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Posted 15th September 2009 at 9:12am by Jonathan Leggett

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The Samsung mobile phone application store has opened for business for UK consumers, as the South Korean company becomes the latest mobile industry player to join the app gold rush.

Around 300 paid-for and free apps are available for download from the Application Store, which will initially be accessible only to owners of the Samsung Omnia HDi8910. Samsung forecasts that the number of apps will rise to around 2,000 by the end of the year.

Among the software on offer now, however, are social networking apps as well as organisation tools and games.

Hosoo Lee, Executive Vice President of Samsung’s Media Solution Centre, said: “With the launch of the Application Store, Samsung will increase mobile phone sales and add value for its mobile customers through the availability of carefully selected applications.

The Application Store will expand the service channel, not only on handheld devices but also on PCs through the launch of new PC software. The software will allow customers to download applications and manage them on a PC to maximize service usability.”

In order to begin downloading apps, Samsung Omnia i8910 are required to first download an update for their mobile phone.

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  • Chappas, 27th September 2009.

    Maybe this is just me being ignorant, but from what I can see
    samsungapps.com doesn't support the I8910, or @ least, the UK version doesn't.
    I've checked today and have been on the site regularly since it launched on the 14th, I also didn't realise that Orange had released any UK firmware updates for the I8910 as of yet.

    The app store's got support for the Omnia I900 but that's all, annoyingly.
    Maybe if you quoted a source or gave me a link to the site you're referencing I'd be able to see what you're talking about, clarification would be appreciated as I was hoping for a torrent of new apps when the store first launched, no such luck yet! :(

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  • Frappawotsit, 14th October 2009.

    I'm same, i've checked and checked the app store, and the only apps i see are windows mobile for the i900. Where are all the S60v5 apps for the i8910???????????????? I've unbranded mine and am running Italian latest firmware... but i still see nothing on the appstore. Come on Samsung... this is rubbish!

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