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It’s getting dirty out there; Adobe allows Android developers use of Photoshop, no iPhone

Today Adobe announced that along with their recent Android update for Photoshop.com Mobile they are now going to allow developers full advantage of Photoshop.com and allow them to integrate it into their third-party applications.  This will allow developers to “embed” all of the tools and photo editing option directly into their applications. The larger news [...]

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[OPINION] Apple suing HTC is bad for consumers, Android or otherwise

I am sure that most if not all of our readers have heard about the recent Apple, Inc. lawsuit against mobile handset maker and Android pundit HTC. The 20 different patents that Apple is protecting can be torn apart, criticized, mocked, whatever but the real issue at hand is Apple is trying to destroy any [...]

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Android adoption higher in AT&T “3G-less” states

We have been seeing quite a bit of data this week regarding Android and it’s demographics, usage, and Market statistics. Let’s add another pile of research to the mix. According to Myxer, a mobile trend reporting website, only states that have decent 3G coverage from AT&T are leading in iPhone popularity. In the states Montana, North [...]

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57% of Android Market apps are free, Android Market growing faster

According to Distimo, an "app store analytics" provider, 57%of applications from the Android Market are free. This is compared to iPhone's only 25% and Blackberry's 24% of free applications in their app stores. Does this mean that the Android Market will eventually push developers away because of the lack of money making opportunities?

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Schmidt says Google Android shipped on 60,000 phones per day

According to MobileCrunch, Google's CEO Eric Shcmidt said that Android devices were being shipped at a rate of 60,000 per day. This is a really high number and if it's true and stays constant means that over 21,000 Android devices will be shipped this year alone.

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Android and iPhone development levels follow mirror paths

Android and iPhone are competitors locked in a mirror image when it comes to app development. As one rises, the other falls; as one falls, the other rises, according to data reported by Flurry Analytics. Charting the course of new apps registered with Flurry, the analytics firm found that apps on Android and iPhone have an [...]

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Lessons from Apple: Is Android better with a free market or heavy-handed dictator?

I recently received emails from two different iPhone developers. One from a dev frustrated by Apple’s nonsensical removal of his app from iTunes, and the other from an iPhone-turned-Android dev disappointed that his app was copied by another developer. The two messages arrived within a week of each other and ironically support two opinions I’ve [...]

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AT&T makes fun of Droid in new ad

Oh boy. The latest awful Luke Wilson AT&T commercial (embedded below) is taking more shots at Verizon’s network, but it also takes direct shots at the Motorola Droid. The commercial takes place in a restaurant, and Richie Tenenbaum has replaced the patrons’ AT&T phones with Verizon ones. This causes them to riot, of course, because [...]

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Steve Jobs disses Android, Flash, everything non-Apple

Steve Job was talking a lot of trash against Apple’s competitors, including Android and Flash, during an internal meeting, according to various reports. According to a paraphrased account over on Wired, Jobs said of Google’s Android teams “We did not enter the search business … they entered the phone business. Make no mistake they want [...]

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How the iPad impacts Android

Even if you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard that Apple is preparing to bring out a fancy new tablet called the iPad. This undeniably cool piece of technology has a few too many restrictions for my liking, but it has the potential to impact our favorite little green robot. How? It’s simple: Developers, [...]

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