Google Announces Bouncer To Prevent Malware From Android Market
Google’s Android team has announced Bouncer. Bouncer is a new security feature that will help prevent malware from making it into Android Market. Bouncer provides automated scanning of Android Market so application developers don’t have to wait through a long application process like Apple’s App Store. It’s also good for the users and should increase trust when downloading apps. Hiroshi Lockheimer, Android engineering VP also said that Bouncer has been... Read More
Android Gingerbread Now On 58% Of Android Devices[STATS]
Google has released a new set of stats showing the percentage each Android version takes amongst Android devices. The stats show that the latest upgrades to Gingerbread, Android 2.3.3 to 2.3.7 take up 58% of Android devices. Froyo[Android 2.2] stands at 27.8% while Ice Cream Sandwich[4.0] variants take up 1%. Google hasn’t given specific numbers of Mobile phones or Tablets but we can clearly see that Honeycomb variants take up 3.4% of all Android devices. Honeycomb was released... Read More
Android Market Statistics[INFOGRAPHIC]
Google announced a few days ago that it had begun activating 700,000 Android devices daily. Up from 550,000 daily in July. The infographic below shows statistics behind the growth of Android Market. App downloads have peaked at 10 Billion and will continue to grow while Sunday at 9PM is the most popular time to download apps.[click image to enlarge] Source: TechCrunch BinjoBinjo is passionate about(some say he's obsessed with) technology and the web. . In his spare time, Binjo... Read More
