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Intel’s AppUp Center to sell apps for netbooks

Intel recently announced their own application store for consumers, specifically the netbook users. Seeing the need for applications optimized for a netbook’s limited computing power and display, Intel created the AppUp Center (www.appup.com) which has apps made specifically for Atom-powered devices.

Right now there are over a hundred of Adobe AIR netbook applications available for free download or purchase. Most of the apps run on Windows XP and/or Windows 7 while some were made for Moblin. To further boost this number, Intel creates the Intel AppUp Developer Program (appdeveloper.intel.com) where interested developers can download resources needed to create market applications for Atom-based devices.

There’s also incentive programs such as the Intel Million Dollar Development fund and the new â€œOn Intel AppUpâ€ ISV identified to help developers tie their applications to the Intel AppUp center.

Iâ€™m not sure how this move by Intel will pan out but upon checking the current lineup of apps in their AppUp Center, nothing stands out for me. The most popular free app was a space shooter with 3D graphics and the most popular paid app is a puzzle bubble type of game called Sugar Buzz which sells for $2.99PHP 175INR 253EUR 3CNY 22.

Editor’s Note: Every year, for more than 10 years, Intel & HP conducts a 3-day out-of-town media seminar called Synergy. I attended the Bohol leg in 2008 and then the Misibis leg in 2009. This year, they had it in Club Paradise, Palawan and though I cannot personally attend since I’m in Japan, I sent Calvin to cover it for us. This is part of his coverage of Synergy 2010.

Calvin Lo is a special assignments contributor for YugaTech. He’s also the lead tech editor over at PTB and also blogs at Calvin’s Hub. You can follow him on Twitter here. – Yuga

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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7 Comments

ferie says:

14 years ago

I haven’t tried it personally because it doesn’t support Win Vista OS. Any personal reviews?… OK ba sya?

I am really not very sure why this AppUp does not work on Windows Vista. Technically something which works on both XP and Win7 should work on Vista as well.
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ferie says:

14 years ago

I haven’t tried it personally because it doesn’t support Win Vista OS. Any personal reviews?… OK ba sya?

I am really not very sure why AppUp does not work on Windows Vista. Technically something which works on both XP and Win7 should work on Vista as well.
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Paul says:

14 years ago

AppUp is for netbooks, and most netbooks didn’t support Vista.
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Randy Kanapi says:

14 years ago

Intel’s APPUP is currently for netbook application development, and yes, as paul mentioned, most netbooks did not run on Vista. Future phases of APPUP will have other platforms and form factors included, such as smartphones, etc.

there are currently over 1,000 applications in APPUP now
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Teknisyan says:

14 years ago

I think they’re (Intel) thinking that since netbook doesn’t ODD, that’s why they put up the Intel APP store. But until they have a killer up in the lineup, I’m not sure if this will be a bit hit amongst consumers!!!
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mdaboga says:

14 years ago

hhmmmm…. getting ready for the future of netbook computing (cloud services) eh??… ^_^
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