Company:Handango

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Short description: Online software store
Handango, Inc.
TypeMobile Content Delivery
IndustrySoftware Sales
Founded1998
HeadquartersIrving, TX
Key people
Alex Bloom - CEO
Revenue$5.5 (est.) 2007 Sales (mil.)
Number of employees
51–200

Handango was an online store selling mobile apps for personal digital assistants and smartphones headquartered in Irving, Texas.[1]

History

Handango InHand was founded in 1999 by Randy Eisenman. It is an app store for finding, installing, and buying software for mobile devices. It was made available in 2003 for Symbian UIQ users,[2][3][4] 2004 for Windows Mobile[4][5] and Palm OS,[6][7] 2005 for Blackberry,[8] and 2006 for Symbian S60.[9][10]

Application downloads and purchases are completed directly on the device. Descriptions, ratings and screenshots are available for all applications.[11][12]

In 2010, PocketGear announced its acquisition of Handango.[13] In 2011, PocketGear rebranded the company as Appia. Appia shifted focus to on-device OEM branded store apps, shifting its model to become a white-label app marketplace platform.[14][15] Consequently, both Handango's and PocketGear's websites were shut down in 2013.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Drew, Jeff (2010-02-23). "PocketGear buys rival Handango". https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2010/02/22/daily18.html. 
  2. ↑ "Handango InHand for Sony Ericsson P800/P900/P910". 2003-10-01. http://www.zdnetasia.com/downloads/mobile/handango-inhand-for-sony-ericsson-p800-p900-p910_sw-39609089.htm. 
  3. ↑ "Handango InHand for Sony Ericsson P800/P900/P910 1.31 for Symbian". 2003-09-30. http://download.cnet.com/Handango-InHand-for-Sony-Ericsson-P800-P900-P910/3000-2056_4-10936075.html?tag=mncol. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Install Software Directly to a Smart Phone with InHand". 2004-02-26. http://www.brighthand.com/article/Handango_Launches_InHand_for_MS_Smart_Phones/Wireless_Software_Downloads_for_P800?site=SmartPhone. 
  5. ↑ "Handango Launches Download Client for Windows Mobile". 2004-02-23. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Handango+Launches+Download+Client+for+Windows+Mobile%28TM%29%3B+Handango...-a0113513803. 
  6. ↑ "PDAToday-Handango Ships Palm OS Version of Handango InHand". 2004-09-28. http://www.pdatoday.com/comments/2120_0_1_0_C/. 
  7. ↑ "Access-Handango Ships Palm OS Version of Handango InHand". 2004-09-28. http://www.access-company.com/news/press/PalmSource/2004/092804_devcon_inhand.html. 
  8. ↑ "Handango Releases Industry's First Download Client for BlackBerry". 2005-02-14. http://www.pdatoday.com/index.php/weblog/comments/handango_releases_industrys_first_download_client_for_blackberry/. 
  9. ↑ "Handango In-Hand Catalog Available for S60". 2006-01-15. http://darlamack.blogs.com/darlamack/2006/01/handango_inhand.html. 
  10. ↑ "Handango InHand for S60 for Symbian". 2006-09-14. http://www.symbiansoftware.us/v,c3ltYmlhbjM1OTc/handango_inhand_for_s60.jsp. 
  11. ↑ "Handango InHand FAQ". http://www.handango.co.uk/client/FAQ.jsp. 
  12. ↑ "Handango InHand Demo". http://store.handango.com/client/demo/demo.html. 
  13. ↑ "PocketGear acquires Handango, becomes world's largest cross-platform app store" (in en-US). 2010-02-23. https://www.engadget.com/2010-02-23-pocketgear-acquires-handango-becomes-worlds-largest-cross-plat.html. 
  14. ↑ Rao, Leena (2011-02-03). "PocketGear Rebrands To Appia; Shifts To White-Label App Marketplace Platform". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2011/02/03/pocketgear-rebrands-to-appia-shifts-to-white-label-app-marketplace-platform/. 
  15. ↑ Rao, Leena (2011-02-03). "PocketGear Rebrands To Appia; Shifts To White-Label App Marketplace Platform". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2011/02/03/pocketgear-rebrands-to-appia-shifts-to-white-label-app-marketplace-platform/. 
  16. ↑ "Home". http://www.alt-cal.com/. 

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