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Unofficial Count Has Android Market Hovering Near 25,000 Apps
It has been barely a month since we talked about the number of apps unofficially hitting the 20,000 mark and we’re ready for another milestone. At some point in the next few days, the tally should put the Android Market at 25,000 apps.
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Google: “Here’s a FREE Nexus One or a Verizon Droid. Go Develop Games!”
You might be surprised to learn that seven of the ten most popular paid applications in the Android Market are games. I know I was. For a platform that doesn’t seem as polished or sexy as the iPhone, people are gravitating towards games regardless. As …
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Did Google Shoot itself in the Foot with Nexus One?
Microsoft sure thinks so. In a quote from Microsoft’s Robbie Bach taken from Bloomberg, it seems the software giant thinks that Google may have bitten off more than it can chew. The Bach Quote from Bloomberg: “Doing both in the way they are trying to …
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How My Life Was Ruined by the Nexus One
I began to click refresh on my browser while sitting on www.google.com/phone at 10:01am on the day of the announcement for the Nexus One. No, I’m not ashamed to admit I am a full-fledged, card-carrying geek. As soon as the page came up I began …
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Cyanogen “Whips Up” Multitouch for Nexus One
One of the most popular Android hackers has just made one the most popular Android handsets a touch* better. Steve Kondik, better known as Cyanogen, has figured out how to implement multi-touch into the web browser of the Nexus One. If you’re among the 20,000 …
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Update: No OTA Update Pushed to Droid
Well folks, AndroidGuys will admit it: we were wrong. Despite all the talk taking place in the forums and reports by other tech blogs, the Motorola Droid did not receive an OTA update. Through Twitter, Motorola said today that it hasn’t pushed out an update …
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Viewsonic Adds VTablet 101 to List of Android Tablets
The number of Android-based tablets and internet devices seems to be keeping pace with handsets. It feels like every time we turn around, we’re talking about a new MID or web tablet with Android. Today finds us bringing you news of the VTablet 101 from …
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Revamped myTouch 3G Nears Release, Poses for Pics
Rumored for a February 10th release, the retooled T-Mobile myTouch 3G has been snapped in the wild. This leads us to believe the phone is all but a go for launch. For those not familiar with the difference between this and the previous iteration, the …
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Alaska’s ACS Now Offers HTC Hero, Special Android Plans
We don’t know how many of you guys reside in Alaska but we figured we’d pass this along anyways. Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) has announced the arrival of the HTC Hero as well as new, dedicated rate plans for Android handsets. ACS is not the …
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Aspiro Brings Their Streaming Music Service to Android
Aspiro, a big player in Northern European mobile entertainment, has announced their desktop and mobile streaming music service is now available for Android handsets. As part of a partnership launched in 2009, the service provides live streaming of a music catalog over 160,000 albums deep. …
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LOCiMobile Brings Cross-Platform GPS Tracking to Android Users
Having the ability to locate friends through Google Latitude is definitely a cool feature we have as part of the Android army. But what if we want to see the location of friends who have a Blackberry or an iPhone, or other smartphone ? Unless …
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FixIt!: Google Calendar and time zones
One of the best features of Android is the integration with Google’s services. If you are using Gmail and Google Calendar, you will like the fact that everything will be seamlessly synchronized between the cloud and your Android device. The issue is that any problems on …
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Motorola Will Be Launching 20 to 30 Android Phones in 2010
Great news for Motorola fans! Motorola’s Asia Pacific Vice President Spiro Nikokoulos recently stated in an interview with CNET Asia that the company will be launching 20 to 30 Android phones across the globe in 2010. The VP also said that not every phone would …
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Moozone.com Announces Android App
Moozone, an online music storage service, has announced the release of their Android application. Moozone for Android gives its users the ability to upload, manage and/or stream their music collection from their handset.  Unlike your traditional cloud storage/music apps, Moozone makes it possible to save …
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Motorola Announces ‘SHOP4APPS’ Store and Ecosystem
Motorola has formally announced their new SHOP4APPS store for Android-based Motorola phones in China. Aside from being “just another store”, SHOP4APPS is designed to give developers tools to help promote their app(s) in the Chinese market through the MOTODEV developer program as well as other …
