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Android fine print: Kill switch and other tidbits
Posted: October 16, 2008 (IDG News Service)
An uproar erupted
when iPhone users discovered a so-called remote kill switch on their phones --
will it spur the same reaction in users of the G1, the first Android phone?
In
the Android Market terms of service, Google expressly says that it might remotely
remove an application from a user's phone. "Google may discover
a product that violates the developer distribution agreement ... in such an
instance, Google retains the right to remotely remove those applications from
your device at its sole discretion," the terms, linked to from the phone,
read.
Glu
Mobile to Bring All New Game Bonsai Blast to Android Market
Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile games, today
announced that Bonsai Blast, an all new action puzzle game from Glu, will launch
on Android™, the first complete, open, and free mobile platform. Bonsai Blast
will be available only in the Android Market.
PAC-MAN
Chases Pesky Ghosts onto First Android-Powered Device
Namco Networks, a leading publisher and developer of mobile games and entertainment
for mass-market casual gamers, today announced the availability of the arcade
classic PAC-MAN® on the first Android™-powered device, announced today by T-Mobile.
When the phone launches, PAC-MAN will be available to consumers in the Android
Market™ at no charge, giving owners of the new T-Mobile G1 handset full access
to the game which usually retails for $9.99.
Android Already At 1.5 Million Units
Google’s highly anticipated Android platform seems
to be taking a leap into the sales charts as T-Mobile
announced to have 1.5 million pre-orders for the
new G1 smartphone from HTC.
These 1.5 million pre-orders originate from the
US branch of the operator who will launch the device
on October 22nd.. The European public is a lot less
lucky as they will probably have to wait until 2009
before they will be able to get their hands on it.
Connect2Media
Announces 12 Games for Android
Let
the race begin for the Android promised land. With both
Namco and Glu proudly announced their first Android games
in the last few weeks, Connect2Media is jumping into
the game with 12 new releases.
The
Great Android Free-For-All has begun.
With the
first Android mobile phones not even in stores yet.
Namco Networks, a leading publisher and developer
of mobile games today announced the release of one
of it’s arcade classics Pac-Man for free on the new
Android devices.
Gameloft Announces Android Support
With the first Google Android phone about to hit the
market, and Glu already having the first mobile game
ready, Gameloft can't stay behind. As so, the publisher
announced support this morning.
Glu Releases Bonsai Blast on Android
Today has been a big day for the Android platform. T-Mobile
has officially released the first Android handset.
At the same time, Glu and Google announce the first
and free mobile game; Bonsai Blast.
Android
SDK Goes 1.0
With the first device (HTC G1) hitting the consumer market in October (T-Mobile
USA), Google has now finally released the official 1.0 version of the much anticipated
SDK.
