- Google Play will hit one million apps this June After the single busiest week in terms of new device activations and app downloads in Android history, we study the size of Google Play's app directory and predict when it's likely to reach the magical one million app milestone.
- Google Play hits 25 billion downloads, here's our five must-have Android apps 1,435 days - that's how long it took Google Play to reach 25 billion downloads. In the week that saw the Android platform reach this momentous milestone - 101 days longer than it took Apple to - we've collated our five favourite Android apps of the moment (out of a possible 675,000).
- Controversial music streaming app Grooveshark returns to Google Play Controversial music streaming service Grooveshark is available as an Android app once more as it returns to Google Play. The app was removed from the Android Market in April 2011 following complaints from the music industry.
- Android Market celebrates 10 billion app downloads with 10-day sale Android's app store, the Android Market, has exceeded 10 billion app downloads and to celebrate has kicked-off a generous 10-day sale. The sale, which started yesterday, will feature a new selection of apps available each day for just 10 cents each for the duration of the sale.
- Has the Android Market surpassed 200,000 apps? Has the Android Market surpassed 200,000 apps? According to AndroLib, an Android app search directory, the number of apps available to download for the Android platform has reached 200,000.
- Ireland gets paid Android apps for the first time In a post on the Android Developers blog, Eric Chu, Android Developer Ecosystem manager, announced the support for buying and selling Android apps in Ireland.
- Gmail app in Android Market gets Froyo only update A new version of the Gmail app in Android Market has been released with some welcome usability updates.