Posts tagged as "android market"

Posted by Sean Riley on 14th March 2012

Two person development team made six figures in their first six months on Android

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Pretty awesome right? I haven’t even told you the amazing part yet, they are stopping development for Android.

You might have caught wind of this story elsewhere with some kind of doom and gloom spin about how it is impossible to ever make money on Android and that developers should flee from the sinking ship [...]

Source: Android and Me
Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 7th March 2012

Got Google Play Store? Force it onto your Android device now

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Yesterday Google started rolling out their new Google Play Store to replace the Android Market, and many of our readers reported that they started receiving it in the afternoon. However, quite a few people have said they still do not see the new Google Play Store yet.

If your device is running Android 2.2 [...]

Source: Android and Me
Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 6th March 2012

Android Market is dead, Google Play takes over starting today

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There were rumors that Google Play might be the name for Google’s upcoming 7-inch tablet, but it turns out it’s actually a “digital entertainment destination where you can find, enjoy and share your favorite music, movies, books and apps on the web and on your Android phone or tablet.”

Today in a company<a [...]

Source: Android and Me
Posted by Anthony Domanico on 6th March 2012

Google increases maximum app size from 50MB to 4GB

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If you’ve ever downloaded a game on the Android Market, you’ve probably noticed that most of the more complex games make you download large files the first time you launch the application. This has been a source of frustration for many Android users, especially when you take into account Android’s 15 minute refund window [...]

Source: Android and Me
Posted by Nick Gray on 25th February 2012

Download Android applications on your PC directly from the Android Market

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If you’ve always wanted a way to download an application from the Android Market directly to your PC, boy do we have the right thing for you. An Android developer by the name of redphx sent us an email today, introducing us to APK Downloader. It’s a Chrome extension which allows users to download application [...]

Source: Android and Me
Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 3rd February 2012

Google Wallet comes to Nexus phones on AT&T and Verizon

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After much hoopla Google Wallet finally launched on the Nexus S last September, but it was only available on Sprint’s version of the phone and not T-Mobile’s. Then when Verizon announced their Galaxy Nexus, it was soon discovered that they would not support Google Wallet. Verizon claimed that Google Wallet “needs to be [...]

Source: Android and Me
Posted by Edgar Cervantes on 2nd February 2012

Google introduces Bouncer, keeps Android market free of malicious apps

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Smartphone security continues to be a hot topic in the Android ecosystem. Whether you believe this is much of an issue or not, Android is the most popular mobile operating system, and the bad guys are known to target bigger markets. Google is not keeping its arms crossed, and they have just revealed Bouncer, a [...]

Source: Android and Me
Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 23rd January 2012

Android Market offers free tracks from Drake, Maroon 5 and Mary J. Blige for a limited time

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Have you purchased any music from the Android Market yet? Google just offered up some free hit tracks from Drake, Maroon 5, and Mary J. Blige in order to promote their Google Music service. Just click the links below to be redirected to the Android Market and add the free music to your library (sorry, [...]

Source: Android and Me
Posted by Brian Barrett on 19th January 2012

The Android Takeover Rolls On: 250 Million Handsets Worldwide

Google announced today that while it might have 90 million Google+ users, it has 250 million people using its Android handsets. That’s 700,000 activations per day, on average, with over 11 bill…

Source: Gizmodo: Android
Posted by Roberto Baldwin on 5th January 2012

Only 0.6-Percent of Android Devices Have Ice Cream Sandwich Installed

It’s been over two months since Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) launched and the adoption rate is nothing short of pitiful. It’s sort of a disaster. More »

Source: Gizmodo: Android