Store currently only features around 300 applications for the company’s Omnia and Omnia HD phones, however, the company expects that count to rise to around 2,000 by the end of this year. The apps store will soon feature apps for other Omina phones, namely the Omnia II, OmniaLITE and Omnia Pro. To access the apps store, users will have to download a software update. Though paid apps can only be bought using a credit card at this time, Samsung plans to also support carrier billing in the future.

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Posted 08/31/09 at 03:48:09 PM by Pulkit Chandna

The app store bug appears to have mutated into something highly contagious. Another smartphone maker has avowedly contracted this bug.  Samsung has announced its plans to launch a mobile app store in Europe. The Samsung Application Store will be launched in the UK, France and Italy on September 14.

Only Omnia and I8910 HD users will be able to access the app store when it debuts. Access to the app store will eventually be expanded to more than 30 countries and a couple more Omnia devices.  Similarly, the company hopes the app count will rise from 300 at launch to 2,000 by the end of 2009. Samsung claims its latest venture has the backing of some major app providers, including Electronic Arts, Capcom, Gameloft, TAITO, and Paragon SW.

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