Apple’s iPad tablet PC continued to prompt third-party developer interest in the weeks leading up to its launch, according to analytics firm Flurry, which has noted a 185 percent increase in iPhone OS application starts since the iPad was originally announced on Jan. 27. In addition, Flurry indicated that companies primarily based online, such as e-commerce outfits, and companies founded expressly to create iPhone apps were the top developers of apps, followed by traditional gaming companies and traditional brick-and-mortar manufacturers and retailers.
– Apples iPad continues to stoke third-party developer interest as the tablet
PCs April 3 launch approaches, according to analytics firm Flurry, which
posted new numbers suggesting a continued rise in the number of mobile
applications being developed for the device.
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