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Android Activations and How They Break Down
Google states that there’s over 500.000 Android activations every day, but where do they get that number from? That’s what I’m trying to find out in this article.
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Taiwan Slaps Google With $1 Million NT Fine
It would seem that Taiwan, like most Android users, disagrees heavily with Google’s 15-minute app refund policy. In fact, they have deemed it unlawful and have slapped Google with a hefty fine (US$345,500) for not complying with a June 4th request to revise their app sales and service provisions.
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Google+ Android Application Arrives for Invited Few
Google+, the up and coming social network from Google, has just landed in the Android Market as a free application for 2.1+ devices. This applications ties in about every Google+ feature including some other features like: Your Social Stream Instant Upload Huddle (Group Messaging) We …
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RUMOR: Ice Cream Sandwich Flagship to be Google Nexus Prime?
Take this one with a grain of salt guys, but BGR is reporting that the “Android 4.0″ Ice Cream Sandwich flagship device will be named the ‘Google Nexus Prime’.
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Transdroid Yanked from Android Market, Start of a Crackdown?
In a posting on his blog, Transdroid developer, Eric Kok is reporting that his torrent app has been removed from the Android Market after two years of successful sales.
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Millennial Media Releases Monthly Report: Android Dominates Top 20
Millennial Media recently released its monthly Mobile Mix report, a survey of the top mobile devices and operating systems. The leading independent mobile advertising company’s latest report contains some fascinating morsels of information, some worth highlighting here.
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HTC Using Google Goggles to Promote Sensation 4G
HTC has become one of the latest companies to embrace having their marketing efforts “Goggles Enabled” to help generate interest in the products. Some of you may recall five companies (Buick, Disney, Diageo, T-Mobile and Delta Air Lines) jumping on board with the technology back in …
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The WiFi XOOM Gets the Google Movie Player…But No Movies?
This morning I awoke to a brand new application in the Android Market: Google Video. I can browse movies and even see the ones that I have on my XOOM, but it takes me to the web interface and not a native rental store. Plus, …
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Nexus 4G Gets Detailed!
Juicy details regarding the next Nexus device have been released thanks to the guys at Boy Genius Report. The next-gen Nexus device will likely be called the “Nexus 4G”, and it will a monster of a phone.
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Google Adds Places Shortcuts To Mobile Browser Homepage
Google held its Inside Search event in San Francisco, where among other things, they have announced and rolled out Places integration into their homepage when navigated to from an Android or iOS device.
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Oracle Trying to get 50% of Android’s ad Revenues
We first talked about the lawsuit between Google and Oracle a while back, to refresh your memory, Oracle after acquiring Sun Micro filed suit against Google saying that the search giant infringed on their Java property a total of seven times. Back in Android’s beginning, Google decided to write their own Java machine, Dalvik to avoid licensing fees. Indeed one of the reasons that Oracle bought Sun Micro was that they could bleed Google of some large amounts, as stated by past Sun employees who were part of the process of sale to Oracle. Now the latest salvo in the ongoing court case has been fired at Google. The target? 50% of their ad revenues on the Android mobile platform.
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Rumor du Jour: Google Halting 3.1 Update until August, Affects Galaxy Tab Line
Here’s a rumor we’re hoping to get cleared up in short order. Eldar Murtazin, an often reliable guy, tweeted a few hours ago that Google is sitting on Android 3.1 updates in “most countries” until August and that Europe’s models of the Galaxy Tab 8.9 …
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Droid Charge Blockbuster App Blocked to Rooted Users
If you haven’t heard, Google’s new movie service on Android 3.1 has been blocked to root users. If you have a rooted Xoom running Android 3.1, you cannot rent or purchase videos from the new Movies section in the Android Market. But it doesn’t end …
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Google Maps Updated to V5.5
Version 5.5 of Google Maps adds better support for checking in and out of places, as well as rating them. Google has made checking in as easy as clicking the “check in” button on the location page. If you want to rate or review your …
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Sprint Expected to Launch NFC Payments in 5 Cities May 26th
On May 26th, Google/ Sprint will be enabling NFC (near field communication) in 5 cities, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington D.C. The only unfortunate part is that the only device that will work in these new locations is the Sprint Nexus …
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