September 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
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You probably didn’t care to watch Apple’s music event today. If you missed it, long story short: new iPods, new iTunes, new Apple TV, and a new shot at Android.
Jobs bragged at today’s press e…
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September 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
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Motorola has greatly benefited from CEO Sanjay Jha’s calculated bet on Android. The company was losing hundreds of millions of dollars when Jha took over in 2008, but it has since reversed fortunes and i…
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August 26, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
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So that’s why it took so long to get a half-decent Android app out of Facebook.
Joe Hewitt, the man who created the popular Facebook app for iPhone, and then quit over frustration with Apple’s review proce…
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August 24, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
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It was discovered yesterday that an Android developer has discovered a relatively simple workaround that allows him to break the Android Market License Verification Library. All it takes is some hacking kno…
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August 19, 2010 | by Ed Clark
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Several months ago, I put on my fortune-telling hat and reassured Android fans that OS fragmentation would not doom the system. My points back then were: 1) Android 2.1 would be made available to a wide variety…
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August 18, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
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Advertising companies often release metrics data showing how platforms are performing. While ad impressions aren’t exactly the most ideal way to measure OS strength, they have been useful in gauging…
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August 9, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
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Android device owners who have become fond of task killers have recently discovered that those apps are no longer working since their phones have been updated to Android 2.2. (Froyo). Though users have attemp…
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August 3, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
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Google recently announced a new licensing system to combat app piracy. Developers are pleased to see stronger protection of their creation, but if Google really wants to fight theft, it should expand paid app…
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July 28, 2010 | by Chris Smith
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Here is how a CEO talks to the Wall Street Journal when he wants his company’s stock pumped up. Today, Eric Schmidt was quoted saying,
“If we have a billion people using Android, you think we can’t ma…
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July 26, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
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UPDATE:
A reader has pointed out that the 48-hour refund policy has been part of the developer distribution agreement for some time, but it is not the same as the market policy, which remains 24 hours. Customers…
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July 21, 2010 | by Chris Smith
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It’s always good news to see the latest Android version numbers, especially when one version holds the majority of the entire distribution. According to the official Android Developers site, over 55%…
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July 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
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The only way for Android developers to directly make money is to sell an app or put ads in one. Comments from Google VP of Engineering Andy Rubin suggest that Android could offer another option of accepting subsc…
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June 30, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
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RUMOR ALERT! Take this with a grain – or spoon – of salt, but supposed details of the next major revision of Android, Gingerbread, have emerged. According to Unwired View, the bells and whistles of…
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June 29, 2010 | by Ed Clark
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Many Android fans were awed and perhaps even aghast at the stunning sales figures for the iPhone 4. In just the past few days, Apple sold over 1.7 million phones. When you compare this with the “record-bre…
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June 26, 2010 | by Ed Clark
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As you probably already know, the iPhone 4 has lots of new features. So many, in fact, that I decided to skip a commercial and create a special iOS 4 version of “There’s an [Android] App for that.R…
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June 17, 2010 | by Robert Nelson
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It looks like some new numbers on Android usage have shown up, and things are looking up for some of the more recent versions of the operating system. In fact, Android 2.1 usage has increased from 45.1% up to a nice…
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Skype Mobile still doesn’t allow Wi-Fi calling, just calls while on Wi-Fi
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Google corrects Steve Jobs; Android activation numbers don’t include upgrades
Sony Ericsson wants to be #1 in Android, claims 17% of market
Rumor: T-Mobile G2 will cost $199 on contract, $499 off contract
Froyo on HTC EVO 4G Video Tour: What’s new in Android 2.2?
Facebook developer Joe Hewitt says Android is “horrendous” for development
HTC Peep/Friendstream down because of Oauth?
The Best RSS Android app with Google Reader is…[Droid vs Droid]
Froyo update kills Android task killer apps
