As with the iOS version, Vine for Android shares many of the same features.
For Android users, the free Ecorio app is geared toward road-trippers and commuters.
Some small developers may have agonized over whether to develop applications for Android or iPhone.
Facebook's "home" software for Android phones could "destroy" privacy, warn industry watchers and analysts.
MoPub believes the trail-off for Android devices was due to their poor conversion rate.
For some, though, the real reason to celebrate may be a dedicated Outlook.com app for Android.
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The hardware specs for the current Windows Phone 8 devices are a match for Android.
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Announced at MAX 2011 in October, the apps are available today for Android 3.1 or higher.
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Last week, a malware-loaded version of Angry Birds Space for Android made an appearance.
The GameTanium tablet service is available for Android tablets for a low monthly fee.
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So Google can afford to splurge a little bit on a contest they've devised for Android.
The offline mode is expected to become available for Android devices within a few weeks.
The latest iteration, currently available for iPhone and soon for Android, now includes video.
The improved Onkyo Remote App for Android now supports streaming music directly from the Kindle Fire.
Google completes the Motorola Mobility acquisition today and that means a great future for Android devices.
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Owners also will be able to download the thousands of games already available for Android.
Up until now, a number of games and apps allowed for Android-iPhone play, but not live.
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Developers believe there is opportunity for Amazon to offer a more organized alternative marketplace for Android.
All this comes with a complete redesign of the Skype for Android user interface.
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Today, Twitter announced an update for its search features for Android, iOS and mobile web.
They could be doing the same for Android, or even Windows Phone or Blackberry 10.
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Support for Android also helps illustrate Intel's 'port of choice' strategy for computing on the go.
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Linux kernel, ARM architecture, should play reasonably nice with smartphones and tablets built for Android.
The OnLive Viewer app is available for the iPad and is coming soon for Android tablets.
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Further, there's one additional perk for Android users: the ability to tap-to-pair with NFC.
There are now 700, 000 apps available to Apple users and close to 550, 000 for Android.
In November, Twitter bought Whisper Systems, an encryption startup that originally built encryption software for Android.
Only 28% of new projects were for Android, and this is down from 35% a year ago.
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The emergence of Honeycomb, which Google is currently distributing to device manufacturers, marks a transition for Android.
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DeNA's Mobage platform started offering games for Android in July 2011 and on Apple's iOS in March.
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