Archive for the ‘Platforms: AndroidOS’ Category

NPD: Android Sales Overtake iPhone OS

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

For the first time, the sales of Android powered devices overtook the iPhone sales in North America during the first quarter of 2010. Apple sunk only to the third position on the sales charts.

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Motorola Expands Android App Channel

May 9th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Motorola has announced that it will be expanding the demographic reach of their SHOP4APPS app store. The company will be adding Mexico, Argentina and Brazil ‘soon’.

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Gamehouse Launches Mobile2PC Platform

May 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: Brew, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Following Namco’s Unite platform, Gamehouse (formerly known as Real Arcade) has announced the launch of their multiplatform social gaming community platform called Gamehouse Fusion.

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Privacy Conflicts Ahead With Mobile Spy for Android

May 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Mobile Spy is a logger app that runs on the background of the OS and logs pretty much anything you’d like it to log. The app doesn’t identify itself which makes it nearly impossible for phone owners to know its there.

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Twitter Launches Android App

May 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in New Releases, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Following the release of their own iPhone app, Twitter has now launched the same on Android. Just like on the iPhone, it will sit there comfortably between competitors who have been on the Android Market much longer.

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Google Acquires BumpTop

May 3rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Google has acquired BumpTop, the developer behind the 3D desktop with the same name. Analysts expect Google to have acquired the company for their Android operating system.

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Micro-SD Installation of Android Apps ‘Coming Soon’

May 3rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Ever since the launch of Android on the G1, users have been filing complaints about the lack of support for the installation of apps on external storage media like Micro SD cards.

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Zeemote Offers Android SDK’s

April 28th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Mobile game developers can now also activate Zeemote support for their Android games. Following a successful release of their J2me and BlackBerry SDK’s, the company has now released an Android SDK.

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Verizon to launch Second Droid

April 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Following the successful launch of the Morotola Droid by Verizon Wireless, the US operator will now use the HTC Incredible as the new handset they will sell under the Droid label.

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Vodafone to Launch Nexus One in Europe

April 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

UK consumers could already purchase the Nexus One from Google, but now Vodafone will also be offering the device in various EU markets. The kickoff for the device will be on April 30th in the UK.