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The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020.
Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone. And in the U.S., app usage surged ahead of the time spent watching live TV. Currently, the average American watches 3.7 hours of live TV per day, but now spends four hours per day on their mobile devices.
Apple has launched the first Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers, welcoming 13 app companies and developers as the inaugural cohort.
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The online Entrepreneur Camp, which will run from Feb. 16 to Feb. 25, is designed to help developers improve their existing apps on the App Store. It includes technology labs, one-on-one code guidance from Apple experts, and mentorship from Apple leaders. These incredible app creators and business leaders embody the entrepreneurial spirit that runs so deep in the Black community, said Apple s Lisa Jackson, the company s Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives chief.
Among the 13 app companies that have been invited to the program are developers that have secured major funding and garnered awards. The list includes apps like gym equipment identification app B3am; immersive media app Film3D; and nail art marketplace Nailstry. The full list of developers is available below.
Apple has launched the first Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers, welcoming 13 app companies and developers as the inaugural cohort.
The online Entrepreneur Camp, which will run from Feb. 16 to Feb. 25, is designed to help developers improve their existing apps on the App Store. It includes technology labs, one-on-one code guidance from Apple experts, and mentorship from Apple leaders. These incredible app creators and business leaders embody the entrepreneurial spirit that runs so deep in the Black community, said Apple s Lisa Jackson, the company s Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives chief.
Among the 13 app companies that have been invited to the program are developers that have secured major funding and garnered awards. The list includes apps like gym equipment identification app B3am; immersive media app Film3D; and nail art marketplace Nailstry. The full list of developers is available below.
As part of Apple's ongoing commitment to empower the Black community and dismantle barriers to opportunity, today the company is welcoming leaders and.