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Slow Growth in Android App Sales Triggers Major Changes, Paypal VP Heads to Google

Kellen January 27, 2011 21

Google’s Android platform manager Eric Chu had a chance to chat with the folks at the Inside Social Apps conference on Tuesday and made it very clear that they are not satisfied right now with the performance of the paid app market on Android. In fact, he...

CONTEST: Design Our New Logo, Win an Android Collectible and an ezeStand XL!

Kellen January 26, 2011 314

Back in June, we ran a contest that asked our readers to put their graphics on-display by creating the next Droid Life logo. We received a ton of submissions, picked 12 finalists, and allowed you to vote on your favorite. When we tallied up all of the votes,...

Don’t Believe Everything You Read, Android Users are as Current as iPhone Users

Kellen January 19, 2011 99

On Monday, an article came out of TechCrunch comparing the OS update statuses for both i*hone and Android users, making them look worlds apart and actually, a little silly. According to iOS developer stats, almost 90% (89.73% to be exact) of users are on the...

For First Time, Android Surpasses iOS as Largest Smartphone OS

Kellen January 13, 2011 54

I guess it's a good thing Apple decided to finally jump on board with Verizon if they want to try and compete with the juggernaut now known as Android. In Millenial Media's new Mobile Mix report, our favorite mobile OS took over the top smartphone spot on...

Over 200,000 Apps in the Android Market

Kellen December 28, 2010 63

Almost 2 months ago to the day, the Android team announced that the market had officially hit 100,000 apps and according to AndroLib, we have now doubled that. Obviously these numbers are unofficial and likely a little bloated, but you have to like the sounds...

Carrier Billing Comes to the Android Market, Only AT&T for Now

Kellen December 22, 2010 24

A new payment option which allows AT&T users to bill app purchases to their monthly statements has been rolling out over the last few days and has now been made official by the Android Developers Team. I know that the majority of you are Verizon folks,...

Android Collectible Heads to Space!

Kellen December 22, 2010 36

Google decided that exploring space would be something fun to casually do on a random weekend, so they made some weather balloons, strapped our favor robot collectible to them with cameras and a Nexus S, and sent them off. They captured some great pictures of...

ComiXology beta brings Marvel, DC to your Android

Matt Demers December 21, 2010 29

Besides being a huge Android dork, I spend most of my time reading comic books. While I'm definitely partial to the nice feel of glossy paper, the transition to digital comics has had its own advantages; like digital sales of games, it makes things easier when...