Android

Google to Test NFC Mobile Payments from Android Smartphones eWeek Google will test mobile payments at stores in New York and San Francisco, the company's latest bid to improve the user experience on Android smartphones. Bloomberg reported March 15 that the search engine will pay to have thousands of cash registers ... See all stories on this topic »

Samsung's Sidekick 4G makes Android leap The Tech Herald by Steven Mostyn - Mar 16 2011, 10:18 Arriving as something of a departure from the established Sidekick handset, consumer electronics titan Samsung has this week unveiled the new Sidekick 4G, which comes equipped with Google's open-source Android ... See all stories on this topic »

Verizon has plenty of Android to get them through the summer CNET (blog) What does the carrier have lined up in the future in terms of Android devices? Is it easing off Android now that it's secured the iPhone or is it going to keep its foot on the gas? Based on numerous leaks from this week, it appears Verizon doesn't plan ... See all stories on this topic » CNET (blog)

Staples to offer a host of Android tablets in 2011 CNET (blog) Coming from two separate sources, they confirm the company's plan to offer at least eight Android tablets from a variety of manufacturers. While some devices are a few months old and currently offered through carriers, other products have yet to be ... See all stories on this topic » CNET (blog)

Netflix for Android app leaked, some features work Afterdawn.com Android fans may be excited to learn that a working .APK file of Netflix for Android is now available, although streaming movies will not work. The leaks comes via the upcoming LG Revolution smartphone, which had its software dumped. ... See all stories on this topic »

Qik for iOS Lets iPhone, Android Users Converse TIME By Jared Newman on March 15, 2011 Apple and Google's smartphone rivalry doesn't mean iPhone and Android users can't video chat. Qik's new iPhone app provides another way to do it. Qik Video Connect for iPhone, fourth-generation iPod Touch and iPad 2 is ... See all stories on this topic »

WhisperCore app encrypts all data on Android CNET by Elinor Mills Moxie Marlinspike, co-founder and chief technology officer at Whisper Systems, demonstrates the new WhisperCore app on an Android phone. Whisper Systems today began offering hard disk encryption for Android--an app called WhisperCore ... See all stories on this topic »

Doodle Jump Hits An Astounding 10 Million Downloads The Business Insider The $0.99 game has been downloaded 10 million times in 2 years on iPhone and Android, which means it's generated around $7 million in sales after Apple and Google get their cut. The app is seeing around 500000 downloads per month on iPhone, ... See all stories on this topic » The Business Insider

Google arms "remote kill" to blast malicious Android apps ComputerWeekly.com (blog) By Adrian Bridgwater on March 16, 2011 7:45 AM | No Comments News has been circulating this month of steps being taken by Google to remove malicious applications from the Android Market webstore. Reports have suggested that "dozens" of malicious ... See all stories on this topic »