Posts Tagged ‘Android’

RIM Extends Playbook Giveaway to Android Developers

February 14th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

It seems RIM is faring well, courting Android developers by handing out free Playbook tablet computers to whoever signs up and re-launches an Android app on BlackBerry App World.

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GamesIndustry.com Launches New BlackBook Online

February 11th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Other news | No Comments »

Games business portal Gamesindustry.com has launched the newest edition of their Black Book online. The Black Book was passed out in physical form during the Casual Connect Europe event.

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HandyGames Makes a Move for the Big Screen

February 11th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

With the release of Aporkalypse – Pigs of Doom for Google TV, HandyGames makes a move for the big screen. The Google TV release follows on the release of Aporkalypse for smartphones and tablets.

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Microsoft releases its Second Android App

February 8th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Microsoft has released its second Android app today as the company pushed One Note for Android on the Andrid Market. The first Android app from Microsoft was the Lync client.

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HP Releases Sourcecode HP Touchpad Android Kernel

February 8th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: WebOS | No Comments »

HP has announced the release of the sourcecode it has developed for the kernel of the HP TouchPad. HP initially released the HP TouchPad with their WebOS system on board. Since that failed, HP is clearly abandoning WebOS and allowing consumers to switch to Android.

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Chrome Web Store Heading for Android ICS?

February 7th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Web Apps | No Comments »

As it seems, Android developers will soon get competition from Google’s Chrome Web Store. Google has just released the beta of Chrome for Android on ICS devices (not available in all countries).

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Gameloft Live! Pushed on Android Market

February 7th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution, Platforms: AndroidOS | 1 Comment »

Some time ago, Gameloft launched their Gameloft LIVE! service for the Android gamers that roamed Gameloft’s own deck of Android apps. Now, Gameloft seems ready for the big numbers as Gameloft LIVE! went online on Android Market.

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Bouncer Bounces Malware from Android Market

February 6th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | 1 Comment »

Google has started to fight malware off of their precious Android Market. As most developers know, the place is kinda flooded with it but the new Bouncer service should clean up the mess there.

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Free PlayBooks for Android Developers

February 3rd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: PlayBook OS (QNX) | No Comments »

RIM seems to do just about anything to spread their believe in the BlackBerry PlayBook. Following the launch of the support for Android apps on the device, Android developers can now get hold of a free PlayBook just by converting their Android app to the device.

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Android Support in PlayBook Only 5 Days Away

February 1st, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: PlayBook OS (QNX) | No Comments »

It was one of the big salespitches from BlackBerry at the introduction of the QNX platform; it would be able to run Android Apps. Up until now, PlayBook users haven’t seen much of that promise. On February 6th however, BlackBerry will be rolling out PlayBook OS 2.0 with Android support.

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