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by Andrew Melnizek
May 11, 2011
Yesterday, Google announced tons of new features for Android. But the fun hasn't stopped there. Google has quietly released a newly revamped Android Market for the web. The new version highlights a &q...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 11, 2011
Google today announced Editor's Choice for Android Market, aimed to help you find the best applications on the Android Market. Google's also going to begin awarding the "Top Developer Badge"...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 11, 2011
If you've been on the outside looking in when it comes to paid apps on the Android Market -- whether you're a developer or consumer -- your day in the sun may be near. Google just announced that paid ...
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by Joshua Munoz
Apr 16, 2011
All of you privacy fiends out there will appreciate this one. In the Android Market's latest update, Google has added the option to remove yourself from targeted ads.It's a small gesture, but definite...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Apr 14, 2011
YouTube link for mobile viewing Its only been a few days since 4shared unleashed its mobile app to the Android masses. Today, 4shared is back at it again. The file sharing service has released their ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 13, 2011
First T-Mobile, then AT&T, and now Sprint's rolling out the ability to charge Android Market purchases to your Sprint bill. Simple as that. Our pal Steve sent us the screen shot you see above, an...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 04, 2011
Widgets are a big part of Android, providing information at a glance without having to go through the steps of opening an application. Beautiful Widgets has been a long time favorite of both fan...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 03, 2011
I'm on the bandwagon. I'm on the boat. I'm drinking the Kool-Aid. I've gotten with the program. I've seen the light at the end of the tunnel. ('Bout time, eh?) It's far past time for AT&T to...
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by Kyle Gibb
Mar 29, 2011
After promising imminent launch last week, Google has flipped the switch to turn on in-app billing across the Android Market. Developers can now choose another source of revenue as an alternative to c...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 24, 2011
Google just announced that in-app billing -- first announced at the Honeycomb event we were at in February -- will launch next week. In-app billing is an unsexy name for the way an app developer can ...
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by Jared DiPane
Mar 17, 2011
If you have yet to catch Apple's latest marketing attempts,"If you don't have an iPhone...", you have missed a series of humorous videos, in which they clearly have caught a case of a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 15, 2011
Google has flip the switch on app download statistics, giving developers a cool look at who is downloading their apps, where they're from and what devices they're using. You get a Google Finance-like...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 04, 2011
Google is a software giant, and many of us user their proprietary applications on our Android phone. With good reason -- apps like Gmail, Androidify, and YouTube absolutely rock on an Android de...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Mar 03, 2011
A new Google Maps update has hit the Android Market, bringing the app to Version 5.2. The latest update from the Google Maps team mostly focuses on the social aspect.For those of you that use Google's...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 02, 2011
Someone contacted Android Police with a list of applications that contain malicious code to root your device, and this has resulted in Google using the kill-switch and pulling 21 applications fr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 01, 2011
Here comes your daily HTC Thunderbolt teaser. (Don't look at us like that -- it's tomorrow in Europe already. Or something like that.) VZ Navigator -- Verizon's own maps powered by NAVTEQ -...
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by Sean Brunett
Feb 23, 2011
A minor update to Android's Gmail app has hit the Market that fixes custom labels and improves copy/paste in Gingerbread. If you have custom labels in Gmail with custom colors, they wouldn't pr...
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by Chris Parsons
Feb 18, 2011
Having sold millions of copies worldwide on those other (lesser) platforms, Flight Control for Android has landed in the Android Market, courtesy of the folks at Namco. If you're unfamiliar with Fligh...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Feb 18, 2011
EA Mobile just informed us that Bejeweled 2 is now available in the Android Market for $2.99. Currently the game will only be available in the US, Canada, and Japan.In the past few months, Android has...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 15, 2011
As Eric Schmidt mentioned in his keynote address at Mobile World Congress, the Android Market now has over 150,000 applications. The number of apps has tripled over the past nine months, and gro...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 01, 2011
It's not just you -- the Android Market seems to be stalled. We're getting reports of users unable to download, and it's pretty widespread. We have no idea if this has something to do with...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Jan 17, 2011
The Android Market is filled with some pretty terrible live wallpapers. Most of them cause your device's battery to die faster or cause it to crash, constantly. But every once in awhile, we share on...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 17, 2011
It's still way too early to tell how much traction Amazon's Android Appstore will gain. But we know developers have been testing the waters. And it makes sense. Registration is currently free (they'v...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 15, 2011
If you're looking for the latest version of the Android Market, look no further than the Android Central Forums. Member Upstreammiami has blessed us with Version 2.2.11 in .apk and .zip form. He says...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Dec 29, 2010
The highly addicting Game Dev Story by Kariosoft is on sale today, and only today, in the Android Market for the super awesome low price of $1.20. That's 75% off for those of you keeping tabs. The ga...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 14, 2010
Life is rough for the Xperia X10. When released (overseas, anyway), it was top-of-the-line hardware, chained to an outdated version of Android, and we still have no idea if it supports multitouc...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 13, 2010
If you really want to get into the nuts and bolts of the Android Market's redesign -- coming soon to a smartphone near you -- check out Kirill Grouchnikov's "Pushing Pixels" blog. In today'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 11, 2010
The new look to the Android Market will be rolling out over the next couple of weeks. But if you just can't wait, you can download and install it now. We've done so and have taken it for a test ride....
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by Andrew Melnizek
Dec 10, 2010
There's no denying, Dr. Seuss is one of the most celebrated children's author of the past century. His stories and imagination have touched many around the world -- and not just kids, but adults...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 30, 2010
The Android Market's new content rating system is now live in the developer's console. From here on out, any new or updated applications will be required to choose from Mature, Teen, Pre-Teen and All...
