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AT&T has been blocking the ability to download applications outside of the Android Market since day one. Since then, there have been a few ways to get around the blockade, for those Android users who want to install apps that they downloaded on their own. Today, we’re seeing a new sideloading workaround for the Motorola…
At last count, the Windows Phone Marketplace had about 6,500 apps available, and only a short month later they’re up to 9,000 according to a third-party app list. That number’s likely to explode in the next couple of months as Microsoft has recently allowed devs to submit 100 free apps, up from 5 initially. So…
If you’re looking forward to the sexy Xperia Arc, then you may be interested in the smartphone’s first Android OS system dump, which has been spotted at the XDA Developers forum – think of a system dump as if your handset just vomited all its software code for you to use. If you can’t wait…
The BlackBerry Analytics Service, announced back in September, has just gone live in a public beta, offering app developers the tools needed to track their users. Metrics range from number of active users, how many new users an app has gained, how often, in which way, and how much apps are used, along with a…
Over the weekend, a completely fed up app developer poured out his frustrations over trying to make something for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The roadblocks ranged from an excessive demand for documentation (like getting a notarized letter confirm credentials), an unreliable tool installation process, and excessive costs. At some points I felt like he was kind…
GameSpy Technology is opening-up its platform to allow developers to add online functionality to their games. The cross-platform SDKs include open APIs for player data tracking to gauge game performance and audience engagement, user-generated cloud storage content tools for community collaboration, social network integration, in-game or web-based commerce, and matchmaking services. Thus far GameSpy has…
A company called MoMinis wants to tackle the cross-platform mobile gaming. Following an extensive beta program, they launched what is said to be the industry’s “first wholly-agnostic game development and distribution platform publicly available.” Mobile games created within The MoMinis Studio automatically run on virtually all operating systems and are distributed to consumers through global…
Sick of waiting for your Nexus One to get the OTA update to Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread? It’s your lucky day, as you can now manually install the update to your phone without anymore waiting! 1. Download the Nexus One update from this link here. 2. Rename the file to update.zip (If your OS hides file…
The popular photo-sharing service Instagram has just opened up a real-time API, so we can look forward to a new generation of apps which put photos front and center. On its blog, the company breaks down the benefits of the Instagram real-time API and it says the main advantages are: 1) Users of the developer’s…
Still haven’t received the Android 2.3.3 OTA update on your Nexus S? Thanks to the guys over at XDA, the update has been packaged into an easy to install, flashable zip file. So if you just don’t want to wait for the update to hit your handset, follow along and take it into your own…