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China’s leading search provider Baidu is looking to acquire Android app store 91 Wireless for around $1.9 billion. As I’m writing this, more than 10 billion apps have been downloaded from the 91 Wireless app distribution platforms in China, including 91 Assistant and HiMarket. Moreover, it was ranked as the top third-party app distribution platform…
Today is Nexus 7 leak day. Earlier, leaked prices for the upcoming tablet device hit the Internet, Google announced an event that might be used to uncover the Nexus 7 and now we have some leaked photos purportedly showcasing the android tablet. The photos, leaked by Android Central, show off an Asus tablet wearing the…
Google Play Music is rolling out its All Access streaming service in Australia and New Zealand today. Android users down under gain access to gazillions of streaming tracks through the service. Google launched its Google Play Music: All Access streaming service last May, at Google I/O. A competitor to other streaming services such as Spotify, All Access lets…
Why hello there, DROID Ultra! We’ve seen you before, but never like this. How do we like your new snazzy red color, you ask? Let’s just say you look wonderful. A new press render from the continually amazing @evleaks shows the oft-leaked DROID Ultra sporting a sweet dark red colored kevlar backing. This sets the…
Regional carrier Cricket Wireless will be offering the Samsung Galaxy Admire 2 and the Galaxy Discover starting on July 21st, available off-contract at affordable prices. Both of the devices will be available with Cricket’s 3G all-inclusive smartphone plans, which start at $50 a month, and top out at $70 a month. Both untis will offer…
An infographic comparing the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store takes a fresh look at how we compare the two services. Most comparisons focus on metrics such as number of apps, rate of growth and sales. The infographic takes a look at other metrics, such as market share, ease of app discovery, price point…
Icelandic musician Björk’s Biophilia app has made its way to Android, after being available on iOS for some time. The app does much more than provide access to Björk tunes; it’s a huge, multimedia event packed into a smartphone. The app includes original music by Björk as well as interactive artwork and musical artifacts. The…
The BlackBerry Q5 debuted in India this week, and Sunil Lalvani,the managing director of BlackBerry India was on hand for the launch. While speaking during the Q5 kick-off, Lalvani filled in some details about the upcoming BlackBerry Messenger launch on Android, according to IBNLive. Lalvani confirmed that the highly anticipated Messaging app would arrive this summer. He…
We’re all more than aware that Google is readying its Nexus 7 successor to launch in the near future. After all, the original tablet turned a year old last week, so we’d say we’re about due for the next generation of the popular tablet. Well, we could see the announcement of the Nexus 7 refresh…
Google is getting ready for an announcement a week from now, and is sending out invitations for the event that simply says that it’s “breakfast with Sundar Pichai.” This means we have either an Android or Chrome announcement on our hands, but exactly what it could be remains to be seen. There are quite a…