Android Market

Google’s “Bouncer” Has Been Quietly Scanning Android Apps for Malware

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 2 at 12:30 pm PT

The Android maker says its technology looks for the presence of known malicious apps as well as for red flags that might indicate an app is up to no good.

Google’s Head of Consumer Payments, Vikas Gupta, Resigns

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 26 at 5:35 pm PT

Vikas Gupta joined Google 18 months ago after it acquired Jambool, the virtual goods payment platform where he was a founder and CEO.

Google’s VP of Commerce, Stephanie Tilenius, Moves Into Global Role

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 18 at 12:55 pm PT

Google’s VP of Commerce, Stephanie Tilenius, who was helping to lead the company’s mobile payments initiative, is changing roles to oversee the company’s commerce efforts internationally.

Windows Phone Marketplace Beats Android Market to 50,000 Apps

John Paczkowski in News on December 28, 2011 at 3:36 am PT

50,000 app submissions in 14 months.

A Gift to Developers: A Quarter of a Billion Apps Downloaded on Christmas

Tricia Duryee in Mobile on December 27, 2011 at 10:07 am PT

A record number of applications were downloaded on Dec. 25, making it a very “appy” Christmas for at least some mobile developers.

YouMail Headed Back to Android Market After Learning a Thing or Two

Ina Fried in News on December 9, 2011 at 10:51 am PT

The company said that it did, in fact, hear from T-Mobile about an issue, but that the complaint somehow didn’t make it to those it should have.

YouMail Dismayed After Its Voicemail App Is Yanked From Android Market

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 8, 2011 at 10:52 am PT

The company got an unwelcome surprise as its visual voicemail app was removed following a complaint from T-Mobile.

Android Market Now on Pace With Apple at More Than 1 Billion Downloads a Month

John Paczkowski in Mobile on December 6, 2011 at 1:00 pm PT

The Android Market is serving up more than a billion apps per month. So is Apple’s iTunes App Store.

RIM Investigating Release of Tool That Could Make PlayBook Actually Interesting

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 6, 2011 at 10:59 am PT

The Canadian mobile device maker said it may issue a software update to address the jailbreak software.

Galaxy Nexus: An In-Your-Face Android Phone

Katherine Boehret in News on November 22, 2011 at 4:32 pm PT

The Galaxy Nexus from Samsung is the first device to run Google’s Android 4.0 operating system, which is designed to be a blend of the Android phone and tablet operating systems that irons out many geeky wrinkles and includes a facial-recognition feature to unlock the phone.