Android, Windows Phone 7 and Windows Mobile

The final version of Chrome for Android to arrive in a number of weeks

It you’re wondering when the current Beta version of Chrome for Android is due to be replaced by a final one, the VP of Google’s Chrome and Apps for Android division has the answer to your question. Sundar Pichai has announced, that the new version of the application is to be expected within a few weeks. Of course, the term “a few weeks” could be interpreted in quite a few different ways, but google have definitely shown, that they’re working hard to release it as soon as possible.

There is one important issue still remaining – the browser has yet to become available for previous version’s of Android. Currently it’s limited to devices, running the lates version of Google’s mobile platform – Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which according to the statistics is still highly unpopular – just 2.9% of all Android devices are runnig 4.0 ICS. B. A.

Android Market with over 500,000 apps

According to Research2Guidance there are currently over 500,000 applications on the Android Market. Actually this number was reached about a month ago and achieving it was quite hard, because 37% of the applications uploaded to the Market are removed for various reasons. Apple’s App Store on the other hand has 600,000 applications, but only 24% of the uploaded ones are taken down. The Windows Marketplace has 35,000 applications at the moment, which mean’s it’s a lot smaller than the competitors. According to the agency Android-developers are far more productive than iOS ones as their average number of apps uploaded is 6 and iOS ones’ – only 4. B. A.

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Facebook 3.5 for iPhone – download

Facebook released version 3.5 of its application for iPhone, a list of changes is not small. After the update users can now add tags to it’s photos, share links to pages, dealing with a web browser application, and to benefit from some interface changes.

In addition, in Facebook 3.5 app for iPhone there are improvements and sharing tools that are associated with the addition of options for controlling access to the office, changed the system for notifications, in addition, amendments are made of different bugs, it has addressed the current problems with application.

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Google shutting down Google Labs

Google have announced they’re going to shut down Google Labs – the experimental division, which developed a lot of great and fun to use applications. The reason is that the company want to focus all their efforts on their future ideas and already existing products. All of Google Labs‘ already developed apps will remain and they might even be united, but Google haven’t yet announced if we can expect new versions and improvements. Other experimental channels like Gmail Labs and Maps Labs will continue working. B.A.

Sliding Keyboard for Windows Phone 7

Sliding Keyboard v1.8 is a standalone Windows Phone 7 app, it does not replace system keyboard.

The application allows users to enter words by sliding over the keyboard instead of having to type. Users can sms / email / search / copy paste it to other apps.

Version 1.8 features:

• Frequency based word list to load most used words
• Localisation of keyboard to support non english layouts like German, French and Spanish.
• Translation of text and ability to sms / email / search and copy paste it.

You can download it for free from the WP Marketplace.

Gingerbread update for the Optimus 3D coming this October

All of the new LG top models came on the market with Android 2.2 and the company’s promise to update them to at least Gingerbread 2.3. So far, this hasn’t happened, but thanks to The Inquirer we know when the LG Optimus 3D will get the update. According to it, British employees have said the update will arrive this October – not really good news. But there is an upside – the software will include an application with which you can transform 2D apps and games (based on Open GL) into 3D ones. It will work a lot like the picture and video 2D to 3D converter the phone already has. B.A.

New infected apps in Android Market

From Lookout Mobile Security reported that they have found new applications in Android Market, which are infected with a new kind of Trojan horse named DroidDreamLite. As the author of malicious applications published online is shown Mobnet and this time, they have names that inspire more confidence to the users like Quick FallDown, Bubble Buster, Scientific Calculator and Best Compass & Leveler. Unfortunately, before being detected the applications had been downloaded approximately between 1000 and 500 times.

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The new Android Market – now also featuring books and movies

Google have introduced a new version of their Market, one that integrates a bookstore and movie-renting, though these features are only for the american users. Other changes have been made to make searching for a particular app, game, book, etc. easier. Also, there are going to be interesting new suggestions on the main screen and collections picked out by Android employees. The application will be released worldwide in a couple of weeks and it will automatically be installed on your device. The only requirement is that it’s running Android 2.2+.

If you can’t wait to try it out – you can download it from here.

Nokia apps fow WP7

It is not a secret that Nokia will add own applications in their new phones with Windows Phone 7 like other producers do, but now it turns out that they will be compatible with all WP7 phones. The company is currently working on improvement of Windows Phone 7 and because that, they have to create these new apps. The information about compatibility of applications comes from Marco Argenti – the vice president of Nokia’s Developer and Marketplace.

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