Where there is no app for that on the iPhone, there now is for porn on the competing Android mobile operating system. A Seattle-based company named MiKandi (pronounced “my candy”) has released an app store specifically geared towards porn. The application attempts to create a red light district for adult Android apps allowing adult content providers to set up shop within a MiKandi app.
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I’ve got myself the HTC Magic mobile device, since I’m working on some interesting android app. Really excited about it 
Chrome OS is a browser for web apps. There won’t be any application installs within the operating system. Android on the other hand offers apps and the web. It’s geared for a smaller screen with touch. While Chrome OS will run on x86 devices, it will also support ARM-powered units as well. Now Acer hasn’t announced what hardware platform that their Chrome OS netbook will run on, but when they say “netbook,” I immediately think of x86, which might be overkill for nothing but a browser. My hope is that by “netbook,” Acer means an ARM-powered smartbook in a clamshell form-factor with a touch-type keyboard. If instead, they mean a traditional x86 netbook costing around $300, it’s going to be a tough sell when the same money buys you both a browser and application experience, no?
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This is mainly an app for developers, but it is also useful for power users that are willing to get involved with developers to help them find problems in their applications. Most Android developers are small scale hobbyists and can’t devote full-time effort and money to rigorous testing across multiple devices. I hope this app lowers the barrier for involvement of the average user in the development cycle.
In China, Baidu and Google have been competing to dominate the mobile search market.
According to statistics from earlier this year, both companies claimed a 26% share each, of total mobile search queries.
Well, here comes the tie breaker.
Just last week, Baidu announced the launch of its own mobile search app, which it described in a press statement as “the most important product in Baidu’s mobile strategy”.
This app will come pre-installed on handsets sold by China Telecom and China Unicom, the second and third biggest mobile operators in China, respectively.
The Baidu app, although in beta status, already includes powerful features like photo uploads, access to message boards, and question-and-answer services, all very popular among mobile users in China.
And while Google currently has a mobile search deal with China Mobile, industry watchers expect China Mobile to soon unveil its own mobile OS, which will compete directly with Google’s Android OS.
Is it actually possible for tech companies to take on Google, and win?
Well, it does appear so.
But perhaps only in China.
WSJ has already been referring to Baidu as “the Chinese Google killer”.
And we do expect many more of these, in the months to come.
More related news here and here.
Contributed by Matlock Stone, a Potato Mobile company. Matlock Stone produces Silkscreen, a suite of news and information products about the China media market.
You know it was only a matter of time, but the open development of apps on Android seems to be open to some good ole’ iPorn. Phandroid reports that a service called MiKandi is helping you find all the naughtiest things you can possibly think/dream/fantasize of in one place – MiKandi Market.
If you head on over to MiKandi.com on your Android device, you are now able to download MiKandi Market which is a portal for Android owners to all their porn goodness in one nice place. Likewise, it serves as a place where application developers can distribute their free or paid adult-themed locations without fear of being rejected from Android Market. In fact, they’ll allow any type of content into MiKandi Market as long as it doesn’t violate the law (you have to be 18+ years old to download).
You can sure bet that Vivid and other large porn distributors are going to be all over MiKandi Market (literally).
A nivel de características, el modelo LG GW880 incorpora una pantalla táctil de 3,5 pulgadas con resolución de 800 x 480 puntos por pulgada. Sin embargo, a deferencia del terminal de Apple, LG GW880 está basado en Android (por defecto incluirá 24 aplicaciones).
Desde el punto de vista de la conectividad no han trascendido muchos de los aspectos que tendrá de serie, pero se conoce que podrá acceder a redes 3G, así como capacidad para comunicarse con dispositivos Bluetooth. No se sabe si tendrá capacidad WiFi (el gobierno chino bloquear esta capacidad de los terminales como medida temporal).
En cuanto a la capacidad interna, ofrece 256 MB de memoria, aunque casi con toda seguridad incorporará una ranura para tarjetas microSD para extender sus posibilidades en este sentido.
Entre otras características destaca la capacidad de acceso para la tienda de aplicaciones móviles de China Mobile, así como el sintonizador de televisión.
Otro de los parámetros que quedan por determinar es el precio, así como conocer si el terminal se exportará fuera de las fronteras china.
