New firm will be biggest cross-platform marketplace.
Mobile app store PocketGear has announced the acquisition of rival Handango, creating what it claims will be the largest independent, cross-platform app store.
The new entity will have a catalogue of more than 140,000 apps for Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Palm, Linux and Java handsets, with more than 32,000 developer partners.
"Our vision is to facilitate an open app store ecosystem that supports every mobile device, every application, and every carrier network globally," says PocketGear president and CEO Jud Bowman.
"By combining the two largest independent app store companies, we're creating significantly more scale and value for all of the stakeholders in the open app store ecosystem."
There's been plenty of buzz in recent months about independent, cross-platform app stores. The newly enlarged PocketGear will go head-to-head with companies like GetJar.
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Bowman says the company will also be looking to strike deals with handset makers, operators and media companies.
