Sunday, December 12, 2010

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How To Install The New Android Market On Your Android Device

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:35 AM PST


Yesterday, the team behind the Android Market introduced a new updated version of the Android Market. The new updated version of the Android Market will be slowly rolled out to all the Android devices running 1.6 and above in the coming weeks. However, for impatient Android users like us – the folks over at Droid-Life have managed to get their hands on a fully working apk file of the new Android Market from a tipster.

Also Read: Why the New Android Market Is Bad News for Both Users and Developers

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The Droid-Life folks tried the apk on various handsets and they successfully got the new Android Market. Even I managed to get the new Android Market on my Samsung Galaxy S running a custom ROM based on Android 2.2.1 via this apk. Interested users can download the new Android Market apk from here.

The apk should also work fine for all Android devices running Android 2.1. If this apk does install the new Android Market on your handset running Android 1.6 or higher, do drop in a comment and let us know.

After using the new Android Market for sometime, all I can say is that its brilliant! Not only is the new UI slick, its fast as well. The Android Developers team has definitely done a good job here. The Android Market is finally on par with Apple’s AppStore now in terms of UI at least.


How To Install The New Android Market On Your Android Device originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Rajesh Pandey on Sunday 12th December 2010 02:35:00 PM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Apple Kills the Jailbreak Detection API in iOS 4.2

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:57 AM PST


Apple iOS 4.2 has secretly and silently removed the API used for jailbreak detection. This change has been made without any notice from Apple. The jailbreak detection feature introduced in iOS 4.0 was used to detect if there was any tampering with iOS. However, vendors dealing in Device Management have claimed that they have methods to detect tampering when it was becoming hard for Apple to keep their codes updated with the jailbreak methods.

Put simply, third party vendors pwned Apples jailbreak detection API. The purpose of both the API and vendor codes is to detect jailbreaking and prevent users from using features like corporate mail servers.

The primary reason behind Apple pulling the switch on this API was that it was not in use by any of the vendors and it could not keep up with the jailbreaks.

Android on the other hand has rooting as an important aspect and has some apps that specifically require and encourage rooting. This offers a considerable freedom from Google in that it does not go to some great lengths to detect rooted devices so that some apps can block their access. The Android ecosystem might not be good for monetizing but as a closely-knit focus group, it is extremely popular.


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Apple Kills the Jailbreak Detection API in iOS 4.2 originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Chinmoy Kanjilal on Sunday 12th December 2010 12:57:00 PM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Nokia E71 Firmware Updated To V501.21.001

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 05:09 AM PST


Nokia has released a new firmware update for one of its most popular business phone – the Nokia E71. The new firmware update for the device is numbered version 501.21.001 and is an emergency release to address some complaints from customers and operators. The firmware also aims at improving the performance and stability of the handset.

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Here is the full change-log via DailyMobile -:

  • Ovi Maps 3.03 Lite with free navigation
  • New version of Music player
  • New version of Ovi Store
  • Office 2007 support
  • Usability and performance improvements

As seen from the change-log above, Nokia has introduced a new version of Music Player for the E71 with this update. E71 owners can update their handset using Nokia Software Updater. Since the E71 does not feature UDP (User Data Preservation), users should make a backup of their data before proceeding with the firmware update.


Nokia E71 Firmware Updated To V501.21.001 originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Rajesh Pandey on Sunday 12th December 2010 08:09:24 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Why the New Android Market is Bad News for Both Users and Developers

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:24 AM PST


The Android Market might have a lot of shortcomings, especially when compared to Apple’s App Store. However, it has one big advantage – it allows users to return purchased apps for a full refund within 24 hours of the first purchase. Unfortunately, the recently rolled out overhaul of the Market will neuter this advantage by slashing the refund window to just 15 minutes.

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Google claims that this will benefit developers, and that might indeed be true for some devs. However, it might also end up hurting several others.

For short games, comics, and (in general) apps with less content, the twenty four hours refund window led to lost sales as many users downloaded paid apps, utilized it to the fullest and then returned it. These are the apps that will benefit the most from the reduced refund window.

On the other hand, apps that regularly add new content through updates, and apps that can’t be exhausted within 24 hours (e.g. system tools, keyboard apps, media players etc.) stand to lose the most from the Market update. One of the benefits of Google’s previous refund policy was that it encouraged users to purchase and try new premium apps. I have purchased multiple apps from the Market. Some of them I liked and I kept them. While others didn’t live up to my expectations, and I simply refunded them. The twenty four hour refund window enabled me to judge an app before spending money on it. This allowed me to be more adventurous, which in turn led me to purchase a greater number of apps.

The new fifteen minutes refund period is simply too less to judge the quality of an app. Heck, on my EDGE connection, the download alone can take more than fifteen minutes to complete. The lack of availability of demo version for many apps, coupled with the truncated refund window is bad news for both users and developers. I can understand the reasons for reducing the refund period; however, anything less than 90 minutes is simply too little time for users to even get an abstract idea about an app.


Why the New Android Market is Bad News for Both Users and Developers originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Pallab De on Sunday 12th December 2010 07:24:56 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.
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