How Android Developers Can Thrive With Google Play

by on May 20, 2012

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Apple’s planned phase-out of the UDID has introduced considerable angst in the app marketing community. The UDID provides a standard, widely supported method for attributing performance of advertising campaigns. Unfortunately, there’s no single solution to replace the UDID and it appears the iOS market is fragmenting, with multiple technologies vying for developer attention. This is making it …

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3 Free Apps to Guard Android from Malware

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Mobile malware madness: Favorite target? Android. Here's how to protect your device.

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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III review: S to the third

May 20, 2012

Today is no ordinary day for the GSMArena test track, which is about to see the Bugatti Veyron of smartphones do the rounds in an attempt to beat the lap record of its predecessor.

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Samsung S-Voice leaked for all ICS devices

May 20, 2012

If you’ve got an Android 4.0 device or ROM and a burning desire to try out the latest Siri clone, you’re in luck: an XDA Developers member got his or her hands on the APK for Samsung’s S-Voice . This combination of Google’s voice recognition engine and heuristic computing got the lion’s share of the attention for the new version of TouchWiz, which debuted with the Galaxy S III earlier this month. You’ll need an Ice Cream Sandwich tablet or smartphone, but thankfully not a Samsung one, to try it out.

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SciTechTalk: Google to reign in Android

May 20, 2012

By JIM ALGAR United Press International Google's recent decision to take a more active role in how its Android mobile operating system is used is seen as an attempt to address the single most vexing problem in the Android world — the fragmentation of the one, “pure” Android into hundred of slightly different versions through its modification by smartphone and tablet makers.

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First sample photos from the Sony Xperia GX appear

May 20, 2012

The first camera samples from the 13MP camera of the Sony Xperia GX are out (through unofficial means, but still). The shots themselves are taken with an pre-release unit and indoors under not-so-good lighting, so it's too early to be talking image quality, but this leak still holds some very interesting details. First off, the photos were taken at the DoCoMo Smartphone Lounge where a demo..

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China approves Google’s Motorola acquisition

May 20, 2012

One of the last hurdles for Google’s acquisition of hardware giant Motorola Mobility has been passed: the People’s Republic of China has reportedly approved the business deal, several months after US and European regulators . The $12.5 billion deal is now seemingly a given, though the integration of these companies (to such a degree that is wanted or needed) will certainly take quite a while. China gave an important condition to its approval: Google had to commit to keeping Android an open-source operating system for the next five years

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China to Google: Android must remain open

May 20, 2012

In OKing the Google-Motorola merger, regulators in China stipulate that Google must make the Android OS free and open for five years. Originally posted at Mobile

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Total Commander for Android reaches Version 1.0

May 19, 2012

If you’re a Windows junkie like me, you’ve probably heard of Total Commander at least in passing.

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T-Mobile’s Galaxy S III cruises through the FCC

May 19, 2012

We’ve seen pretty good indications that Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S III is coming to all four major US carriers, and the FCC just did us a solid by confirming T-Mobile’s customized model. The SGH-T999 is currently hanging out in the hallowed halls of the Federal Communications Commission, doing its time just like every wireless device in the country

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