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Google's kibosh on self-updating Android apps isn't just about Facebook
InfoWorld
Sure enough, about a month ago, the Facebook Android app started prompting users to install a new build, bypassing Google Play in the process. Some users panicked, uncertain if the update was legit. Facebook confirmed it was. Everyone slept soundly ...
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Review: A closer look at Facebook Home
CNN
Facebook Home is a free Android app that makes some mild changes to a phone's lock screen and home screen to deliver more Facebook features. It's available now in the Google Play store for select Android phones and comes pre-installed on the new HTC ...
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Hedge Fund Impresses on Microsoft for Office iOS, Android Apps
Tech News Plus (blog)
Microsoft still might not be ready for bringing its popular Office to iOS and Android but a hedge fund that recently invested $2 billion in Microsoft is already asking it to bring its Office product for iOS andAndroid. ValueAct Hodlings LP, a hedge ...
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Apps to Improve Work Productivity - Mashable
Mashable
Cloudon: This iOS and Android app is a free cloud experience that basically gives you the power of Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint to create and edit files on your tablet or smartphone. You can also access files you already keep in the cloud ...
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Microsoft to Launch Android App Begging Users to “Switch to Windows Phone”
TechnoBuffalo
Microsoft wants Android users, and it wants them bad. And so, hoping they defect to Windows Phone, the company will be appealing to them directly where they live — on an Android device. Toward that end, the company will be launching an Android app ...
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TechnoBuffalo
How much longer will Android come second for applications?
PhoneDog
So unfortunately for you, you're going to have to wait until some developer realizes that he could be making more than double what they're making now by porting their new trendy app over to Android – and unfortunately that can take months, or it might ...
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In Mobile Push, Facebook Buys Parse to Court App Developers
Entrepreneur
Tumblr places ads in its mobile apps. Starting this week, users of Tumblr's iPhone andAndroid apps started seeing advertisements on the popular social network. The ads appear in a users' dashboard stream, so they are unavoidable as you scroll through ...
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Entrepreneur
Mobile App User Numbers Now Rival Traditional Media Audiences
RedOrbit
According to mobile analytics and monetization firm Flurry, the top 250 iOS and top 250 Android apps peaked at 52 million consumers during primetime hours in the month of February. In comparison, that's roughly equal to the total circulation of the 200...
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RedOrbit
Android App Updates Can Only Come Via Play Store Now
Coolest Gadget Reviews (blog)
As of now, Android app developers will no longer be able to update their respective apps unless the update goes through the Google Play store. In the past, developers were able to bypass the Play Store to perform updates, but this is no longer the case.
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