Apps Foundry Dapatkan Investasi Series B SG$3 Juta dari Grup Kompas Gramedia

Pengembang aplikasi mobile e-reader terkemuka SCOOP, Apps Foundry, mengumumkan perolehan investasi putaran kedua (Series B) dar Grup Kompas Gramedia melalui anak perusahaannya, PT Gramedai Digital. Pendanaan kali ini mencapai SG$ 3 juta (US$ 2.4 juta). Kompas Gramedia adalah penerbit multimedia terbesar di Indonesia dengan bisnis yang mencakup media cetak, radio, TV dan media digital. Sebelumnya Apps Foundry telah memperoleh investasi Series A dari Gobi Partners dan Mitsui Global Investments (MGI).

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Scoop Ekspansi Layanan e-Magazine ke Tingkat Asia

Apps Foundry semakin memperluas cakupan layanan Scoop. Aplikasi e-magazine yang cukup populer di Indonesia tersebut kini merambah ke beberapa negara di Asia. Sebagai langkah untuk ekspansi, perusahaan yang digawangi oleh Willson Cuaca tersebut menerapkan strategi taktis dengan menggandeng group media yang terkemuka. Dengan begitu, beberapa media yang berada dalam satu jaringan penerbitan bisa langsung memasarkan versi digitalnya di Scoop. Continue reading Scoop Ekspansi Layanan e-Magazine ke Tingkat Asia

Apps Foundry’s Scoop Gets a Web Store and an Exclusive Deal with Gramedia Publishing

Instagram isn’t the only mobile first service getting a proper web interface this morning as Apps Foundry announced that its Indonesian e-reader app Scoop now has a web store. While previously all purchases on Scoop had to be made from within mobile devices, from today, books and magazines can also be purchased from computers and have them sent to mobile devices. Additionally, Scoop has signed a deal with Gramedia Books Publishing Group to distribute their books and novels online exclusively on Scoop.

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Scoop for iOS Comes with New Look and Subscription Feature

Along with the introduction of Scoop’s new look for iOS, the newsstand service provides subsription feature for its users. As described in its official website, version 3.0 of this newsstand app which comes with a new look for iOS version – iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. It also provides some new features.

Those features are shopping list, newspaper tab, manage collection, magazine subscription with 3, 6, or 12 month subscription option and cheaper price than buying it one issue at a time, although not all magazines have subscription facility. Another feature is Restore Purchase which is a facility for user to returned purchased magazine using Scoop ID. With Scoop ID, a user who has made a purchase could integrate all the content that has been purchased, for example, if you buy content from Scoop for iOS, you can download it for free on Android version, and vice versa.

The new subscription feature puts this app on par with the Android version which already has the same facility. In the previous article, Willson Cuaca – CEO of Apps Foundry, the developers behind Scoop, says that the proportion of the income is dominated by iOS. We’ll find out in a few months whether the addition of the subscription feature will improve the revenue generated from his app.

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Aplikasi e-Magazine SCOOP Kini Tersedia Secara Luas untuk Android

Apps Foundry mengumumkan bahwa aplikasi e-Magazine mereka SCOOP akhirnya tersedia untuk pengguna Android, membutuhkan segala jenis perangkat yang setidaknya menggunakan sistem operasi versi 2.2 (Froyo). Ini adalah keputusan yang cukup hati-hati setelah aplikasi serupa (eReading) sebelumnya tersedia secara eksklusif untuk tablet keluaran Samsung akhir tahun lalu. Setelah menjadi salah satu aplikasi sukses untuk e-Magazine untuk platform iOS di Indonesia, kini pengguna Android mendapatkan giliran menikmati lebih dari 3000 koleksi majalah, buku, serta koran.

Berbeda dengan pengguna iOS, pengguna Android tidak memiliki perilaku yang sama. Pengguna Android dikenal kurang mau membeli aplikasi atau konten. Selain itu, Google Wallet yang merupakan sistem pembayaran Android tidak sepopuler PayPal (yang digunakan di BlackBerry App World) atau penggunaan kartu kredit secara langsung (yang digunakan oleh App Store). Ini adalah salah satu tantangan yang harus dihadapi oleh Apps Foundry, bagaimana caranya ‘memaksa’ konsumen untuk membayar konten yang ingin mereka baca.

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e-Magazine app SCOOP is Now Widely Available for Android

Apps Foundry announced that its e-magazine app SCOOP is finally made it to Android, available for any device with at least OS 2.2 (Froyo). It’s a careful decision after the variant was made exclusively for Samsung tablets last year. After being in the spotlight as one of the most successful e-magazine app in Indonesia for iOS, it’s now Android’s turn to enjoy over 3,000 collections of magazines, books, and newspapers.

Contrary to iOS users, Android users aren’t sharing the same gene. They are not known for their willingness on paying for apps or other contents. Also the Google Wallet as the Android’s payment gateway isn’t as popular as PayPal (used by BlackBerry App World) or direct credit card usage (used by App Store). It’s one challenge that Apps Foundry must face, how it be able to “force” consumers to pay for things they’d like to read.

This move is predictable since the number of Android users in Indonesia is expanding in a very healthy growth. It’s said the Android users have grown exponentially — thanks to outburst of cheap $100-$200 Android phones. The app itself is working perfectly with outdated Samsung Galaxy Gio that’s currently in my possession.

SCOOP once again will with PhaseDev’s Wayang Force. The latter product has been in Android for a while and already received some positive receptions from its users.

GameSaku Receives Investment from Apps Foundry

GameSaku announces partnership with Apps Foundry. It is carried out in form of Apps Foundry’s investment at GameSaku with undisclosed amount.

GameSaku is a mobile gaming blog, focuses on iOS platform (iPhone, iPod and iPad). It was previously known as RumahApp. GameSaku discusses various games in iOS, also reviews and writes about news on gaming industry. Apps Foundry, in other hand, is an application development company that develops SCOOP Newsstand. Apps Foundry is one of East Ventures’ portfolio that already received further funding from Gobi Partners and Mitsui Global Investment (MGI).

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GameSaku Dapatkan Investasi dari Apps Foundry

GameSaku umumkan kerja sama dengan Apps Foundry. Kerja sama yang dilakukan berupa investasi dari Apps Foundry pada GameSaku, namun jumlahnya tidak disebutkan.

GameSaku sendiri merupakan blog yang membahas mobile gaming khususnya untuk iOS (iPhone, iPod dan iPad). Dulu blog ini bernama RumahApp. GameSaku membahas berbagai game di iOS, me-review dan menuliskan berbagai berita seputar industri game di iOS. Sedangkan App Foundry merupakan perusahaan pengembang aplikasi yang mengembangkan Scoop Newsstand, Apps Foundry juga merupakan salah satu portofolio dari East Ventures.

Seperti yang disebutkan di rilis resmi yang diterima DailySocial, dengan investasi ini kegiatan operasional akan tetap dijalankan oleh Hendri Salim serta Glenn Prasetya selaku founder dan co-counder dari GameSaku. Kerja sama ini disebutkan oleh Hendri Salim, “akan membuat GameSaku menjadi lebih baik lagi dalam penyediaan media informasi terkini dari dunia mobile gaming serta memajukan industri gaming mobile indonesia.”

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Three Local Applications in Samsung’s New Galaxy Devices

New Galaxy family, whether smartphone or tablet, will be complemented with local application.

Cited from Kompas Tekno, Pambudi Baskara Sudirman, Apps Manager of Samsung Indonesia, said that currently, the process of the three applications to enter the Galaxy family is still waiting for the certification of internal Samsung. At least, there are 3 applications that will complement the device namely eReading by Scoop, Laguku and Lubitu.

eReading by Scoop is an e-reader made by Apps Foundry. Before, Apps Foundry has made a couple of applications such as Scoop for iPad and Indonesia Terkini for Playbook. Both Scoop and Indonesia Terkini are applications used for reading local and international magazines. Apps Foundry has worked with many publishers to fill the content on both applications.

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Tiga Aplikasi Lokal di Galaxy Terbaru dari Samsung

Keluarga Galaxy terbaru, baik smartphone maupun tablet, akan dilengkapi dengan aplikasi lokal.

Dikutip dari Kompas Tekno, Pambudi Baskara Sudirman, Apps Manager Samsung Indonesia mengatakan bahwa saat ini proses ketiga aplikasi tersebut untuk dapat masuk ke dalam keluarga Galaxy, masih menunggu sertifikasi dari internal Samsung. Setidaknya, ada 3 aplikasi lokal yang akan melengkapi perangkat ini yakni eReading by Scoop, Laguku dan Lubitu.

eReading by Scoop adalah e-reader buatan Apps Foundry. Sebelumnya Apps Foundry membuat beberapa aplikasi seperti Scoop untuk iPad dan Indonesia Terkini untuk Playbook. Baik Scoop maupun Indonesia Terkini, merupakan aplikasi yang digunakan untuk membaca majalah baik lokal maupun internasional. Apps Foundry telah bekerja sama dengan banyak publisher untuk mengisi konten pada kedua aplikasi tersebut. Continue reading Tiga Aplikasi Lokal di Galaxy Terbaru dari Samsung