Google’s Android Market growth has not been as fast or furious as Apple’s App Store, however, as more Android handsets are sold, that’s expected to change.
In fact, the Android Market may have as many as 150,000 apps by the end of 2010, according to Flurry, a mobile-application analytics firm, which merged with Pinch Media yesterday. In November, Apple said it had around 100,000 apps for the iPhone, which completely overshadows the 12,000 Android apps in existence. In an interview with Bloomberg, Flurry CEO Simon Khalaf said: “A lot of developers have come onto the Android platform” because of efforts by Verizon Wireless, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to promote the system. Full story...
The FCC is working on a plan that would sell a chunk of spectrum in the first half of 2011 that failed to be sold in 2008 because of the strict conditions of use.
» The pros and cons of developing apps for Windows Phone 7. [InfoWorld]
» Microsoft’s Scott Guthrie talks about Silverlight and the Windows phone.
Palm (NSDQ: PALM) provided a stark view of its financial and market position yesterday after releasing its third-quarter results.
When I spoke with SpinVox buyer Nuance, as it began planning the future for the voicemail-to-text firm last month, it said it would pitch the service harder to network operators, stop offering new direct consumer accounts, but continue to maintain the service for existing subscribers.
Palm’s poor performance was no surprise today since it sent out a warning last month that sales were falling way short of expectations.
T-Mobile USA is indeed looking for a U.S. partner to help finance a high-speed data network.
» Several websites—particularly TheiPhoneAppReview.com and AppCraver.
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has sold “hundreds of thousands of iPads” on pre-order, reports the WSJ, which quotes people familiar to the matter.
MobiTV has fixed a digital rights management issue that was prohibiting it from offering users the ability to store content on their phone and then play it offline or on other devices.
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) may have lost its search deal with T-Mobile in the U.S. earlier this month—but it is still picking up search partners—at least in Europe.