Posts Tagged ‘Android’

NPD: Android Takes the Lead, Google: 200.000 New Androids a Day

August 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

NPD has announced that Android is the leading platform in the US. Google’s Eric Schmidt announced that the company is currently registering 200.000 new Android phones a day.

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Hexage: 97% Android Piracy in Asia

August 3rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: AndroidOS | 1 Comment »

Google has recently started to increase security on the Android Market and if we have to believe developer Hexage, Google might already be too late as in Asia, 97% of his gamers play with a pirated version.

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Nielsen: iPhone 4 Doesn’t Beat Android

August 2nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to the latest US numbers from research company Nielsen, Android is growing faster than the iPhone while the BlackBerry still hasn’t been beaten off its throne.

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Google Fights Piracy with Android Licensing Service

July 28th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

To fight Piracy on the Android Market, Google has introduced a new licensing service. Developers can use the licensing service to let their apps check if the phone they run on belongs to a registered buyer of the app.

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Nexus One Suffers from Component Shortages

July 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

HTC seems to have problems supplying operators in Europe with enough Nexus One phones to fulfill local demand. The company is already switching from Samsung’s AMOLED screens to Sony’s SLCD’s.

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Indian Operator Olive Builds Android Pad

July 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Indian operator Olive has introduced its own Android based tablet PC. Android based tablets are not new, but this one has all the specs to make it a success in the Indian market though the costs might kill it.

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Google Sells Last Batch of Nexus One’s

July 19th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Google has received their last batch of Nexus One devices. When Google runs out, it will stop selling the device directly to consumers and and developers.

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SE: Symbian or WinMo, One Has to Go

July 19th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

During the presentation of their Q2 financial results, Bert Nordberg showed his enthusiasm about the success of the Android platform in SonyEricsson’s portfolio. The company is less satisfied with Windows Mobile and Symbian.

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DS Effects Betting Big on HTML 5

July 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Web Apps | No Comments »

According to PG, Italian developer DS Effects is betting big on HTML5 apps and games for the iOS platform. The Italians have already released over 150 games for HTML5.

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AppInventor: D-I-Y Android Apps

July 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Google has released the Android App Inventor. The App Inventor is a bit like Nokia’s Ovi App Generator, though not limited to only publishing RSS based applications.