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 
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Tags: Android, android apps, app store, CyanogenMod, google, Mobile, Smartphones, Software, Tablets 
No Comments »Google+ now allowing the use of nicknames and other established identities
January 23rd, 2012 Jared DiPane A longstanding bone of contention when registering for a Google+ profile was that you were required to use your actual name. Google had gone so far as to delete entire accounts based on psuedonyms. But Google has finally decided to allow for these nic…
Android Market offers free Drake, Mary J. Blige and Maroon 5 tracks for limited time
January 23rd, 2012 Élyse Betters Android just announced on Google+ that new songs from artists Drake, Mary J. Blige and the band Maroon 5 are now free in Android Market for all United States users until Jan. 31. Android also reminded users that every track syncs from Android Market to their Google Music accounts, as well. Detailed information regarding the select [...]
Posted in News Tags: Android, google, Google Corporate, limited time, Market, music, sale No Comments »ASUS promises Transformer Android 4.0 update in ‘mid-February’
January 23rd, 2012 Dan Graziano ASUS’s entry into the Android tablet world was reportedly a success. The Eee Pad Transformer was fast, unique, and it was among the most popular Android tablets to launch last year. The Transformer was one of the first to feature a unique dock that transformed the device into a netbook. For months the Transformer was on back order, with sales far exceeding ASUS’s original estimates. Even though the tablet is now considered “last year’s technology,” there isn’t much holding it back, except one thing — Ice Cream Sandwich. The original Transformer is still running Google’s buggy and unexciting Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system, but ASUS has taken to the company’s Facebook page and assured users an update is coming. Google is
Posted in News Tags: Android, ASUS, Eee Pad Transformer, google, honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Tablets No Comments »Is this an image of the LG Optimus 3D 2?
January 23rd, 2012 Daniel Cooper What you see before you is either the deranged rantings of a lunatic, or the second generation of LG’s Optimus 3D, erm, 3D smartphone. Currently codenamed “CX2,” the handset’s packing a new NOVA autostereoscopic display for better brightness, an unna…
Posted in News Tags: 3d, 3D Smartphone, 3dSmartphone, Android, Autostereoscopic, google, LG, lg cx2, LG Optimus 3D, LG Optimus 3D CX2, LG Optmius 3D 2, LgCx2, LgOptimus3d, LgOptimus3dCx2, LgOptmius3d2, Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress 2012, mobilepostmini, MobileWorldCongress, MobileWorldCongress2012, MWC, mwc 2012, Mwc2012, texas instruments, TexasInstruments No Comments »Report: Android Owners Prefer Samsung, Have Researched Mobile Operating Systems, and Consider Google a “Reputable Company”
January 23rd, 2012 Tim-o-tato Tell us something we don’t already know. When we ran a poll in December, asking which smartphone manufacturer our readers preferred, Samsung definitely had the edge on Motorola and HTC. Now, thanks to a report from marketing firm iGR, we can s…
Android to overtake iOS and become the top mobile platform for developers
January 23rd, 2012 Dan Graziano Over the next 12 months, Google’s Android operating system will become the favorite platform among mobile developers, according to research firm Ovum. Nearly all developers, however, will support both mobile platforms. While Apple’s iOS and Android have long been the favorites, Ovum said there is growing developer interest in both Windows Phone and BlackBerry operating systems. “The growing momentum behind Windows Phone indicates that Microsoft has managed to convince developers that its platform is worthy of investment; its challenge now is to persuade consumers,” said Ovum analyst Adam Leach. The research also showed that developers are moving away from traditional mobile development applications such as Java and Flash. Developers are instead focusing their efforts on the web-based HTML5 standard, which is becoming
Posted in News Tags: Android, Apple, Apps, BlackBerry, Developers, Flash, google, HTML5, iOS, java, microsoft, Mobile, RIM, Windows Phone No Comments »KDDI putting ads in the notification bar on Android phones
January 23rd, 2012 Terrence O'Brien Imagine you’re walking down the block when, suddenly, your phone goes off. You take it out of your pocket, unlock that sucker and pull down the notification bar to reveal… an ad! The idea of such a travesty is enough to make our blood (which is prim…
Posted in News Tags: Ad, Ads, Android, au one market, AuOneMarket, google, japan, kddi, KDDI au, KddiAu, mobilepostmini, push ads, push notifications, PushAds, PushNotifications No Comments »Each day, 4 billion online videos streamed via YouTube
January 23rd, 2012 Christian Zibreg Each day, Google’s YouTube video sharing service clocks in more than 4 billion views, a blog post over at the official YouTube blog revealed Monday. The figure represents a 25 percent increase in the past eight months as the number of people who visit YouTube soared to 800 million a month. People are now uploading about [...]
MIT open sources App Inventor; on track for April public release
January 22nd, 2012 Sean Riley 
Remember App Inventor? It was one of the casualties of the Google Labs kill order that came down late last year. However the WYSIWYG app building tool got a reprieve at the last minute from MIT, who in turn received a donation from Google to help establish the MIT Center for [...]
