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by Casey Chan
Feb 24, 2010
Everybody loves free apps. We definitely don't mind paying for premium, high-quality applications (the developers deserve it!) but there are few things that beat a wide selection of quality, free appl...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 21, 2010
Looking to market your Android app in China? Don't want to be bothered with Google's Android Market? Motorola's got you covered with SHOP4APPS. It's offering app testing, merchandising and promotion w...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 12, 2010
Kinda forgot about this one over the New Year holiday, but here's how it looks when you purchase an app in the Android Market and pay for it with your T-Mobile bill. Originally this was to have been...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 05, 2010
Let's be honest here, texting through SMS and carriers is very convenient but it's nothing short of a complete rip off. What are they charging these days? A quarter per SMS?! That's why apps lik...
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by Jeremy
Dec 31, 2009
From the Forums is a great way for you, our readers, to see the hottest topics being discussed. But you must be a registered member and becoming a member is a simple process. So if you have not alre...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 24, 2009
Let's play "Are you Smarter than an Analyst." Simon Khalaf, CEO for analyst Flurry Inc., which studies apps and their use, says the Android Market could have 100,000 to 150,000 apps by the e...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 22, 2009
Yelp's Android application has been available for just a couple weeks, but already we're seeing some promised features start to roll in. An update to Version 1.2 just hit our phones. And with it comes...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 17, 2009
Nimbuzz, the uber-VOIP app, has been available for Android for a while. But what was sorely missing was Skype support.That day has finally come, my friends. In addition to Skype, it also works with Go...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2009
A day after we and the rest of the world reported that the Android Market unofficially surpassed 20,000 applications, Google has come out and said it's not quite that many. TechCrunch, which was one o...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 15, 2009
We're not usually ones to tout numbers — looking at you, tipb! — but the Android Market has unofficially passed 20,000 apps, according to AndroLib.com, which keeps track of such things. (...
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by Jeremy
Dec 15, 2009
If you are anything like us, you are a Twitter addict. When I picked up my Droid I needed a good Twitter application. The first thing I did was check our forums to find out what Twitte...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 10, 2009
T-Mobile customers buying apps from the Android Market have only been able to use credit cards for their purchases ... until now.An update is being silently rolled out to T-Mo customers that will allo...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 09, 2009
Feel that? That's the Android Market growing right before our very eyes. After getting Yelp yesterday, Android will receive National Public Radio's NPR News app by the end of this month. The NPR...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 08, 2009
Astraware, one of the more popular developers of mobile games, just announce that its Sudoku app has been updated to Version 1.6. Included in the update are: Updated app to work full screen on a...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 08, 2009
The New York Times recently covered the iPhone App Store, discussing the App Store's raging success and Apple's 'necessary evil' of a rejection process. Our good friend Rene over at the iPhone B...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 08, 2009
We love food. We love Yelp. And most of all, we love yelping for food. Thankfully, we can finally do just that on our Android phones. Yelp has just released their Yelp for Android app that'll us...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 01, 2009
The Archos 5 Android Tablet is powered by Android but lacks the Google Apps that 'with Google' devices come with. You know, the apps that make Android even better. Luckily, the hacking community...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 30, 2009
After disregarding Android and claiming no one is making money on Android, Gameloft has completely reversed its position and will continue to develop for Android phones, specifically the "Second ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 23, 2009
If you're rocking an Android 1.6 device like the T-Mobile G1 or myTouch 3G you'll be happy to know that you can now download Google Maps Navigation in Android Market. Yep, after drooling over th...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 22, 2009
Yikes. We knew apps in Android Market weren't exactly selling like hotcakes but with newfound buzz and interest in Android from the recent releases of the DROID, DROID Eris, HTC Hero, etc. we fi...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 09, 2009
One of the things that make Android really special is the growing Android Market and the great developer community. Here's the latest on Android app news & the Android Developer Challenge 2!...
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by Casey Chan
Sep 25, 2009
The Android Developer Challenge 2 is in its first round of judging and it's up to us Android users to determine which apps make it to Round 2! Simply head to Android Market and download the Andr...
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by Casey Chan
Sep 21, 2009
If you've been itching to use the new Android Market, which includes new features like app screenshots and an overall better layout, and got yourself a rooted Android phone, you're in luck. You'...
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by Casey Chan
Sep 04, 2009
A few days ago, we caught the leaked pictures of what looked to be an updated Android Market and today Google has made it official. In Android's next update, Android 1.6 Donut, Android Market will rec...
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by Casey Chan
Sep 01, 2009
It might just be us, but we've always thought Android Market looked a little too 'beta' for our tastes. We love the simplicity it offers but have been itching for a redesign for quite some time now. B...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 28, 2009
Streaming digital TV channels hasn't become commonplace for US smartphones but that's more likely due to the lack of quality offerings on the major platforms rather than the lack of demand. Th...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 26, 2009
Apple has been catching a lot of flack for their draconian app approval process, and for the most part, it's a well-deserved takedown. On our grass is greener side, Google has been looking prett...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 24, 2009
If you haven't heard all the FCC vs Apple/AT&T/Google drama yet, you should head over to the iPhone Blog and catch yourself up with official statements, interrogative questions, and more abo...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 21, 2009
Let us translate the above picture for you: 'The appointment is confirmed.' What appointment does the invitation speak of? Well on Tuesday September 15th, Archos is widely expected to announce t...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 18, 2009
Layar, the world's first mobile augmented reality application, is now available for Android in Android Market. We urge you to go download it. Like right now. Okay. To give you a brief introducti...
