Android Apps

Facebook tops Google's own offerings to become most popular Android app
BGR
Beating out popular own-brand apps like Google Search, Gmail, Google Maps
and YouTube, Facebook holds the title as the most actively used Android
app. Market research firm Nielsen on Monday published the findings of a
month-long study to determine the ...
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BBC iPlayer: iPhone app and 3G streaming across all mobile networks
BBC News (blog)
The BBC iPlayer app for the iPad also receives an update, with iPad users
also benefiting from 3G streaming and AirPlay. We have also been working on
the BBC iPlayer Android app. We have got a bit more work to do to improve
the video playback ...
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Apple's Leagues Ahead In App Downloads: 18 Billion To Android's 10 Billion
paidContent.org
A timely news announcement from Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) one week after Google's
own Android apps milestone: Apple says that 500000 apps have now been
published in the App Store, and it has had downloads of 18 billion across
the store since it launched three ...
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Vodafone India launches 3G Android smartphone Vodafone Smart at Rs 4995
Economic Times
The device comes with a two-year warranty and packs many Android
applications. Kumar Ramanathan, the company's chief marketing officer,
Vodafone India said: "Urban Indian youth is brand conscious and has shown a
great response to smartphones. ...
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Android openness questioned as webOS goes open-source
Android Apps Appolicious
HP rescued webOS from complete shut down by making it an open platform, but
it must first compete with Android, the dominant open source platform in
today's mobile arena. While HP will need to build up an ecosystem around
apps, gaining developer and ...
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Fresh Android Apps for Dec. 12: Sketch Free, Shoot the Apple, Rock 'em
Sock ...
Android Apps Appolicious
If your childhood took place in the last half of the 20th century in
America, a nostalgic trip back home comes cheap at 99 cents in the Android
Market. The hugely popular game Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots returns as an
Android mobile game. ...
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Google Currents vs the skepticism of the Internet
ITworld.com
By Peter Smith Add a new comment December 12, 2011, 8:16 AM — Last week
Google unveiled Currents, an online magazine app for iOS and Android (US
only for now). It took approximately 6.3 milliseconds before an Internet
denizen sniffed dismissively and ...
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Can Microsoft's Upcoming App Store Model Compete with Apple, Android
PadGadget
This 'how do I find what I am looking for' question is something that users
of the Apple and Android app stores have often complained about so there is
potential here to resolve a serious pain-point which could help to win over
consumer hearts. ...
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Apps to Make Your Holiday Merrier
Patch.com
The badge icon keeps track of how many presents that you have left to
purchase without having to open the app. Gifts Ultimate does the same thing
for Android at 99 cents. RedLaser (Free) - When shopping, scan an item's
UPC barcode with your cell phone ...
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