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Nov

18

2011

Updated Android Market with Google Music Already Rolling Out

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by Stacy Bruce
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Last night during my usual late night Android Market browsing session I surprisingly experienced a sudden force close – the app suddenly went dark for a moment and took me back to my home screen. After I reopened it I was delighted to see that I had just witnessed a quick refresh of the Market [...]

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Oct

25

2011

Android Overtakes Apple In Mobile Apps Downloaded; Still Behind On Downloads Per Device

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by Andrew Greenfield
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The research folks over at ABI have some interesting news to report for Q2 2011. It appears that Android has officially passed Apple in the worldwide share of mobile apps. As of now, 44% of mobile apps belong to an Android device, while only 31% belong to an iOS device. However, ABI also made sure [...]

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Sep

26

2011

Superuser version 3.0 – NFC, PINs, & Backup, Oh My! [Download]

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by Jim Farmer
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This morning I woke up to the “updates available” notification on my Android devices. Among them was an update for Superuser, bringing the version number to 3.0. Now I couldn’t even remember the last time Superuser had an update  so I took a moment to check the change log. To my delight, this update packed [...]

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Sep

5

2011

Samsung Pure Breeze Launcher Available In The Android Market

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by Justin Routhier
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The vast number of possible Android launchers has increased by yet another as Samsung has released their own UI rendition called Pure Breeze from Samsung San Jose Mobile Lab. The launcher replaces the standard Android Home layout (for any Android device 2.1 or greater) in the hopes of giving users custom options, better organization and [...]

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Aug

14

2011

Protect Your Accounts With PassLock, Now Available In The Android Market

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by Justin Routhier
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How many different passwords are you juggling for your online accounts? For many, it can be an overwhelming feat just keeping them all straight and chances are, if you connect to multiple online outlets, you have turned to a password manager for assistance. These mangers promise secure software to record and protect your seemingly endless [...]

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Aug

10

2011

Android Market Bug is Leaving Many Developers Unpaid, or Underpaid

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by Ryan Brooks
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For several weeks now, Android developers have been reporting a strange bug that leaves many of them not being paid for their apps. The problem lies in the fact that lists of paid orders from the Market don’t match those of orders that were just charged. This bug causes many developers not to be paid [...]

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Aug

8

2011

GetJar to Release Top Paid Apps to Gold Members, for Free

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by Ryan Brooks
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It wasn’t long ago that users were flocking to GetJar to download Angry Birds. However, the process wasn’t seamless and this author is reminded that it took days for GetJar’s site to become stable after the release. GetJar is making all attempts to become viable once again, and are doing just that with GetJar Gold. [...]

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Aug

5

2011

Android Now at 40% of Smartphone Share

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by Dustin Karnes
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We all know Android is growing; there’s no denying the numbers. Just like there’s no denying that Apple has a large share, RIM is dying, and Windows Phone is off somewhere by the fence huffing spraypaint. In the latest mobile subscriber number results from comScore, Android has now gobbled up a whopping 40 percent of [...]

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Aug

5

2011

OpenFeint gaming network adds 230 games in 2 months, owns 25% of top gaming spots on Android Market

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by Dustin Karnes
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Who doesn’t love some great mobile gaming? Well, Openfeint does, and they continue to dominate the mobile gaming market. According to a press release by OpenFeint today, the company has released a whopping 230 new games, of which 24 hold top gaming spots of the 100 most popular in the Android Market. OpenFeint, in our [...]

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