Thursday, March 17, 2011

Android


Developers express concern over pirated games on Android Market
The Guardian (blog)
Kevin Baker, an Android developer based in the UK, says that the combination of lack of discoverability and ease of copying and republishing is turning the Market toxic. Unlike Apple, where the iTunes App Store has rigorous pre-approval processes in ...
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The Guardian (blog)
Android and the future of feature phones
CNET (blog)
by Nicole Lee The LG Optimus T was one of the first entry-level Android smartphones to have us thinking feature phones might be dead. When the LG Optimus T and Optimus S phones were announced last year, I genuinely felt for the first time that feature ...
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Amazon Android App Store Revealed (AMZN, GOOG)
San Francisco Chronicle
Amazon is getting close to launching its Android app store, and will sell some Android apps for less than the Google Android Marketplace, according to leaked screenshots. Android News posted the screenshots this morning after visiting the URL ...
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Android at CES 2011: Where are they now?
CNET (blog)
As we get ready for CTIA 2011 next week, it's worth revisiting some Android devices announced two months ago at CES to see where they are today. While most of the phones and tablets have started trickling out to their respective carriers, some have yet ...
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CNET (blog)
Netflix Android app kinda sorta sees the light of day
TG Daily
Netflix has created an Android app for use on a prototype LG smartphone called the Revolution. It hasn't been released, but someone who had his hands on one of the prototypes managed to extract everything from the phone, including the Netflix app. ...
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Medical tablet computers: Is Android poised to overtake the iPad?
MedCity News
Despite its early dominance among healthcare professionals, Apple's iPad is being threatened for supremacy in the tablet computers market by a number of new tablets that run Google's Android operating system. Since the iPad's release a year ago, ...
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Heyzap Launches Android App for Discovering & Checking In to Games
Mashable
How do you typically find new games to play on your iPhone or Android device? Do you check the top-selling app lists for new games? Do you ask your friends what they're playing? Or do you simply download the games your favorite blog is recommending ...
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Upcoming Verizon Android Phones Thunderbolt Buyers Should Note
GizmoCrunch
Verizon Wireless has always been leading the pack when it comes to delivering the biggest range of Android phone choices among carriers. This year, AT&T has stepped up its Android game by offering stellar Android options like the Motorola Atrix 4G, ...
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Android hacker, dev offered job by Sony but declines
Afterdawn.com
Sony America recruiter Sarah McRae sent an email off to Android OS hacker Koushik Datta (aka Koush) offering an interview for a position on Sony's R&D team. I appreciate that I have been contacted. The opportunity sounds very interesting! ...
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