Posts Tagged ‘Google’

Android’s Paid Apps Launches in the UK

March 11th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

As of tomorrow, UK consumers can start purchasing paid mobile games and applications according to one of our readers who works at T-Mobile UK. For many Android developers, this will be the first time to see money flowing in from Europe.

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Denki Defends Android Return Policy

March 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | 1 Comment »

Last week, Google's return policy was in the news because of the ease for consumers to return purchased mobile games within 24 hours. Now, Denki Games is defending this issue.

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No Commercial Android Market on Developer G1’s

March 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Some months ago we reported that Google was selling unlocked G1's to the development community so they could start creating mobile games. Now, IDG News found out that those devices are blocked from commercial Android Market titles.

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Android Marketplace Reaches 800 Apps & Mobile Games

January 25th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Though Apple's App Store is still leading in the number of available mobile games and applications, Google announced that Android's Marketplace is also growing steady. The channel currently holds 800 mobile applications and games.

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Android Risking Device Fragmentation

January 12th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | 1 Comment »

Hardly a day goes by without the announcement of a new Android based mobile phone hitting the market. Though this sounds good at first, this strategy might bring the same problems that J2me has been facing for a long, long time.

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Device Anywhere Adds G1

January 6th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in 1 | No Comments »

Android is now also penetrating the biggest testing facility for mobile games we know; DeviceAnywhere. The company inserted the G1 into their portfolio.

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Commercial Android Apps Available in Two Weeks

January 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

In an e-mail to to Android Market developers, Google's Eric Chu has confirmed that the company is on track with the support for commercial mobile games and applications. The launch however, will not be global.

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Garmin Jumps Into Android

January 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

It seems like Google has hit the right spot by making the Android platform open source. Now, even Garmin is entering the smartphone market as they expect to release their first Android handset along Q2 2009.

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Android Adds 14 Additional Partners

December 9th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

It seems Android is doing something which took other OS' ages. Just a few months after it's release, the Open Handset Alliance signed up 14 new partners for the new smartphone platform.

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T-Mobile G1 Now Available to Developers

December 7th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

For those developers that are stuck to testing their mobile games in the Android SDK, there is some good news. As of last week, developers from a total of 17 countries have the opportunity to buy the actual device.