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Google’s Eric Chu sent out an email message to Android Market participants recently that outlines some of the company’s plans for the future of the Android Market.  In particular, Eric explained that developers will be able to target specific countries with an application, which will allow them to offer, for example, a French version of [...]

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Wait, not in the USA!?
AndNav2 is the first piece of turn-by-turn navigation software to arrive on the Android platform.  The maps it uses are not from Google Maps, but rather OpenStreetMap instead.  The AndNav2  application is free, but will only be available for Germany, France, Denmark, the U.K., Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, and Ireland.  Video [...]

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Mocana, one of the top 100 privately-held technology companies in North America, have released NanoPhone suite for the Android. NanoPhone is the “most comprehensive open standards-based security suite for developers building to the Open Handset Alliance’s Android specifications”. In short, this product tightens Androids loose skin, especially in and around the area of Internet connectivity.
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Google are starting to roll out the bells and whistles for Android; the little bits that make Android that much more special. For instance, say hello to Google’s Scoreboard App!
This is a complete package. It’s all about sports, and if you’re into them this is something you will be interested in. When you wack open [...]

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I recently tried out HulloMail for my mobile, and it is now available from the Android Market. It is really a neat program that allows you to view your voicemails from your G1 Android device very easily… kinda like a Visual-Voicemail application. But this little piece of software also offers up something new and rather [...]

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Today Visa announced that its new Visa Mobile application for Google Android powered smartphones.  The new application, which is available for download from the Android Market, will allow Chase Visa credit and debit card users to get extra services on their Android phone that relate to their Visa cards.
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For those of you not familiar with the “My Maps” feature of the main Google Maps website, it allows users to draw lines and shapes on a regular Google Maps view, as well as place icons for things like people, cars, water, and similar features.
The customized map views can then be saved and referenced later, [...]

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Typically, Christmas is an expensive time of year when bank balances run dry and over-drafts are stretched. You’ll be happy to hear that there are Android developers out there that have your back.
Say hello to Raketu’s VoIP for Android, and more. This little piece of software allows users to make phone calls, send text messages, [...]

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The makers of cold and flu medication Zicam have released an application for Android that lets users monitor the risk of catching a cold or the flu in their specific area.  The free application is available from the Android Market and will provide risk information based on the ZIP code that the user enters.
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Today, we were able to get an interview with Goutham Sukumar from NitroDesk, the developer of TouchDown.
As many of our viewers already know, TouchDown is one of the first Exchange clients for Android, a necessity for many smartphone users today.  In this interview Goutham talks a bit about his history as a developer and his thoughts on [...]

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