Android Apps

uTest Announces AppGrader for Android to Benchmark App Performance
MarketWatch (press release)
AppGrader also provides competitive context by comparing the app's overall
grade to the most popular Android apps in the same app store category.
"After testing in the lab, some companies cross their fingers and launch,
hoping their mobile app doesn't ...
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NotCompatible Android Trojan: What You Need to Know
PCWorld
By Ian Paul, PCWorld May 3, 2012 8:10 AM Android smartphone users should be
on the lookout for hacked websites that automatically download an app onto
your phone in an attempt to trick you into installing malicious code. For
what may be the first time ...
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Apps Rush: Pete the Cat, National Rail Enquiries, PayPal Here, Lego
Harry ...
The Guardian (blog)
iPhone / iPad UK travel website National Rail Enquiries has launched a free
iPhone and Android app, providing timetables, live departures data, journey
planner and push notifications for disruptions. Android / iPhone PayPal's
latest Android app is ...
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NotCompatible Android Trojan; Spotify for iPad; Target Pulling Amazon Kindle
PC Magazine
Malware threats to Android phones in the past have largely come via apps.
Meanwhile, the streaming music service Spotify finally launched an iPad
app. The Spotify for iPad app, which is now available in the App Store,
lets users of Apple's coveted ...
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In a Samsung Galaxy, will Android still rule?
Reuters
But the consequences for Samsung and other Android manufacturers are
visible: While each has customized the Android interface, these are
"veneers", in the words of Dediu, which "dissolve as soon as you jump into
an application of the core platform.
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The non-existent Pebble watch scores its first app
CNET
The "e-paper watch for iPhone and Android" won't even be available in
prototype form until August, but already it's landed its first partner --
the fitness tracking app RunKeeper. With Pebble integration, you won't ever
have to pull the phone out of ...
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Fresh Android Apps for May 3: The Avengers-Iron Man Mark VII, Paper
Camera ...
Android Apps Appolicious
Ponder the upgrade to the photo app Paper Camera, check out the free
educational game Light Robot, and then play Push-Cars for a little
politi-car correctness. How does Iron Man upgrade his armor? With your
help. Go interactive with this digital comic ...
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BlackBerry maker promises LTE PlayBook, but needs developers
Washington Post
Apps are the lifeblood of any mobile platform and, unfortunately, it's hard
to convince developers to come to alternate platforms when they know they
will have a much better reach on iOS or Android. What RIM has to do is
figure out who it wants to ...
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