iPad Launch Spawns a Tablet AppFund

February 4th, 2010 admin

In the hopes of another platform gold rush, today comes word that there’s already an “ AppFund ” for developers looking to make applications for the iPad and other tablets. The New York City-based AppFund doesn’t have quite the resume of the Kleiner Perkins-backed and Apple-supported iFund , but it’s jumping in at a time when tablets are top of mind. The “multimillion-dollar” fund will be led by CNET, E! Online, IFILM and Fox Broadcasting Co. co-founder Kevin Wendle, along with Music Nation, Original Signal and Fabric Group co-founder Daniel Klaus. Wendle and Klaus are currently accepting applications for release this summer, including apps ported from the iPhone and ones from outside the U.S. They…


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