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by brian hart#ac
Feb 02, 2009
In the good 'ol U.S. of A., our legal system provides that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty, otherwise known as presumption of innocence. But just as fast as you can type "maliciously malig...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 26, 2009
We're getting reports that an app in Android Market called MemoryUp is destroying personal data, erasing contacts, and installing adware. The app, which was supposed to help optimize memory is inst...
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by brian hart#ac
Jan 26, 2009
It started in the early days of the Android Market with GoCart, an ingenious and useful app from Big In Japan that allowed users to use their G1's camera to scan the barcode of products. Then, Go...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 18, 2009
Google's Eric Chu has contacted Android Developers that new countries can now be targeted in Android Market. Though not all of these countries actually have Android-capable phones quite yet, when the...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 08, 2009
The news that came out from CES 2009 was that Skype would soon be available for Android. The only question left was how soon? The wait was not long because it's available for download right now! So if...
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by brian hart#ac
Dec 31, 2008
With the release of Android and the Android Market opening it's doors for our downloading pleasure, I'm probably like the rest of you and have been anxiously awaiting the day I could put down some cas...
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by brian hart#ac
Dec 15, 2008
Jeffrey Sharkey, the wizard behind CompareEverywhere (formerly Scan) and Android Developer Challenge winner (earning him a cool $250,000), is starting a new job at Google where he will join the Androi...
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by brian hart#ac
Dec 15, 2008
The Visa Mobile Application (Visa Mobile BETA) is now available for Android, is in the Android Market, and you can download it to your T-Mobile G1. At this point in time, you need to be a Chase Vis...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 13, 2008
Medialets has come again with some Android Market statistics, this time for the month of November. The top 10 list is a combination of some games, some social networking tools, and some multimedia app...
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by brian hart#ac
Dec 12, 2008
Loopt, a popular social networking app already available on the iPhone and BlackBerry, is now available for the low, low price of FREE in the Android Market! Loopt utilizes the built-in GPS on your T-...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 19, 2008
Phoload is a relatively new site that offers free games & applications to a multitude of mobile platforms -- after today, we can now include Android. Phoload is unique because it offers a "comm...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 14, 2008
When the MySpace App for Android first released, we at Android Central immediately thought, "Where's the Facebook App?" And though Facebook told us that they weren't going to be making an "official...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 13, 2008
Score one... er, G1... for the toddlers! Some creative developers have succeeded in rendering a sophisticated G1 into a baby's plaything. Available in the Android Market, Toddler Lock let's your child...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 04, 2008
The great thing about having an open market is that apps that might not be accepted in other app stores have a clear path for release in Android Market. For example, there are emulators galore for ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 03, 2008
Medialets has come through with more Android Market stats and as always, they make for a good story. According to Medialets, here are the highlights:
167 Apps have been downloaded between betwee...
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by brian hart#ac
Oct 29, 2008
Although in its infancy, I've had a chance to spend some time wandering up and down the aisles of the Android Market on my shiny new T-Mobile G1 (unlocked for use on AT&T, of course. Ahem). The...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 28, 2008
If you're a developer with a great idea, don't forget that the registration to get your app into Android Market has already started! Follow this link to get your app to millions of Android Users! And ...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 28, 2008
Have you guys run into this problem yet? Gizmodo is reporting that certain apps in the Android Market are posing as free but actually pulling a bait and switch on you to get you to pay for the apps....
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by Casey Chan
Oct 24, 2008
Medialets did a study on the first 24 hours of both Android Market and the iPhone App Store and came to the realization that users of both competing smartphones are strikingly similar. To quote:
Th...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 23, 2008
With Android finally in people's hands, Android Market was released to the wild and people were gettin' to downloadin'. However, there is one obvious exclusion right now and that is the support for pa...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 22, 2008
With Android and the T-Mobile G1 releasing today, T-Mobile HotSpot Connect has reached Android Market thus allowing all G1 users free T-Mobile HotSpot Access nationwide. This is a huge bonus for po...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 21, 2008
Excited about Android? Use MySpace? Getting the T-Mobile G1? Well, you're in luck! MySpace Mobile has been released to Android Market and will be ready to download when you get your T-Mobile G1.
Thi...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 20, 2008
If you guys aren't familiar with the program Shazam, you definitely need to be. Imagine this scenario: You're in your car, hear a great unknown song on the radio and have no idea where to look to hear...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 17, 2008
Phandroid took an in-depth look at the Terms of Service for Android Market and came away with some quality tidbits that many of us will probably miss. Here are the goodies:
It looks like you wil...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 16, 2008
Apple was pretty much tarred and feathered when the news of a kill switch for iPhone apps came to light. Well, though Android stands for something completely different than Apple and the iPhone, it to...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 15, 2008
Microsoft Silverlight, the web plug-in from the folks at Redmond, has made no secret that they've been trying to get into the iPhone. But with Apple controlling all the gates into their one slab de...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 03, 2008
Android Market keeps looking better and better when compared heads-on with the iPhone's App Store. Android Market will accept everything and deny nothing while Apple's policy is confusing and kept ...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 02, 2008
Gizmodo is reporting that Handango, a popular application merchant for pretty much all mobile devices, is planning on opening up their own marketplace for Android that will include an option for pai...
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by Casey Chan
Sep 30, 2008
EA Mobile, a division of EA Games, states:
"EA will support the Android platform, as any platform that can deliver a robust game experience is good for introducing new consumers to mobile games," the...
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by Casey Chan
Sep 18, 2008
Google has released details on Android Market, the Android application that allows easy access to other applications, in short--it's Android's version of the App Store. The version that will ship i...
