Google announced today that it has updated the Android Market with new features that let you purchase books and movies while on your handset. These features have been available to Android Market on the web and will now work on all phones that have Android 2.2 or higher.
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Google Updates Android Market With Books And Movies
Motorola CEO blames open Android Market for device woes; MOTOBLUR adding greedy app alerts
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has blamed poorly tested third-party Android apps for underwhelming performance on Android phones and tablets, claiming that 70-percent of all of the returned devices the company sees are rejected because applications have affected usability. "For power consumption and CPU use, those apps are not tested," Jha said during a webcast of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Technology conference. "We're beginning to understand the impact that has."
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SlashGear Android app updated! Comics, sharing & more
The SlashGear for Android app has been updated, with v1.1 addressing much of the feedback you gave us after the first release back in February. Now with a dedicated section for our popular SG Comics feature, the other big change is that it’s easier than ever to share articles, editorials, and videos on your Android smartphone.
Apple App Store far more paid-app friendly than Android Market
Developers looking to sell paid apps will likely find richer pickings in the iOS App Store rather than the Android Market, according to research firm Distimo, which has discovered that around 80-percent of paid titles for Android devices are only downloaded less than 100 times. Meanwhile, only two paid Android apps have been downloaded more than 500,000 times worldwide since the Android Market launched, versus six paid iOS apps breaking that milestone over the past two months in the US alone.
Android developers next in line for Lodsys in-app patent punch
In-app patent holder Lodsys hinted that Apple developers wouldn't be the last to find patent licensing demands dropping into their inbox, and now it seems the company's attention has turned to Android. At least one Android developer has apparently received documentation claiming they have infringed Lodsys' IP, after implementing in-app payment systems in their app.
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Acer A100 delayed over Honeycomb 7-inch app issues tip insiders
Acer's Iconia Tab A100 delay - which the company confirmed would now launch in the second half of 2011, rather than this month as originally expected - is reportedly due not to hardware issues but how nicely Android 3.0 Honeycomb plays with 7-inch displays. According to DigiTimes' sources, Acer discovered that "many" of the Honeycomb-specific apps were incompatible with the 7-inch A100; meanwhile, the Iconia Smart 5-inch smartphone has also been delayed, it's suggested.
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PayPal on Android Update [May 2011] Walkthrough
So you’ve got a PayPal account but you’re still terrified to use it anywhere other than in the privacy of your own Post-PC home, yes? That time is over – PayPal’s updated their official app for Android and it’s a real winner. Come with me down the lane and let us together have a peek at this lovely system, button by button. You’ll wonder why you ever thought cashing checks at the bank was a good idea. Cut bills in half, request and send money, and flip your cash all over the place!
SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video – May 15, 2011
This past week’s Google I/O developer conference brought lots of Google news involving Android, Google Music Beta, Google TV, Android Market, and Chromebooks. The keynotes for both days of the event were live casted, but just in case you weren’t following along, we’ve highlighted them again. Various bits of news and videos were released this week from manufacturers Samsung, LG, and HTC, while a surprise announcement came late Saturday from Sony announcing that they’ve begun restoring the PlayStation Network.
Adobe Flash 10.3 Now on Android Market
Adobe has just released Flash Player 10.3, and it is available in the Android Market. This now bumps Flash up to version 10.3.185.21. Flash 10.3 is available for Android 2.2 Froyo, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and Android 3.01 Honeycomb devices, and it also supports Android 3.1. The release comes with several new features, and some important bug fixes. Continue after the cut for more details.
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Netflix Launches Android App for “Select Phones”
Excellent news for Netflix subscribers who love their Android phones! Netflix has just launched an app for Android, something that has been long-awaited by Android device users. The app is free from the Android Market, but is only available "on select phones that currently have the requisite playback support." So far that means the HTC Incredible, Nexus One, Evo 4G, and G2, plus the Samsung Nexus S. Netflix says it will be quickly adding to the phones that can download the app.
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Google Introduces Revamped Android Market at I/O
Today at Google I/O was mostly about Chrome: Chrome OS, Chromebooks...but there was another annoucement today about a new version of Android Market for web, phones, and tablets. The new version is meant to improve the app discovery experience, and make it easier for you to find good new apps. This update gives the Android Market a feel more similar to the Amazon Appstore and Apple's App Store. Continue after the cut for more details.
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Android Market To Surpass Apple’s App Store In Size By August 2011?
Since at least this past February, we've heard analysts predicting the size of the Android Market to surpass that of Apple's App Store. This belief is drawn from Android Market's enormous growth and the App Store's slowing down. But today's analysis goes further to claim that the size of the Android Market will surely surpass that of Apple's by August of 2011.
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