At this year’s Devoxx, Google’s Tim Bray gave a thought-provoking keynote which covered several areas but what stood out for me were his comments around writing applications for Android. In summary his message was “give software away and sell a service” and “make it social”. Giving software away and selling a service is a whole …
Tag Archive: Marketplace
Dec
14
Sep
18
Get Your Act Together, Google
Having purchased and immediately returned one Android tablet because it lacked the Android Marketplace I’ve been doing some research into exactly what is available, or will shortly be available, in tablet form. There are a few promising things on the horizon or already here from some relatively big names – Samsung with the Galaxy Tab, …
Sep
15
My Favourite Android Applications
As an Android user since early 2010 I have a plethora of applications installed, and each month a few more of my friends acquire an Android phone of their own. So of course we get chatting about the various applications I am using and I end up sending them a list. From now on however …
Sep
11
Beware the early Android tablets
Having jumped into Android development and nearing the point where I can start distributing something to friends to test in the wild, I decided to invest in a couple of extra devices for test bench purposes to sit alongside the Nexus One I already have. The first was an HTC Magic, second hand from eBay. …