CyanogenMod May Start Selling Forbidden Android Fruit
CyanogenMod, which offers aftermarket firmware for Android mobile devices, is apparently planning to sell apps that have been banned from the official Android Market. Koushik Dutta, who writes apps for CyanogenMod, has put up a screenshot of what seems to be the landing page for the app market.
Google Asks Android App Devs to Design by the Book
It’s well known that Android is fragmented or, as Google CEO Eric Schmidt contends, "differentiated." In a bid to codify design principles for the operating system’s look and feel, Google unveiled Android Design at CES on Thursday. This website seeks to help appdevs create apps with a more uniform look and feel for its latest version, Ice Cream Sandwich.
Google’s Schmidt Does the Android Definition Boogie
As Android smartphones sell like hot cakes — 3.7 million were reportedly activated on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day — concerns about the fragmentation of the operating system are increasing, and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt sought to allay those fears while speaking at a panel at the Consumer Electronics Show Tuesday.
Lenovo Unwraps Android 4.0 ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ Smart TV
At the Consumer Electronics Show on Sunday, Lenovo unveiled a smart TV it says is the world’s first to run Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich. Powered by a QualComm 8060 Snapdragon dual core CPU, the smart device — called the "K91" — features a 55-inch screen, a gamepad, and a user interface that combines Video On Demand, Internet applications and traditional TV programs.
Gadgetwise Blog: The Best Android Gaming Apps of 2011
Just as the 10 best Android apps can hold their own against the 10 best iPhone apps of 2011, so can the better Android games hold their own against their iPhone counterparts.
Bits Blog: Mobile App Downloads Set Records on Christmas
Christmas Day downloads of iOS and Android apps from mobile app stores more than doubled compared to years past, shattering records, according to a report.
Gadgetwise Blog: Apps to Put Words in Santa’s Mouth
You might expect folks who make Santa apps to be filled with the holiday spirit, but after testing some of their wares, it’s clear they might be some of the Scroogiest people around. Here’s why.
Gadgetwise Blog: App Smart Extra: A New Weight-Loss App
Noom, an Android app, can track workouts and meals and features a virtual coach to help you achieve your weight-loss goal.
Gadgetwise Blog: Q&A: Seeking a Picture-Perfect Tablet
What to consider when shopping for a tablet with photography in mind.
Nexus Hits the Mainstream
Ever since the Galaxy Nexus, the Samsung-built Android phone that will usher in Ice Cream Sandwich, was announced in Hong Kong in October, the device has been making the headlines. On Thursday alone, there were stories about its launch in Canada, Verizon Wireless’ excluding Google Wallet from the device, the Nexus’ U.S. release date, and how it’s impacted by CDMA technology. What gives?
Gadgetwise Blog: App Smart Extra: 10 Android Apps for a Buck
A one-day promotion from Google means you can get 10 Android apps for a dime apiece.
Gadgetwise Blog: Another Tablet Bites the Dust: Dell’s Streak 7
Dell announces the conclusion of its Android tablet experiment with the shutdown of the Dell Streak 7.
