Samsung Instinct is getting their own App Store

Ok, we mentioned this to you in the review of the Samsung Instinct, but now we’re gonna give out all the info. For those interested, read on!

This is very similar to Apple’s App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The programs can be made by you, and when released, will be downloaded straight to the Instinct over Sprint’s network (aka Over the Air)-this is similar to what you should be able to do with the new iPhone App Store and AT&T’s network. The programs that will be made will use something called Java, which as we also mentioned in the review- is a way of interaction between users and their devices (be it playing games on a cell phone, viewing videos on a computer, whatever) created by Sun Microsystems, and all these creations will be part of a contest Sprint is running looking for the best apps. The winner with the best app, will receive $20,000 and a 1 year membership into Sprint’s Professional Developer Program. There are also two second place prizes of $5,000 for the best consumer (or average person) app, and best business app.

Something we not sure about- how will this work in terms of price, will some apps be priced like in Apple’s store, or is all free for the world? We think more will come out to answer this between when the contest starts on July 16 (next week), and when it ends on August 29. Not a terrible wait time for all of you Instinct owners to get your apps. By the way, the winners of this contest will come out on October 10.

For those of you brave enough (or good enough at Java writing) to enter your own programs into this contest, all the info is here. For those of you interested (or need some cash and something to do for the rest of the summer), but not sure how to write Java programs, click here for a guide from Web Developers Virtual Library.

Good luck to all of you who take this on, and let us know how it goes for you in the comments (or let us know if you are one of those Instinct owners waiting for all these programs to be ready, and what you want to see in the apps).

Also- special thanks to my Uncle- Dr. Robert Richter- for providing us with this information.

Source: http://teentechblog.com/2008/07/10/samsung-instinct-to-get-its-own-app-store/



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I hope this is true.

Please move this topic to the discarded topic place if this has already been posted.

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I hope!

I merged this topic with the previous one to create a unified thread.   JOKER

http://www.instinct-samsung.com/index.php/topic,2168.0.html Yes, it is. Good find, still.

Late stuff like this will cause a huge downfall to the phone...or a lot of apps that should be on the app store get released early. Personally I think we shouldn't have to pay for the new apps, unless the developer's get like 75%+ of the money, even then they should only be like $1-$3 an app.

It's starting to become a too little too late issue...where is that end of June update? Oh, it'll be here by the end of July...but wait, make that sometime in August...maybe.

Sprint should just put up all the apps for download once the contest is over and then let the consumers decide who wins, either by ratings or number of downloads.

^thats not the update that we've been waiting for...that one doesn't come out till july/august...

f***in sprint...

you mean we have to pay for the app's?  thats some sad sh*t.  Granted sprint has to make money, im sure hackers and cookers, will be caking and baking some RIDICULOUS apps when they get the ball rolling 

and i hope it wll be worth it lol

As an Instinct user's honest opinion, I don't think Sprint will win that competition. Apple's fanbase is just too big, meaning more demand, so more supply. I'm not even sure where Instinct is in that spectrum of competition. Definitely an Apple alternative, the Instinct, but it will always be under Apple's shadow. But I guess it depends on the quantity, quality and diversity of the updates and apps we get. Who knows, maybe the Instinct/Sprint CAN compete with Apple - and I wouldn't consider Instinct/Sprint to be competing with AT&T - they're expensive money grubbers and I barely even get reception at my house.