Weather Widget for Go Go Launcher EX is available in the Play Store

Go Weather In many know, the famous application of the Go Team, which allows for weather forecast and a very pleasant and customizable widgets. Now comes  Go Weather Widget , a widget that works similarly to the previous application, but is lighter and just as enjoyable to use.

As a Widget's Go Team, in contrast to Go Weather only works if you have installed on your GO Launcher EX device and therefore is not a program that can work individually.

Available in three sizes, 4 × × 2 -4 1 -1 x1, can be downloaded for free from the Play Store

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Youtube for Android get's updated and brings HD video to Froyo and Gingerbread

After the updates to Google + and Twitter, another big application gets a major update. We're talking about Google's official YouTube application, now that can play HD video on smartphones who are  a bit 'older and  have an on board Android 2.2 or Android 2.3 .

In fact, this feature was already present on Honeycomb and ICS while lacking on older versions of the android os. However, mainly due to problems of hardware, not all smart phones have on board the os will receive the update, and unfortunately there is a list of supported and those not. 

Our advice is to go and check for your self ,if there is update available for your Android smartphone.

Twitter for Android has been updated to version 3.1.1

The official Twitter app for Android has been updated to version 3.1.1. The new update brings some bug fixes and improvements to the app.

What's in this version

• Swipe shortcut
• Improved scrolling and network performance
• Improved support for devices running Ice Cream Sandwich
• Confirmation dialog for Find Friends
• Security improvements
• New languages: Filipino, Simplified Chinese
• Many other bug fixes, improvements, and polish 
• Fixes a bug with search results not loading tweets.
• Fixes a crash some users are seeing after upgrading.
• Improves performance on the tweet composer.
• Fixes a bug where some users were not receiving push notifications.

Official Twitter app can be found in Android Market here

Infographic: Android Owner Happiness Compared to that of iOS Users Based on Application Ratings

After much research and comparisons between the two platforms used in the mobile world to get a nice infographic that measures the satisfaction of users by taking into account only the ratings and comments that the same user are released in their Market after using about 140 thousand applications.

Interestingly, most of the comments analyzed 250 000 denote a satisfaction very similar for both groups, with users IOS show a greater appreciation for the  performance and the category of games. Android fans will feel more fulfilled but the cost on the market, the available tools and app for navigation. 


Here are all the categories:

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Google at MWC 2012 has shared some numbers

Google is attending the Mobile World Congress where he staged a huge area and to promote it (not that there is anyone in the world of technology that Android does not know), both as a show of force. On the occasion of 'opening event, the data have been published on the spread of Android, the first by a post on Google + and then with a post on the official blog.


The most impressive is that the daily activations , which is around 850,000 units. Nearly one million Android smartphones are activated every day and the rate of growth seems destined not to stop there. More and more manufacturers adopt Android, which is now installed on nearly 300 million devices. Another extremely interesting figure is the total number of apps on the market in a year has tripled from 150,000 to 450,000 and with over a billion downloads monthly. It therefore seems most definitely overcome the mistrust of developers, touted by the competition in recent years and Google is keen to stress: the '  Android ecosystem is stronger than ever

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Report: Android malware up 3,325% in 2011

We are used to seeing massive growth rates with Android, but I am sure this is one statistic Google will not be touting in their quarterly reports.


In 2011, we saw unprecedented growth of mobile malware attacks with a 155 percent increase across all platforms. Most noteworthy was the dramatic growth in Android Malware from roughly 400 samples in June to over 13,000 samples by the end of 2011. This amounts to a cumulative increase of 3,325 percent. Notable in these findings is a significant number of malware samples obtained from third-party applications stores, which do not enjoy the benefit or protection from Google’s newly announced Android Market scanning techniques.

The report also notes that malware is becoming more sophisticated, with malware like Droid KungFu using encrypted payloads to avoid detection and Droid Dream disguising itself as a legitimate app.

Read the full report here

Source Juniper ; Via zdnet

Android:Google Docs is updated with many new features

Official Google Docs is a suite to manage, access, share, modify and interact with Google Doc The program was updated yesterday at bringing interesting new graphical interface, control layout and formatting text. Were in fact added functions for managing the editing of documents, new types of formatting, a significant improvement for the modification of the shared files and easier and more intuitive interface that is optimized for the new Android distribution.

Google Docs is a free app and can be found here at Android Market

Viber is now available for Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Viber Media Inc . has released a new version of the popular VoIP app compatible with Android Ice Cream Sandwich , the latest mobile operating system released by Google.

To make it known was Ittai Madar , Social Media Manager of the company, in a statement in which we announce important news.

"The new version includes significant improvements to Viber speech engine, which translates into better quality audio, improved support for low-end devices and in a more accurate call handling in poor network conditions."

Viber, with over 50 million registered users of the service around the world every month processes billions of minutes of calls and billions of messages sent. Much of the growth of its spread has occurred over the past seven months, from when the application was made available for Android OS.

Android users are thus playing a key role in the growth of Viber and that's why the company - still in its press Ittai Madar - watch them carefully. The users Viber Android may in fact enjoy several unique features, which are not available in the version IOS.

If you have an Android smartphone and you have not already installed, you should try this application in person to judge its potential.

Viber is a free application and can be found here at  Android Market

WordPress for Android 2.0.5 update brings Nook Color/Tablet, Kindle Fire support

WordPress has released a new update 2.0.5 for its official Android app as well announced the launch of updated app in Amazon Appstore and Nook Apps. The major change in this update is the support for Nook Color, Nook Tablet and Amazon Kindle Fire.

WordPress for Android was already available for Android smartphones and Honeycomb tablets, but now even Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire users can also use WordPress on their tablets. Other changes in this update include Post editor improvements, Geotagging improvements and Bug fixes.

WordPress can be found here in Android Market

Transparent Screen: use your smartphone as you walk and look where "you put your feet"

Transparent Screen is basically a software that will make it completely transparent interface of your phone, sending in the background see what your camera, enabling you to walk down the street using your smartphone and not stumble in any manhole or maybe, why not? The software is totally free and in our test was run pretty well only in very low resolutions, however, more than enough to understand what is happening in front of us.

Maybe you will never use a similar software, but certainly worth a try.

Transparent Screen can be found here at Android Market

Winamp Pro officially available in Android Market

Nullsoft , the developers behind the award-winning Winamp, have released a few weeks the Pro version of the famous music player in the Android Market , the price is $4.99(around 3.80 euros)

Winamp Pro adds nothing to what he had with the free version, however, in-app purchase, but allows you to buy the whole program at once to enjoy all that we list the full specifications below.

• 10-band graphic equalizer.
• Customizable homescreen.
• Browsing for Folders.
• Crossfade.
• Gapless Playback.
• Support for FLAC files.
• Replay Gain.
• Choice of custom radio stations.
• Streaming audio via URL.
• Advertisements removed.

Winamp Pro can be found here in Android Market

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Google introduces Bouncer, a tool able to detect malicious code into applications

It feels more and more about viruses, trojans and malware in general circulating via infected applications in the Android system. In recent months the problem has become increasingly serious and even Google has taken its required actions by removing the offending application developers and blocking it frequently is not enough.

So here come directly from the Mountain View further solution in the form of software tools that will provide better control against this growing threat. It's called Bouncer and is a tool that automatically scans the code of each application before being loaded in the market.

The tool performs all operations in a few seconds in order not to delay the market entry process in any application and if you remove the developer will not have to worry about as Google itself will examine the code and determine the validity of the application.

This is certainly an important step and very mature for Android Market is often brought up for being too "open" to the world of developers leave out the necessary safety measures, which should now be guaranteed in the same respect and integrity.

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GameSaver Alpha: First steps for saving progress in games(Android)

One of the questions that often we read and one doubts that many users who are constantly changing updates to its smart phone, covers the ability to save game progress made on the device. For those who loves to play with your smartphone or tablet, you can find the backups made with hours of play even when changing or updating the ROM device is very important.

Unfortunately, in most cases, the saved data are not restored, even in case of backup or moving entire folders. One problem to which there seems to be a complete solution that varies depending on the game, the Roma and the device. Now comes a project, still in Alpha stage, which seeks to eliminate the problem at its root, creating a real saving of the game's progress: the application is called Alpha GameSaver.

Read more after the break

GameSaver Alpha is currently only compatible with a few games, Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and Cut the Rope, but it is a project still in development, it is not inconceivable that can bring important new features in the coming months and support a large number of other titles. 

Maybe not  Nadav Fima , developer of the app, create a universal system, but the idea of this application may be picked up by others and possibly become an integral part of many games that can make up your progress.  We hope that we can move something in this direction so you can save, in a practical and fast, their advancement game.

            

GameCommand: from January 10th Apps on the Android Market will optimized for Snapdragon

The Colossus of San Diego has officially launched its challenge to Nvidia announced the presentation of the Snapdragon GameCommand , pooling all the platform games optimized for devices with Qualcomm hardware, just as it does now TegraZone.

The Gamepack Snapdragon already include his debut more than 100 different titles with exclusive use for free for a limited period of time between when Fight Game Heroes, The Reem, Bunny Maze 3D and Desert Winds. GameCommand will also be a source of news for all gamers, gathering information on the latest releases from the most popular gaming portals like Joystiq, IGN, Gamasutra as well as having already entered into strategic partnerships with some of the largest developers of views Android as Com2uS Inc. USA, Inc. Digital Chocolate, Electronic Arts Inc., Glu Inc. Mobile, Gameloft Inc., NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., NaturalMotion Ltd Games., polarbit AB, PopCap Games Inc., Southend Interactive, and many others.

The release is scheduled for January 10, to coincide with the CES in Las Vegas, starting from the States and then later to reach around the world.

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Android Market reaches the milestone of 400 000 applications

Android users who use the Android Market New Year has begun with the good news that new milestone has been reached and  now Android Market has more that  the 400,000 active applications , a big step that has seen that number double in a few months (200,000 and 300,000) in April thousand of August).

The chart above shows how rapid was the rise of the robot in just 39 months has come to 400 000 applications available and active publishers with a rapid increase began and continued throughout 2011, the year in which they have also achieved the 10 billion downloads .