Archive for the ‘Platforms: AndroidOS’ Category

Gameloft Enter Android, Their Way

August 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Gameloft het setup their own dedicated Android shop on their website that allows gamers to freely download trial versions of their games and pay for them when they want more.

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Google Responds to Android Licensing Server Hack

August 25th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Yesterday evening, the news reached us that Android Market’s new licensing service turned out to be easy to hack. Today, Google responds to the publicized hack.

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Google Checks Out PayPal for Android Market!?

August 24th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Though PayPal has already made available API’s to allow billing for virtual items, it seems eBay and Google are now discussing further integration of PayPal into the Android Market.

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Google Runs Out of Nexus One’s

August 24th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Recently, Google chose to stop supplying US consumers with Nexus One devices and keep their last batches for the Android development community (which already received many of them for free).

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OpenFeint Adds Send to Friend Functionality

August 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Openfeint has added new functionality that allows mobile gamers to invite their friends via e-mail and SMS in a similar way Scoreloop has been doing it right from the start.

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Oracle Sues Google Over Java in Android

August 13th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

The Oracle Corporation has started a lawsuit against Google for infringing Oracle owned patents in regards to the implementation of Java on Google’s Android operating system.

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Android Users Make Less Bootycalls

August 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Research from datingsite OkCupid showed us that iPhone owners have more sex partners than those that walk around with an Android phone. How about the iPod Touch!?

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Flurry Launches AppCircle Recommendations on Android

August 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Following the release of their AppCircle SDK on Apple’s iPhone and iPad, Flurry has now released the service for developers on Google’s Android platform.

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Samsung’s Galaxy Tabled Expected Next Month

August 11th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Samsung’s Galaxy S series of Android Phones is performing so well, the company is expected to introduce the Android based Galaxy Tablet during the IFA next month.

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New Android Rooting APK Surfaces Outside the App Store

August 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Consumers can now download a new APK file from XDA Developers that allows them to root their Android device with the push of a button. Rooting software seems to become popular.

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