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Google selling Nexus One compatible with 3G networks on AT&T or Rogers

The Nexus One portal now lists a new phone compatible with the AT&T 3G network. When going to the Nexus One portal to purchase a phone, consumers have a choice of purchasing through T-Mobile or AT&T in the U.S., and Rogers Wireless in Canada. The Nexus One could previously be purchased for $529 and used on [...]

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Android Market now has 30,000 to 35,000 apps

How many apps are in the Android Market? That’s not easy to pin down. Third-party market tracker AndroLib says that the number is 35,000, but a Google employee told Mobile Crunch that the official count maintained by Google is 30,000. A similar discrepancy occurred in December when AndroLib reported that the number of Android apps doubled [...]

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Motorola Droid sells an estimated 1.05 million units in 74 days

The Motorola Droid outperformed the iPhone in its first 74 days of availability. While the first gen iPhone sold 1 million units in its first 74 days of sales, the Motorola Droid sold 1.05 million according to estimates from Flurry Analytics. These are just sales estimates rather than exact figures, but they are encouraging signs of [...]

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Canada Android users get paid apps!

Paid Android apps are now available in Canada. I repeat: Canadians can now download paid apps. A previous rumor suggested that the Android Market would be upgraded for Canadians to access priced Android apps soon, and I just received word from that the time has finally come. Canadians have long been crying out for access to [...]

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Tim Bray joins Google, take shots at “Disney-fied” iPhone

It’s a little early in the week to fan the flames of the always-growing Android vs. iPhone argument, but a prominent new Google employee has decided now is as good a time as any for such activity. Tim Bray is a former Sun Microsystems employee who announced today that he declined to continue working at [...]

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Android Apps Alert 17: dictate, dine, and dress to impress

Well, I think it’s safe to say that the #androidapps tag on Twitter is in dire straits. The tag has been polluted by spamming bots and app awareness services that have made it annoying to dig through the recommendations. That won’t bring us down, though. We’ll keep trying to highlight apps each week. Feel free [...]

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Android News of The Week (March 12, 2010)

In an attempt to make you aware of some stories you may have missed during the week, Androinica.com will post a weekly wrap-up of interesting Android news and items that didn’t make it onto our site as full posts. Here’s the first edition of what’s going on in the Android World. Click on the source [...]

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AT&T and Verizon signal that unlimited data plans may come to an end someday

The days of downloading web content and uploading videos from mobile devices to YouTube without caring about costs may eventually come to an end. That’s the lesson to gather based on recent comments from executives at both AT&T and Verizon. Last week, AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said that a transition to “variable pricing” was in [...]

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Rumor: Verizon’s Nexus One only sold online, has Sense UI? [UPDATE]

UPDATE: Just to be clear, Sense being on here is a reach. My previous comments expressing doubt weren’t clear enough and came at the end, so I’ve amended the post to reflect that. The image cited in this story has some holes in it, including the phone listing a Qualcomm QSD8250 chipset. That chipset is [...]

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FCC launches app to reveal cellular network data speed

The FCC has released a new app designed to let consumers see a more realistic report on their phone’s data speed. FCC Test is a speed testing application that will help U.S. residents see data speeds for downloading, uploading, and latency (delays in processing network data). FCC Mobile Broadband Test is available for free on the [...]

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