Windows Phone 7′s Marketplace grows faster than Android did at launch, doesn’t mean much
An analyst note released by research firm IDC yesterday points out that in the nearly two months since Windows Phone 7's retail release, the Windows Marketplace has swelled to 4,000 applications -- a number that the Android Market took five months to reach. That's impressive, no doubt, and the analyst behind the numbers notes that he "would not be surprised if Microsoft had the third largest app portfolio in the industry by the middle of next year." Now granted, hitting number three would take very little effort on Microsoft's part -- they'd just have to beat webOS, BlackBerry OS, and Symbian, none of which have sparked iOS- or Android-like levels of developer interest. So beyond that, what does the growth mean?
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: apps, doubt, engadget, launch, microsoft, numbers, windows, windowsmarketplace, windowsphone7, wp7
Bing apps get refreshed on Android, iOS
Both the iPhone and Android versions of Bing's aptly-titled Bing for Mobile app have been updated today, and these aren't exactly minor bumps -- particularly in the iPhone build, where you'll now have access to location-based reminders, voice search, social network check-in capability, visual search, and an advanced restaurant finder.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apps, been-updated, bumps, entry, finder, iphone, mobile, reminders, result, visual
Facebook for Android updated with chat and push notifications
Facebook chat addict? How about an Android phone owner? Well, if you answered "yes" to both of those questions, you're in luck this lovely evening.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: apps, closing-the-gap, engadget, facebook chat, facebook1.5android, facebookchat, launch, mobile, Notifications, push notification, push notifications, pushnotifications
Windows Phone Android launcher brings Metro UI’s simplicity, but none of its joy
Need to have the latest and greatest , but can't stand the sameness on tap ? You can easily spruce up your Android device with some Windows Phone 7 window dressing to impress your fanboy friends.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: apps, Brings, engadget, galaxy, hearing-some, metro, phone, result, sameness-on-tap, simplicity, window-dressing, windows, windows-phone, windowsphone, windowsphone7
Android 2.3 Gingerbread in pictures
You may not be able to get Android 2.3 loaded in any official capacity on your Nexus One yet -- or any other phone, for that matter -- but Google's 2.3 SDK is now available, which means there's an emulator attached, too.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, nexus one, Other Tags: apps, bearing-on-how, copy-the-text, engadget, equivalents, gingerbread, glows, Menus, performance, prefer-the-new, ter, the-performance
Motorola Droid gets new update — and no, it’s not Gingerbread
Good news, original Droid owners: Verizon still hasn't forgotten about you, delivering a mild update today that includes a handful of enhancements and fixes. Notably, you'll be getting updated Twitter and Gmail apps in ROM plus updated Amazon and News / Weather widgets and a bunch of improvements to the phone's built-in Exchange ActiveSync support.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: amazon, apps, engadget-mobile, getting-updated, mild-update, motorola, phone, plus-updated, twitter, verizon-wireless, verizonwireless, vzw, widgets
Google Reader gets native Android app
We're surprised it took this long, but what good would it do to live in the past? Google Reader is now available to download as a native app for Android , care of Google Inc. itself
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apps, bluetooth, facebook, gets-native, google-android, judge, native, reader, result
PCD Bigstream iPod / iPhone dongle revealed, looking to one-up AirPlay next month
And now, there's a name. The iDevice streaming adapter that we spotted a couple of months ago finally has a proper affiliation, with the PCD Bigstream being quasi-revealed today as the run-up to CES continues. Fundamentally, it's pretty simple -- just plug a nub into the 30-pin Dock Connector of your iPod, iPhone or iPad, and then connect the tent-like transceiver to your television
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: accessory, apps, entry, ipod, mediastreamer, pcd, peripheral, streaming, sunday-ticket, television, ticket
Windows Phone 7 developers not getting paid for Marketplace sales until February 2011
Not a good time to be a starving dev, we'd say, because Microsoft is saying in its Windows Phone 7 developer community forums that payouts for Marketplace apps won't start for another couple months.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apps, developers, left-uncrossed, left-undotted, microsoft, money, windows, windows-phone, windowsmarketplace, wp7
Engadget Mobile Podcast 064 – 11.27.2010
The Engadget Mobile Podcast: it's our way of saying we love you . Actually, scratch that -- it's just one more way to say we love phones , and you just happened to be standing in the way so you got some collateral love. Hosts: Chris Ziegler, Myriam Joire ( tnkgrl ) Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Daestro - Light Powered ( Ghostly International ) 00:01:11 - Black Friday 2010 deals roundup: ultimate mega edition (updated regularly) 00:08:51 - Windows Phone 7 Marketplace hits 3,000 apps and games, attracts 15,000 developers 00:23:15 - Windows Phone 7 gets user-friendly hack for bypassing the Marketplace, loading your own apps 00:31:02 - Motorola Droid Pro official on Verizon: $179.99 after rebate, pre-sales begin November 9th 00:36:47 - iOS 4.2 available today, brings the iPad into the multitasking era (update: it's live) 00:42:39 - Dell Streak Android 2.2 (Froyo) update review 00:44:45 - HTC Desire Z review 00:50:37 - Nokia X7-00 spotted feeding its Need for Speed in the wild (video) 00:54:55 - BlackBerry Style officially launches October 31st for $99 on Sprint 01:00:55 - Sony Ericsson faults 'especially rigorous' firmware testing in US for X10's Eclair update delay on AT&T 01:06:15 - Sony Ericsson CEO suggests February reveal, perhaps the PlayStation Phone
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: apps, black, eclair, engadget-mobile, engadgetmobilepodcast, friday, light, motorola-droid, myriam, podcast, sprint, windows-phone, ziegler