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iPhone-like Android store isn’t confirmed at this stage, but the following words by project lead Andy Rubin promise AppStore like experience to the future Google’s mobile OS powered handset users:
“It would be a great benefit to the Android community to provide a place where people can go to safely and securely download content and where a billing system would allow developers to get paid for their effort…We wouldn’t have done our job if we didn’t provide something that helps developers get distribution.”
There is a twist, though. As an open platform, Android, will allow handset makers and carriers to tweak the device the way they want to. That being, users may or may not get the AppStore pre-installed on their devices, depending on the carrier’s/handset maker’s decision. We’re certainly all for AppStore, but it’s not like someone’s going to ask us about it. 
[Via: Gizmodo]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
