Posts Tagged ‘Google’

Google App Inventor Open to All

December 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Google has pulled their App Inventor out of Beta meaning it is open to anyone that would be interested in trying to develop an application for the Android platform.

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Android Market Receives Visual and Conditions Facelift

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

Google has announced it will be releasing a new version of Android Market within the next two week. The team didn’t only improve the UI, but also the terms and conditions for Android 1.6 and up.

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Google Launches Gingerbread and Nexus-S

December 7th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Yesterday was a big day for Android as Google released Gingerbread (Android OS 2.3) for the Nexus One and also announced their second device, the Nexus S in partnership with Samsung.

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Google to Kick Out Porn

December 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Adult Games, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

As part of their new Age rating policy, Google has announced it will no longer house adult/porn apps on its marketplace. With this move, Google follows in the footsteps of Apple and Microsoft.

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Android Market to get Content Ratings

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

Google has announced a new age rating system for content on the Android Market. Starting next week, developers have to report the proper age rating for their apps when submitting or updating.

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Samsung Steps Into Google TV

November 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

While Samsung recently said they were looking into a new platform for app development on both their mobile phones and internet@tv service, the company has now announced to start support for Google TV.

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Android Market Tops 100.000 Apps

October 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

According to the most recent tweet from the Android Development team, the Android Market has surpassed 100.000 apps, this while Apple just announced their app store holds 300.000 apps.

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Rovio: 3 Million Angry Birds Downloads on Android

October 21st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

Rovio’s release of Angry Birds is a huge success, everybody knows. In fact, the company’s game has already been downloaded three million times through both GetJar and the Android Market.

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Google Acquired BlindType

October 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Google’s shopping spree is still far from over. This time, the giant bought BlindType, software that helps consumers get the best from their on-screen keyboard.

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Google Expands Android Market Billing to 20 More Countries

October 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Google is finally adding new countries to its Google Checkout system. As of today, developers from 29 different countries around the world can start asking money for their work

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