When we saw that the Android market enjoyed over 9,000 new app uploads last month, it was apparent that a growth spurt was imminent and that we’d see the app count continue to rise at alarming rates. Now, thanks to estimates by AndroLib’s market-probing analysis, we can safely say that the Android market has reached [...]

Snaptic has teamed up with HopeLab and TED to bring you the Move Your App! Developer Challenge. They are making an open call for developers to create Android applications that “inspire people to move.” All you need to do is register for the challenge and submit an app based on snaptic APIs by May 21st. [...]

Not wanting to miss out on the tablet craze, Asus will be announcing their own take at a device with a name coincidentally similar to ‘iPad.’ The Eee Pad will be an Android-based tablet sporting a webcam, USB connectivity, and Adobe Flash support. The Eee Pad will supplement Asus’ Eee PC (pictued below) line of [...]

While you can register many complaints about Facebook’s native Android app, the fact that new message and friend request notifications bumped you to the mobile Facebook site is high up on my list of reasons why the app just missed the mark. Now Facebook, amid all of their site announcements and updates over the past [...]

In ramping up for the upcoming MOTODEV Summit, which will consist of a series of events throughout Latin America, Randy Ksar of the MOTODEV team recently sat down for a chat with one of the founders of the Google Technology User Group (GTUG) Mexico City and AndroidTitlan.org, Jose Angel. The full podcast is posted over [...]

The phone-to-phone live video app Knocking has reached one million users in the four months since its launch, a growth curve three times that of FourSquare and Gowalla. While services like Qik already have a strong hold on live video streaming from a smartphone, Knocking carves out a niche in the form of phone-to-phone private [...]

Similar to the uncovering of a supposed T-Mobile version of the Samsung Galaxy S, we just got word from the Bluetooth SIG that a South Korean version of the Galaxy S may exist, as well. Looking at the design description, it matches up nicely with what we already know about the Galaxy S. The only [...]

The streaming radio pool is booming on Android, and Sirius is ready to take a cannonball dive right into the middle of it all. Today, Sirius announced that they’d be bringing an app to the Android market to supplement their subscription service. The app itself is free, and users will get to check the service [...]

Another day, another twitter client. Twicca is an app that taught me you can be just as great – if not better – than your competitors while you’re still in beta. I’ve been using the client on and off as my main Twitter app for the past few months, and I’m nothing short of impressed. [...]

A new update is available for the Nook eReader, and it adds interesting capabilities that you wouldn’t otherwise see on a traditional eReader. On the Android side of this update, the first Android applications for the device have been added and should prove to be some crowd pleasers: Chess and Sudoku. They’ve also added a [...]

Android isn’t known for its elaborate or pretty games. There are some great gems to be discovered out there, but the library of games that you can get right now doesn’t even come close to what Apple’s mobile platforms offer. All of that could be set to change, though, as we know AIR and Flash [...]

Ever since Samsung busted this hot item out at CTIA last month, we’ve been impressed and dying to know when we might finally be able to have the Samsung Galaxy S in our grasps. We got FCC approval for this thing a few weeks ago, but now the Global Certification Forum has given their stamp [...]

These days, it seems like if you aren’t coming out with – or at least working on – an Android-based tablet, then you’re a part of the minority. Computer manufacturer Velocity Micro is cooking up their own tablet which features a 7-inch screen capacitive screen, an 800mhz processor, and Android 2.1 It’s not yet clear [...]

Tear downs of the Nexus One revealed components capable of handling FM radio and Wireless N signals (the chip being the Broadcom BCM4329EKUBG to be exact). At least one of these protocols seems to be finding its way to the N1 in a set of updated drivers just released for Google’s handset. Steve Kondik got [...]

Are you an Android developer living in Latin America? Heck, even if you aren’t from Latin America you may not want miss out on a series of talks and seminars focused on application development for Android. The dates are fast approaching, but you can still register for the time being, so get to it if [...]

Tired of envying iPhone users for their ability to locate and kill their phones remotely? Sick of the poor offerings in the Android Market such as Where’s My Droid, which does an utterly horrible job of answering the titular question in its namesake? Then do I have the app for you! OK, this isn’t breaking [...]

Vodafone updated their Nexus One page, now showing under the “Coming Soon” tag that “soon” will be April. Interesting, considering April is a little over a week from coming to a close. Does this mean the handset will be available to those waiting for its release in a matter of days? Or could this be [...]

So you think you can dance? Well that won’t matter much for this contest, but Sprint is inviting its Sprint Premier customers to “blaze across America” with its first 4G phone, and before its official release at that! Ten lucky Sprint Premier customers will take home an HTC EVO 4G, with additional prizes including a [...]

Opera Mini 5 was released to much jubilation for those Android users seeking a light, quick browser replacement. The problem was, Opera couldn’t be set as the default browser for opening links from e-mails, messages, and other sources…that is until now (sort of). OperaBridge is an app that provides a solution to the defaul browser [...]

Sometimes you want complete control over your music, picking the specific artists and songs you hear. Sometimes you’d rather just flip on the radio to a good station and let someone else dictate what you hear. Still other times you might want a combination of both. Grooveshark, currently available as a “Sneak Peek” for VIP [...]