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The Apps Craze

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Kiron KreuterOctober 26, 2011

Smartphone apps are wildly popular; the market for these mini-programs has exploded.

Since Thorsten Oelke founded the Smart Mobile Factory in Berlin in 2009, he has expanded his staff tenfold. Berlin is a hub for start-up firms. It is home to 30 companies that develop apps for smartphones and iPhones - only Silicon Valley in California has more. Report by Julia Henrichmann.
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