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Handango

Handango was an online store that sold mobile apps for personal digital assistants (PDAs) and smartphones. The company was headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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Handango, Inc.
Company type
Mobile 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 that sold mobile apps for personal digital assistants (PDAs) and smartphones. The company was headquartered in Irving, Texas.1

History

Handango was founded in 1999 by Randy Eisenman. In 2003, it launched Handango InHand, a mobile app store that enabled users to discover, purchase, and install software directly on their mobile devices. The service initially supported Symbian UIQ devices in 2003,234 and later expanded to include other major mobile platforms:

Users could access application descriptions, screenshots, user reviews and ratings, and download or purchase software directly on their devices.1112

In February 2010, PocketGear announced that it had acquired Handango.1314 A year later, PocketGear rebranded as Appia15 and shifted its business model to a white-label, OEM-branded app store platform.15

As a result of this strategic pivot, both the Handango and PocketGear websites were shut down in 2013.16

See also

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References

References

  1. Drew, Jeff (2010-02-23). "PocketGear buys rival Handango". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  2. "Handango InHand for Sony Ericsson P800/P900/P910". 2003-10-01. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  3. "Handango InHand for Sony Ericsson P800/P900/P910 1.31 for Symbian". 2003-09-30. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  4. "Install Software Directly to a Smart Phone with InHand". 2004-02-26. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  5. "Handango Launches Download Client for Windows Mobile". 2004-02-23. Retrieved 2010-10-24.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. "PDAToday-Handango Ships Palm OS Version of Handango InHand". 2004-09-28. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  7. "Access-Handango Ships Palm OS Version of Handango InHand". 2004-09-28. Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  8. "Handango Releases Industry's First Download Client for BlackBerry". 2005-02-14. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  9. "Handango In-Hand Catalog Available for S60". 2006-01-15. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  10. "Handango InHand for S60 for Symbian". 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2010-10-24.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. "Handango InHand FAQ". Archived from the original on 2008-12-13. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  12. "Handango InHand Demo". Archived from the original on 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  13. "PocketGear acquires Handango, becomes world's largest cross-platform app store". Engadget. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  14. Ankeny, Jason (2010-02-23). "PocketGear acquires smartphone apps provider Handango". Fierce Network. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  15. Rao, Leena (2011-02-03). "PocketGear Rebrands To Appia; Shifts To White-Label App Marketplace Platform". TechCrunch.
  16. "Home". alt-cal.com.
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