Monthly Archives: June 2012

GameStop plans to sell Nexus 7, starts taking Android tablet trade-ins

GameStop Taking Pre-Orders on New Google Nexus 7 Tablet Trades of popular Android tablets now accepted in all U.S. stores GRAPEVINE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GameStop (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest multichannel retailer of video games, has again expanded its mobile electronics business with new trade-in and pre-order programs. The company is now accepting trades on a...
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Google Nexus 7 Android tablet (preview)

Google has unveiled its own-branded Android tablet, the ASUS-manufactured Google Nexus 7. The Nexus tablet has a smaller 7in screen than the new iPad but costs significantly less, starting at just $249. Can it steal sales away from Apple’s juggernaut? Google lifted the lid on the Nexus 7 Android tablet at its I/O developers...
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Telecom’s New Android App Music to Ears

LITTLETON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Telecom New Zealand consumers with an ear for music can now download the latest tunes with the launch of Telecom’s Music Store for Android devices. Telecom is the first carrier in New Zealand to launch an Android music store app. The new app is free (but standard data charges apply) from...
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Apple Gets Judge to Block Sale of Nexus, Android’s Only Jelly Bean Phone

Apple Gets Judge to Block Sale of Nexus, Android’s Only Jelly Bean Phone

It’s not how Google would have wanted to end one of its best weeks ever. On the last day of a stellar Google I/O conference, where the search and software giant unveiled a slew of new products including Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, rival Apple successfully blocked the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. That’s...
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First look at the $99 Matrix One Android tablet

First look at the $99 Matrix One Android tablet

What a difference a couple of years can make—the last time we took a look at a $99 Android tablet, we came away so scarred by the experience that we recommended you save your $99 and buy some top-shelf liquor with it instead. Another contender for the $99 Android tablet throne has emerged, however:...
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Apple app downloaders 52% more loyal than Android

The overall app development sector continues to boom and app retention rates improved 19% over the last year across platforms. The one time app usage numbers dropped to 22%, while the number of people using the app more than 10 times increased to 31%. “Improvements in both platforms suggest that many app publishers are...
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New Andromo 2.0 Makes Android App Development Possible for Anyone

With over 900,000 Android devices activated each day, there is a huge audience for Android apps. New Andromo 2.0 is an affordable online app making service that requires no programming and allows anyone to get in on the profitable Android app market. A subscription to Andromo lets developers make an unlimited number of apps,...
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Nikmati Aplikasi Android di OS X Dengan Bluestacks

Nikmati Aplikasi Android di OS X Dengan Bluestacks

Android yang dibesut dengan label Open Source sangat populer di kalangan para pengembang aplikasi Mobile. Sebelumnya kita bisa install Android di Mac secara virtual menggunakan Virtual Box, sekarang kita bisa merasakan langsung Android di desktop OS X. Dengan aplikasi BlueStacks kita bisa menjalankan aplikasi Android langsung di desktop OS X, teknologinya mereka sebut sebagai...
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Is Google prepping a 10-inch tablet?

Is Google prepping a 10-inch tablet?

Is a 10-inch version of the Nexus 7 in the works? (Credit: Google) Is Google eyeing a 10-inch version of its new Nexus tablet? Citing the usual “industry sources,” Taiwan-based DigiTimes says the search giant is planning a 10-inch Android tablet with display panels to be supplied by Wintek and AU Optronics. Wintek is...
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Has Google done enough to keep Android phones up-to-date?

Has Google done enough to keep Android phones up-to-date?

IDG News Service - Google announced a new version of Android this week with some impressive new features, but it’s unclear if it’s done enough to solve a problem that has dogged its mobile OS: fragmentation. Even as it announced the imminent launch of Android 4.1, or Jelly Bean, the majority of users are...
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