Topic: Android

Trailrunner7 writes "Security researchers have found that Vodafone, one of the world's larger wireless providers, is distributing some HTC phones with malware pre-installed on them. The phone, HTC's Magic, runs the Google Android mobile operating system, and is one of the more popular handsets right now. A researc... More at slashdot.org
Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider: Google Testing TV Search Service On Android-Enhanced Set-Top Boxes (GOOG, DISH)  —  Google is testing a new TV search service with Dish Network, the no. 2 U.S. satellite TV provider, the WSJ reports.  —  The service lets you search TV shows and Web vi... More at techmeme.com
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo: An Apple App Star Explains Why He Won't Work With Android  —  Smule's Jeff Smith is one of the app revolution's success stories.  His start-up has generated some of the biggest hits at Apple's iTunes app store, from novelty items like Sonic Lighter to more ambitious stuff l... More at techmeme.com
Lima Sky finally announced yesterday via Twitter that the most addictive game on the iPhone app market EVER, Doodle Jump, is now on the Android Market, but with one problem: it’s $3.99 — up from $.99 for the iPod/iPhone.... More at digg.com
Mark Spoonauer / LAPTOP Mag: Google's Android Favoritism Punishes Users and Partners  —  First it was Google Maps Navigation (Beta), which at first brought free spoken turn-by-turn directions to only the Motorola Droid (and later devices running OS 1.6 and up).  Then came Google Buzz for mobile, th... More at techmeme.com
snydeq writes "Peter Wayner provides a developer's comparison of Android and the iPhone and finds Android not only competitive but in fact a better choice than the iPhone for many developers, largely due to its Java foundation. 'While iPhone developers have found that one path to success is playing to our baser in... More at slashdot.org
Microsoft releases its first mobile application for phones running the Android operating system from rival Google.... More at digg.com
MG Siegler / TechCrunch: Microsoft Launches Its First Android App.  Yes, Google's Platform.  —  In December 2008, Microsoft surprised a lot of people by releasing an iPhone app — Seadragon Mobile.  A month later, they ensured the move wasn't taken as a joke or gimmick by launching anothe... More at techmeme.com
Yang Li / Google Mobile Blog: Search your Android phone with written gestures  —  As mobile phones become increasingly powerful and can store more data, we've introduced new methods of search to get you to your content faster, such as search suggestions or search by voice.  But sometimes, typing to... More at techmeme.com
Android is Google's open source operating system. Google search and services are tightly integrated into the OS by default. They are the core of the phone's functionality. However, AT&T decided to go out of their way to strip the search feature and replace it with Yahoo. There seems to be no way to get a Google search ... More at digg.com
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch: The Complaint: Apple's Patent Lawsuit Against HTC Is All About Android  —  Earlier today, Apple issued a press release stating that it has filed suit against cell phone manufacturer HTC for patent infringement.  No mention of Android or Google was in the press release.... More at techmeme.com
Hivision SpeedPad Android tablet at CeBIT 2010 Awesome, Hivision will sell the SpeedPad for under $100 Check the specifications... More at mixx.com
Current Android Models on Sale in the US (Image) G1, myTouch 3G/LE, Cliq/XT, Behold II, CDMA Hero, Moment, Droid, Droid Eris, Backflip... More at mixx.com
Edward Kim: An Android Success Story: $13,000/month App Sales  —  Since releasing the “Car Locator” Android application about 5 months ago, I posted twice before with sales figures on the Android Marketplace.  First, when I got excited after it averaged $20/day for a few days, and secon... More at techmeme.com
The adMob report January 2010 Mobile Metrics Report shows that Google Android Apps downloads are approaching the iPhone app downloads... More at mixx.com
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