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Articles Tagged ‘Android Market’


Verizon Wireless preloads Amazon’s Kindle app on Android smartphones

October 14, 2010

Amazon.com’s Kindle reading experience is preloaded on many Android devices running on the Verizon Wireless network and will be available on more handsets in the future.


Sony’s Crackle targets Android users with first full-length movie, TV service

October 13, 2010

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Crackle has launched the first full-length movie and television application for the Android platform.

Best Buy unveils mobile consumer electronics marketplace

September 23, 2010

Best Buy and Fuse Capital unveiled the Tecca personal electronics shopping service that is available via applications and soon via the mobile Web and tablets.

Goodyear distributes mobile coupons via local sports radio app

September 21, 2010

Goodyear dealers and other local businesses are running mobile coupon inititiatves via the new Sports Radio 810 WHB mobile applications.

Kellogg sponsors ShopRite’s new mobile coupon app

September 7, 2010

Kellogg is sponsoring ShopRite Weekly Specials, the first application dedicated to weekly grocery coupons for Android-based smartphones.

Fandango’s mobile commerce Android app surpasses 1.5M downloads

August 2, 2010

Movie ticket vendor Fandango’s commerce-enabled Android application has surpassed 1.5 million downloads since its launch at the beginning of the year.

Gilt Groupe firms up smartphone user strategy

July 23, 2010

Online retailer Gilt Groupe has launched an application on the Android platform to bolster its smartphone user strategy.

Amazon expands Kindle app to Android

June 30, 2010

Amazon.com Inc. has expanded its suite of free Kindle reading applications to support Google’s Android operating system.

StayHip app enables mobile booking for boutique hotels

May 18, 2010

Hotel ecommerce service provider Travelclick teamed with mobile travel applications developer Mobiata to launch the new free mobile commerce application StayHip.

AAMCO offers mobile coupons via Android app

April 19, 2010

National car care company AAMCO is offering mobile coupons via a new version of its iGaauge mobile application for Google’s Android phone users.