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Android Market Now Offers over 250,000 Apps

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Jul, 2011

We are getting tons of news rolling in over this Google Q2 earning report they posted this morning. Tips keep coming in as everyone reads over the fact sheet and breaks down the huge numbers posted. Things are really looking up for Google, with over 550,000 activations daily to huge revenue profits they are happy campers so far in 2011. It appears the Android Market has also seen huge growth and they are revealing new numbers for that too.

Spotify Premium Android App Review [USA]

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Jul, 2011

I've been lucky enough to get myself a PREMIUM account for the brand new Spotify service that just launched this morning in the USA. I'll be showing you it right now. If you didn't know Spotify is a digital distribution service giving you access to over 15 million songs all available on-demand and buffer free. I've been enjoying it over the past few days and so far I'm completely amazed, I've spend hours and hours listing to all types of music I forgot I even knew. It has been available in the UK for almost 2 years now but is just finally landing on the U.S. and you guys should all be excited.

Official: Spotify Coming to U.S. Tomorrow

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Jul, 2011

Spotify is the extremely popular and award winning digital music service millions of Europeans use every day, and tomorrow morning Spotify is announcing it will be available for the U.S finally. We heard it was coming and they have a great Android app to go along with it, but this is official news and I am excited. My co-workers in Europe love spotify and use it daily.

Twitter Update: Adds Push Notifications for Android

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Jul, 2011

Twitter has finally updated their app for Android and they added one of the most requested features and that is PUSH notifications, Finally! That isn't the only big change, users have also been wanting the option to use multiple accounts for a long time and today that wish came true also. The update is available in the Android Market already and both feature seem to be working great.

WhitePages Localicious App Hits Android, Doesn’t Wait for Apple’s Approval Process

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Jul, 2011

WhitePages has just today launched a new app called Localicious for Android, an application that will help users find delicious food locally right in your neighborhood hence the name Localicious. WhitePages has been very clear that they've been planning this launch for Android and iOS but Apple's long and difficult approval process makes planning a launch impossible.

Developers Can Afford to Wait on iPhone and Develop for Android

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Jul, 2011

The main co-founder of Android, Rich Miner has been talking about the developer side of Android as of late and it looks like over the past 6-8 months the amount of growth on the platform is giving him the confidence to say things like our above said title. As recent as 6 months ago he was quoted recommending that start-ups focus on the iPhone first and then move to Android, but things have changed.

GetJar To Apple: We’re Not Going To Take It! Steve Jobs isn’t our Dad

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Jul, 2011

Recently it looks as if Apple is going after anyone that might be getting in their way, or even close. Amazon is not the only one being attacked by the bullies over at Apple over the use of the term "App Store" and apparently they are now after GetJar. The list goes on and on from Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Amazon and plenty more I've most likely forgot about since they seem to be suing everyone.

5 new ways to discover great apps on Android Market

By Cory Gunther
on 12 May, 2011

Yesterday at Google I/O it was almost all about Chrome, but they also covered a lot about the Android Market and had quite a bit to say regarding some much needed improvements. Having an app be discovered by the users has always been a challenge for Android. I know a few great game dev's that had a hard time getting their apps into the eyes of users. Google has introduced 5 great new ways to discover all the newest and greatest apps on the Android Market, a very welcomed improvement.

Android Market app install numbers are growing insanely fast

By Cory Gunther
on 11 May, 2011

Looks like Android just keeps getting bigger and bigger, not to mention better with every release and will surely be very exciting once Ice Cream Sandwich launches. According to new numbers from the live sessions at Google I/O Android Market application installations has seen an extremely rapid growth of installs.

Make a WiFi webcam from an Android phone

By James DeRuvo
on 6 May, 2011

We came across a nifty little tutorial that can turn an Android smartphone into a wireless webcam. The tutorial, on Instructables, uses an Android and PC app called DroidCam. We just tested it out and while it crashed a few times, it worked quite well with Skype, making it a viable video chat option for those who don't want to buy a separate camera. Here's a breakdown on how to set it up.