Now a days android is becoming a popular device all over the world.android is a product of Google.Google announced that in Q3 2011, the total number of Android activation's had surpassed 190 million, which was a significant increase from 135 million the previous quarter. The increase was boosted by sales of Android smartphones at lower prices from Chinese and Indian manufacturers.The Android Developer Challenge was first announced in January, with submissions being accepted from 2 January to 14 April 2008. With participants from over 70 countries and a total of 1,788 entries, the ADC was an immediate success, and the Android Developers' blog reported a submission rate of 170+ submissions per hour on 14 April.So android has a better future.
An okay summary of the events I suppose.
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Google Inc.’s Android software outsold Apple Inc.’s mobile operating system for the first time last quarter among new U.S. smartphone users, according to Nielsen Co.
Android had 27 percent of the U.S. market in the second quarter, compared with 23 percent for the Apple iPhone OS, known as iOS, Nielsen said on its website today. Research In Motion Ltd. clung to its leading position, with 33 percent share.
Manufacturers such as Motorola Inc. and HTC Corp. used Android in a wider range of handsets, giving new smartphone purchasers more options. Still, the iPhone retained a higher share than Android among existing smartphone users, according to Nielsen’s research.
“There’s a massive hunger for smartphones, and the Android universe came out not just with one blockbuster device but with a whole series of blockbuster devices,” Roger Entner, head of telecom research at Nielsen, said in an interview.
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- bloomberg.com
Hello XDA-devs ---
I'm just trying to get some kind of visible feedback about whether the new Devvy Awards banner Ad is showing up for you in the ad-rotation on the site here. There is a wide banner version, and a square version. If you've seen one at least once, could you please reply and just let me know -- it'll help a lot!
HERE'S WHY
It would help to give me an indication on where and how to spend money to increase developer awareness of the upcoming VOTING for the first (AND LAST) Devvy Awards for the Windows Mobile touchscreen Platform. These awards pay tribute to the killed-off OS that started this whole multi-billion dollar touchscreen phone & tablet industry way back when XDA-developers.com first started as a website formed to help make the HTC "XDA" a more usable phone on Windows Mobile.
XDA-developers.com has very generously donated the running of these ads for the Devvy Awards, and "we" ("we" is actually just 2 people! ) are very grateful for all the support they've given in so many ways.
Here's what the ads look like:
ADS RUN HERE IN GEOGRAPHICAL TERRITORIES OF THE WORLD
Europe, Asia, Africa, South America may all see these Devvy Awards ads more likely than those of us in the USA, due to the targeting of many ads for USA audience, and the heavy Christmas shopping season where many products are being sold. So the statistical instances of USA viewers seeing the ads is way less -- and that's where I live. So I am hoping for some tangible feedback.
They cost a lot to produce. And the purpose was simply to notify people about the upcoming voting. I intend to run the ads elsewhere, and pay for them to run. So, getting your feedback would also really help me to know if it's a good use of my depleting funds.
Right after Christmas, on Dec 27th, the Nominations Period will begin for the 5 other major Operating Systems: Android, iPhone, webOS, Blackberry, and -- though there is really not enough development to warrant it -- WindowsPhone 7. So I plan to run ads at places where developers on these OSs congregate in forums like these.
I appreciate any and all feedback. Please keep this thread bumped up so others can see it. Everything about this is Recognition for developer dedication and hard work. Thanks!
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Thurs Dec 16 2010, 7pm, Pacific time, California USA: no views
So, as of this writing, is this correct? No one on the entire site has seen either the wider banner or square banner?
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Hmm, wonder if this is due to most users here using ad-block software so they see no ads at all. I know that is common...
Still... NO ONE at all? I'm not sure if this is true, or if those who have seen it just don't see this thread.
Topic 1 of 2:
Santa Wrecked the Devvys Site - Damn Him
SANTA MESSED UP HIS GPS USING SAMSUNG GALAXY, *TOTALLY* MISSED THE NORTH POLE, WENT ON A DRUNKEN BINGE, AND WRECKED OUR SITE, and about 150 others on his path....
So Look for Windows Mobile voting on Friday.
$%$^&# Santa! Why can't he leave working things alone? Rudolph and the reindeer have performed flawlessly all these years, but even Santa falls for the hype and gets the Nexus S --- all messed up: http://devvyawards.com
Topic 2 of 2:
THE DEVVY AWARDS BANNER ADS on this site:
So, did anyone at all, in any country, anywhere on XDA, at any time of day, at any point at all, see a Devvy Awards ad? I ask because I spent about $5000 to get them made and they took an enormous amount of time, and the whole purpose is not commercial -- but rather to alert people to the voting for Devvy Awards.
It's hard to complain since, when I inquired about the price a few months ago, XDA offered to donate the ad runs --- which is absolutely wonderful and generous. And yet, at the end of the day, if they didn't end up running at all, then that killled my entire effort, which was enormous, to make it known throughout the site about the awards, which are a day away from voting for Windows Mobile -- and then on December 31st, Nominations begin for all 5 of the major Touchscreen operating systems OTHER than windows mobile:
ANDROID
iOS
webOS
BLACKBERRY
WINDOWS PHONE 7 (though they really do not merit any awards for 2010; not enough development).
*** I am probably going to add SYMBIAN... it's getting new life via NOKIA, and they have largest market penetration of all. Any thoughts?
THOSE NOMINATIONS WILL ALL HAPPEN AT SAME TIME and in much more sophisticated way that WinMo happened here at XDA site earlier this year. They will be web form based, and specific to each touchscreen OS. We have a social media team that is going to work all the major development forums to make sure developers know about the nominations so they nominate their own works/apps. These nominations will run for 5 weeks, thus, all through month om January 2011.
thanks!
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My company is looking for two contract developers for an Android App. One must be able to work on site (Salt Lake City Area, Utah) and the other must be able to visit the site for at least two days.
If this is interesting to you, it is urgent and we want you to start on the project by next Tuesday, July 12th. This would be a 120 to 160 hour project and would be paid on an hourly basis. I don't exactly know the market rate for a project like this, but I believe it could be a very good August for you if this works out in July.
The only requirement is that you've published at least one Android App for public consumption and it didn't completely suck.
Send me a private message if you're interested and want more details.
Posted by Andy Rubin, SVP, Mobile and Digital Content:
[email protected] World Congress: It’s all about the ecosystem.
Monday, February 27, 2012 | 12:43 AM
Each and every day, we are humbled
by the trajectory of Android and our partners.
With a year-on-year growth rate of more than 250%,
850,000 new Android devices are activated each day,
jetting the total number of Android devices
around the world past 300 million.
These numbers are a testament to the
break-neck speed of innovation that defines the Android ecosystem.
Last year at Mobile World Congress (MWC),
we announced that there were
more than 150,000 apps in Android Market.
That number tripled to more than 450,000 apps today,
with over one billion app downloads happening every month.
Think about the astonishing number of
songs Shazam’ed, places Qype’ed and foursquare mayorships!
To celebrate the hard work and success of our developer community,
we’ve built special “app pods” into our Android stand at MWC.
Many of these featured apps demonstrate the latest Android innovations,
such as Android Beam, which lets you share content like
web pages, videos, directions, and apps
—just by touching two Android phones back to back.
The Android Stand on the eve of Mobile World Congress 2012
If you walk around the Android stand,
it’s also evident that our hardware partners are thriving.
There are 100+ devices on display at the conveyor belt bar,
which is just a small portion of the 800+ Android devices
that have launched to date. And what better sign of innovation
than the Bling Bot—powered by the Android ADK—
which can bedazzle your Galaxy Nexus backplate with perfect precision.
We’re just getting started at Mobile World Congress,
so keep checking android.com/mwc
and the +Android page on Google+ for updates.
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Half a million..
JustinUhhh said:
Half a million..
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Lool +1 .. beat me to it
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Half a million..
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Opps! Sorry.. Fixed it.
Yay! Go Android! This is a quite impressive feat though I must say so myself considering iOS has been around longer and Android OS has climbed up this high.
Wonder if we have a party at 500K or some cool things worldwide for android users
Google might do something nice for worldwide android users while apple will never do anything when they reach a milestone i think one time they reached a milestone and kept on going taking money left, right and center and I think i read a article a few days ago saying apple has more money than what they know what todo with
So a boatload of apps for $.50 ?
it's only 50k away from what the iOS app store has, and I'm sure that number will be passed in a few months tops
does anybody know how many new apps are submitted daily?
wtf really awesome
this is a big number, but i always wonder how many of the apps are duplicates. are there like 25 alarm clock apps, 15 stop watches....
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this is a big number, but i always wonder how many of the apps are duplicates. are there like 25 alarm clock apps, 15 stop watches....
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Because variance and choice is a bad thing right? and there are no duplicates/crap apps on the apple market are there?
jm0990 said:
this is a big number, but i always wonder how many of the apps are duplicates. are there like 25 alarm clock apps, 15 stop watches....
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hungry81 said:
Because variance and choice is a bad thing right? and there are no duplicates/crap apps on the apple market are there?
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Am more concerned about the simple fact that 60% of them are completely useless, or just, me too apps. (yeah choice is good but having as many clock apps as grains of sand on a beach could be an issue)
20% don't work or are too unstable to waste time on.
Yeah its a big number but it is JUST a number.
More interesting to focus on the bucketful of apps that are truly impressive pieces of software ........ than focus on a number ....... like a 14 year old count his mp3's.
Android has some HUGELY impressive apps especially at the 'serious application/Productivity' end of things.
I came to Android because of the clear commitment google had made to mobile games, and the wealth of innovative, exciting and stable apps,
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this is a big number, but i always wonder how many of the apps are duplicates. are there like 25 alarm clock apps, 15 stop watches....
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And in iTunes store isn't any duplicated apps.
Like 100 different battery style or color
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I guess every app store (Apple, Windows, Android, bleh) would have a massive number of duplicates. When you give capabilities of creating software to the masses you're inevitably going to end up with a lot of crap it's not necessarily a bad thing, just more searching for gems!
A more optimistic way of looking at it is ~ even though there might be a lot of crap, the bigger total number of apps, the larger the amount of good apps there has to be
There were rumours last month about Facebook planning to acquire an Indian company for the first time. Facebook has been hunting down and acquiring all the small firms with great potential. Little Eye Labs was founded a year back by a group of program analysis folks at Bangalore. The startup specialises in building android performance testing apps which developers can use to test their apps. The amount involved in acquiring the firm is not disclosed.
Little Eye Labs had posted the news about this acquisition in their website. According to that, existing customers will receive a free version of application that they can use until June 30, 2014. The whole team will be moving to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
The acquisition also hints that Facebook is really working towards mobile platform as more and more users nowadays are using mobile devices to do their internet activities.