Android Apps

Thousands of Android Apps Available on PlayBook, Says RIM PCWorld By Nancy Gohring, IDG News Research In Motion said that "thousands" of Android apps are already in the Android player launched one week ago as part of the PlayBook OS 2.0 update. The company said that the player could help encourage more native app ... See all stories on this topic »

How to password-protect Android apps PC Advisor By Marie Brewis | PC Advisor | 28 February 12 All Google Android handsets support a screen lock, whereby a unique password, PIN or pattern must be entered before access to your apps, contacts, messages and more is granted. But for many of us, ... See all stories on this topic »

Wanted: Secure Android App Whitelisting InformationWeek If you are an Android user, you've noticed that when you install an app you are presented with a list of permissions. The idea is that you can decide whether you trust the app to have these permissions. In fact, these screens are like Terms of Service ... See all stories on this topic »

Google: Android has 450k apps, 850k activations a day Los Angeles Times At the annual Mobile World Congress event, hardware makers are showing off more than 100 Android devices, he said. Google's Android Market also has more than 450000 apps available for download, up from 150000 at the time of last year's Mobile World ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Google: Android Apps Have Tripled to Nearly Half a Million Since Last Year TIME Last year, it used the event to announce that its Android Market had accrued an impressive 150000 apps. Today, the company announced that the number has tripled. That figure lags a little behind the number of iOS apps in the App Store — which, ... See all stories on this topic » TIME

RIM Touts PlayBook Apps, Actively Courting Bigger Players PC Magazine Still, the PlayBook lacks some of the more popular apps found on iOS and Android, like Skype and Netflix. Last week, Netflix said it had no plans to develop an app for the PlayBook, though it later noted that "our plans can change. See all stories on this topic »

Mozilla Dropped Android From Boot-to-Gecko Project PCWorld "We got rid of Android completely," he said. "Why be beholden to any other piece?" He demonstrated B2G running on a Samsung Galaxy S II. The phone had a dialer, SMS app, video player, photo viewer, browser and other apps. See all stories on this topic »

The New York Times 'Election 2012' App Comes to Android MarketWatch (press release) NEW YORK, Feb 28, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The New York Times today announced the launch of its Election 2012 app for Android, an essential destination and comprehensive resource for those following the 2012 presidential campaign. The app is available ... See all stories on this topic »