Google’s open approach with the Android platform means developers can build applications that make use of parts of the operating system that iOS developers can’t even consider if they hope to get their apps approved for distribution through Apple’s App Store. Even still, however, there are a number of Android developers with apps that have been banned from Google’s Android Market for various reasons. While iOS developers looking to get around Apple’s strict policies can turn to Cydia, the third-party app store available to jailbreakers, Android developers with banned apps do not have a centralized location through which they can distribute their wares — but that will soon change. Android developer Koushik Dutta recently revealed that he is working on a third-party
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Cydia-style app store for Android coming soon
January 23rd, 2012 
Zach Epstein 
Posted in News 
Tags: Android, android apps, app store, CyanogenMod, google, Mobile, Smartphones, Software, Tablets 
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January 13th, 2012 Dan Graziano One of the advantages of owning an Android device is the ability to install a custom ROM and making your device perfect for your tastes. You can’t talk about custom ROMs without mentioning the king of them all, CyanogenMod, which has just surpassed 1 million downloads. Created by Steve “Cyanogen” Kondik, the CyanogenMod team offers up-to-date custom ROMs that extend a phone’s capabilities with added features and utilities. Additionally, CM team member Koushik Dutta has been dabbling into the idea of creating an app store exclusively for root apps. With carriers and Google continuing to police the Android Market, removing tether apps, one click root apps, and emulators, Koush has become increasingly frustrated and originally proposed the idea of a root app
Posted in News Tags: Android, app store, custom roms, CyanogenMod, google, Mobile, Root No Comments »Would You Like A CyanogenMod App Store For Rooted Apps? The CM Crew Is Asking…
January 11th, 2012 Ron Amadeo We have been pushed around for too long! The time has come to rebel against the iron fist of the carriers! Root users unite!The Cyanogenmod Team is thinking about building an app store. “Ugh, another app store?” you say? Hold on a minute, there’s some …
Android-style FaceUnlock ported to iOS (video)
January 9th, 2012 Daniel Cooper Just because it’s CES doesn’t mean that other amazing innovations aren’t going on elsewhere. We’ve spotted this video of an app being built (from scratch) for iOS that duplicates the FaceUnlock technology we know and love on Android 4.0. Simply st…
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Android, Android 4.0, Android FaceUnlock, Android4.0, AndroidFaceunlock, app, app store, AppStore, Dev, FaceUnlock, hack, hacking, Hacks, iDevice, iOS, iPhone, mobilepostcross, port, video No Comments »Windows Phone Marketplace now accepting app submissions for China, five other countries
January 8th, 2012 Zachary Lutz It wasn’t long ago that the Windows Phone Marketplace hit 50,000 unique titles, and very soon, developers may find themselves with a whole lot more exposure. Microsoft’s virtual store is expanding once again — this time to Argentina, China, Indones…
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: app, app hub, app store, AppHub, Apps, AppStore, argentina, China, developer, Developers, expansion, indonesia, malaysia, microsoft, mobilepostmini, peru, Philippines, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, windows phone marketplace, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7, WindowsPhoneMarketplace No Comments »Windows Phone Marketplace now accepting app submissions for China, five other countries
January 8th, 2012 Zachary Lutz It wasn’t long ago that the Windows Phone Marketplace hit 50,000 unique titles, and very soon, developers may find themselves with a whole lot more exposure. Microsoft’s virtual store is expanding once again — this time to Argentina, China, Indones…
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: app, app hub, app store, AppHub, Apps, AppStore, China, developer, Developers, expansion, indonesia, microsoft, mobilepostmini, Philippines, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, windows phone marketplace, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7, WindowsPhoneMarketplace No Comments »Apple refunds purchases for ‘prematurely released’ GameStore app
January 5th, 2012 Donald Melanson As those who follow such comings and goings closely may have noticed, a rather mysterious “GameStore” app seemingly made by Apple itself recently appeared in the App Store. It didn’t provide much in the way of functionality for its $0.99 price tag -…
Android Market tops 400,000 apps as developers embrace Google
January 4th, 2012 Zach Epstein Google’s Android Market reportedly reached a new milestone over New Year’s weekend, surpassing 400,000 available applications for the first time. Mobile app watcher Distimo on Tuesday reported the feat, which it says was accomplished in about the same amount of time that it took Apple’s App Store — both on-device software catalogs reportedly took approximately 40 months to pass the 400,000-app mark. Distimo notes that the pace at which the Android Market is growing has accelerated recently; the Market took 31 months to reach 200,000 apps, but it needed only four more months to reach 300,000 apps and another five months to pass 400,000 available apps. The report also states that developers are embracing the Android platform more quickly than
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