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Scoreloop Adds PayPal Integration to Cross-Platform SDK
Scoreloop continues to help developers monetize their games this week with the addition of PayPal integration. Already the “leading social gaming infrastructure provider”, Scoreloop has been providing tools to help developers engage their end users all while earning additional money
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Android Piracy Heat Map
We have heard and reported that piracy is an ongoing and growing problem on Android. One new study from KeyesLabs, the developers behind Screebl Pro and AAL (an open source Automatic Application Licensing), brings us a new perspective on the issue.
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Google’s Response to Oracle’s Suit
We knew it would not take long for Google to respond the lawsuit that Oracle has filed against them. An article from Informationweek.com gives a quote from the Google statement about the matter: “We are disappointed Oracle has chosen to attack both Google and the …
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Google Announces Licensing Service to Combat Piracy
Google and the Android team are doing their part to make sure you are using legit versions of paid apps and not knock-offs and outdated APKs downloaded from a torrent site. The Android Developers blog has a short post up today that talks about their …
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DroidBooster Gives OEMs and Developers a Shot of Caffeine
Are you an Android developer or handset manufacturer who wants to optimize Java code performance? Well, I guess you don’t have to look any further, according to FlexyCore, maker of DroidBooster. FlexyCore says they have developed a way to optimize Java performance many times over, by …
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Geeks’Phone’s CCR Program: a Real Open Source Phone
Each time a new Android phone is released, groups of power users will try to improve it by digging into Android source code and by cooking ROMs. The path they choose is not easy: They have to do guesswork or reverse engineering and often they …
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Android SDK Updated
Google announced on the Android Developers blog that the Android 2.2 SDK has been updated to match the most recent system image that was pushed to the Nexus One (FRF91). In the post, Android SDK Tech Lead Xavier Ducrohet says: As you may have noticed, the source code …
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Android Team Employs Remote Application Removal
The Android Developers Blog has an very interesting article up this morning concerning their ability to implement remote application removal. Along with over-the-air updates and an application “sandbox and permissions model”, Google has plenty of tools to safeguard Android users. Malicious applications or security threats …
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Google Acknowledges Market Issues, Says They’re Fixed
We were just talking this morning about Android Market issues, missing apps, and missing comments. It turns out Google was all over this one but simply didn’t do a good enough job communicating it with developers.
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Latest Android Fragmentation Report Released
The Android Developer site today has released an updated fragmentation report, which they are calling a “platform report”. As you can see pictured to the left, the pie chart for this current report has 2.1 being the dominant Android flavor that people are running. 1.5 …
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AT&T Looking to Hire Senior Software Engineer
AT&T has a posting over on CrunchBoard which shows the carrier looking to hire a software engineer to help develop and market Android-related devices. The position they are filling is based out of the Santa Clara office and duties would include designing and implementing leading-edge …
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Battle of the Network Stars
When purchasing a new phone many of us are being faced with not only a question of a handset but a prospective betrothed wireless carrier for at least a two year term (this is/was the genius of the Nexus One, more on that later). That …
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Andy Rubin Reacts to Steve Jobs, Likens Apple to North Korea
The NY Times has a great little interview with Google VP Andy Rubin where he talks about Android’s future among other things. When asked his thoughts on the recent Steve Jobs comments about Android offering porn, Andy says he doesn’t quite get where Jobs was …
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Netflix Wants to Hire an “Android Video Playback Expert”
In a hint of things to come, Netflix has posted a job listing on their website looking for someone to help build with instant streaming client for Android devices. As far as the candidate is concerned, the company is seeking someone with a strong history …
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Special Edition AndroidGuys Podcast This Thursday!
Mark your calendars for this Thursday, 7PM Pacific/10PM Eastern for a special edition of our AndroidGuys Podcast! We’re trying some new things, with a new format for Thursday nights… you certainly won’t be disappointed. Hosting the maiden broadcast for Thursday will be myself and this …
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