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New Android Newsletter: WeeklyAndroid.com
Posted on August 18th, 2010 No commentsA group of avid Android’ers got together in Vienna and realized that a common theme among the gripes of Android fans was the difficulty of navigating the Android market scene and keeping up with new things.
We thought about this for a while, and today we launched Weekly Android, a newsletter for Android users interested in a weeks worth of news from the Android scene. We will provide a summary every Wednesday, and hope to keep up with the weekly pace! Sign up and enjoy :)
With lots of new things in development, including up-coming new games and updates of old favourites (iconic memory), we’re going to be pretty busy with Android development projects too, so if you hear of anything, or have something to say about Android, let us know!
First issue (August 18, 2010):
Android leading the smartphone market
In the last quarter shipments of Android-based devices surged to 10.6 million units, increasing the operating system’s market share to 17.2%. Android has already overtaken iPhone and may bypass RIM by the end of the year.
Oracle is suing Google over Dalvik
Oracle has launched a lawsuit claiming that Google’s Dalvik VM is infringing on seven software patents which Oracle recently acquired with Sun. Long-time Java developer Charles Nutter has written a highly recommended summary about the topic and possible outcomes at his blog headius.com.
Scoreloop scores in Asia
Multi-platform highscore provider Scoreloop announced they will provide a social gaming platform for Taiwanese phone carrier Chunghwa Telecom. The Munich based start-up recently raised a $2.8M series B round of financing and is expanding to new markets through white-label partnerships.
Follow Us:
Apps & Games
- Popular blogging platform Tumblr releases app on for Android → talkandroid.com
- Namco launches Crush the Castle → pocketgamer.biz
- Happy Island, a Facebook game with 7 million players, launches Android version → droidgamers.com
Various
- Five years ago, Google acquired Android Inc. → businessweek.com
- Android smartphone shipments to surpass 55 million units worldwide → digitimes.com
- Video of Google’s “mobile press event” online [30 min] → youtube.com
- CyanogenMod 0.6 release candidates are now available → cyanogenmod.com
- Samsung Galaxy tablet leaked → engadget.com