Google Rebrands Content Stores into Play, Combats iTunes
Google suddenly took the unannounced move to rebrand all of its content stores as one unified marketplace, called Google Play. The lack of any announcement of major branding changes caught most off-guard. While Google was expected in early 2012 to make changes to how it sells content, but it was not expected to do so […]
CES 2012: Polaroid Announces SC1630 Android Powered Camera
Polaroid has introduced its first Android powered smartphone with a full point and shoot assembly in the SC1630. While the SC1630 resembles a typical Android smartphone, a closer look reveals that it is actually a rebranded and re-engineered version of the Chinese Aigo A8 sold by China Unicom in that country. The SC1630 as developed […]
Adobe Rolls Out Flash 11.1 for Android Ice Cream Sandwich, with Caveats
With the latest update, Adobe Flash’s swan song on Android finally is reliable… with some major known issues.
Android Market Celebrates 10 Billion Downloads with 10 Cent Apps
This week, Google is offering sales on select applications, lowering the price to ten cents per app. The promotion is being run in celebration of the Android Market hitting ten billion downloads of content since its launch. The applications will change daily, today’s current offerings are Fruit Ninja, BB – Bedtime Battle, AirSync by doubleTwist, […]
Google Pulls Popular PlayStation Emulator Ahead of Xperia Play Release
Noted developer ZodTTD, best known for developing the popular PSX4Droid Sony PlayStation emulator for Android has taken to Twitter to announce that Google has pulled the application from the Android Market, eight months after being first approved and released. The timing for the removal is coincidental, as the Xperia Play from Sony Ericsson is expected […]
AT&T Carrier Billing Now Supported in Android Market
The Android Developers Blog has announced that the latest update to the Android Market now features support for billing of application purchases directly to AT&T accounts, with T-Mobile the other carrier supported, having rolled out support for carrier billing last year.
Deal: CoPilot Live USA for Android – $4.99
While Google Maps for Android is poised to release an Offline Maps version, there’s one problem with it: What if you didn’t download the maps for an area in advance? Unlike Ovi Maps and traditional GPS apps, Google has yet to offer an option that will give you comprehensive map data for a region, sitting […]
First Photos: Sprint ID and First ID Packs
A complete photo gallery of everything you need to see on Sprint ID. From the press conference, to Sprint ID devices, to the entire pack experience, click read more below for the very first photos. Also, first live announcement photos on the web of the Samsung Transform.
T-Mobile Confirms Carrier Billing for Android Market
T-Mobile USA CTO Cole Brodman has confirmed that carrier billing will be coming soon for purchases made on the Android Market. While no timeframe has been set for the introduction of the service, this will allow customers the choice to bill purchases to their T-Mobile account instead of having to use a credit card for […]