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Rumor: Google set to open an Android Market for business? Probably not.

Monday, March 8, 2010

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A few people have sent in tips about Google releasing an Android Market geared towards business users. The rumor suggests that the new Market would be a way for Google to highlight Android’s enterprise capabilities, drawing attention away from an app store full of games, soundboards, and “sexy lady” apps. A new market sounds good in [...]

Mint.com confirms its working on an Android app for release in 2010

Thursday, December 24, 2009

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Mint.com confirms its working on an Android app for release in 2010

Mint.com is a popular personal finance manager that tracks bank, credit card, and investment transactions in a central location. The website is so popular that it has nearly 2 million users, many of whom have asked for an Android app to help track their finances from their mobile phones. If you are one of those [...]

The Android Intelligent Home Screen concept: yay or nay?

Monday, September 21, 2009

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How’d you like to make your Android homescreen a little friendlier to business and personal distinction? Maybe you’re a Windows Mobile or BlackBerry convert who actually prefers the organization and content display systems you left. Wouldn’t it be great to have the apps that attracted you to Android but still have a homescreen geared toward [...]

Android aiming for more business users… will it work?

Monday, August 3, 2009

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Can Android attract business users away from BlackBerry or Windows Mobile? RIM owns the enterprise market in the world of mobile phones. Walk into most offices and you’ll see more BlackBerry phones than most, but Google is planning on changing that just a tad. Google VP Andy Rubin has said in an interview that Android will have [...]

More on Geodelic, the force behind the myTouch’s Sherpa

Monday, June 22, 2009

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More on Geodelic, the force behind the myTouch’s Sherpa

The “Sherpa” application is being touted as a major selling point of the now-officially announced T-Mobile USA myTouch phone. Sherpa learns a user’s activities and provides nearby establishments that may interest him or her. For instance, someone who frequently searches for places to buy music would be alerted about a nearby record store. The same [...]

DroidIn is Android’s first LinkedIn app

Monday, April 13, 2009

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Professional networking website LinkedIn has been given the Android treatment in two apps recently added to the Android Market. DroidIn and its free counterpart, DroidIn Lite, offer LinkedIn members a chance to follow the latest activity of the popular job search and networking website. Users can view or edit their profile, read recent activities of [...]