Google hits 10,000,000,000 app downloads milestone, celebrates with 10p apps

Google has just announced that Android customers around the world have downloaded more than 10 billion apps.
“One billion is a pretty big number by any measurement. However, when it’s describing the speed at which something is growing, it’s simply amazing. This past weekend, thanks to Android users around the world, Android Market exceeded 10 billion app downloads—with a growth rate of one billion app downloads per month. We can’t wait to see where this accelerating growth takes us in 2012,” said the company in a statement on their blog.
To celebrate the fact, SwiftKey, currently the UK's number one paid for app on Android, is being reduced to £0.10p / €0.10¢ / $0.10¢ from Tuesday - Wednesday to celebrate.
The promotion is the start of 10 premium apps getting a huge discount over the next 10 days
SwiftKey X, which replaces smartphone keyboards with one that uses natural language technology to make typing easier, is being featured on the first day of the celebration from 6pm GMT, at an incredible 95% off its list price.
Joe Braidwood, CMO of SwiftKey, said: “We’re really thrilled that Android Market chose to showcase SwiftKey X on day one of such an incredible milestone. It’s exciting to think about how many people across the world will be able to unlock the power of SwiftKey today at such a low price.”
Other apps to be included will be:
Asphalt 6 HD, Color & Draw for Kids, Endomondo Sports Tracker Pro, Fieldrunners HD, Great Little War Game, Minecraft, Paper Camera, Sketchbook Mobile, Soundhound Infinity and Swiftkey X.

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Mark Zuckerberg – Private Photos (social, networking, friends, pics, facebook, blog, blogging,Auckland, davidlim)

A series of photos from Mark Zuckerberg’s private Facebook page were made public today after a web expert managed to gain access thanks to a glitch in the social networking site. The bug in the website’s photo reporting tool – which Facebook says was only temporary and has now been fixed – meant that users could access others’ pictures even if they were private. Users were able to look at the private photos by ‘reporting’ a profile picture as ‘inappropriate’, which then saw other photos displayed, such as those of Facebook CEO Mr Zuckerberg.

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2011 Cell Phone News Update: Sony Ericsson XPERIA active launched the USA, $340 unlocked!

The folks at what will soon be simply Sony have released the XPERIA active here in the United States this week officially, complete with protection against elements of all kinds and connectivity on AT&T – though you’ll be purchasing the device off-contract at first. This 1GHz single-core processor toting Android device has a 3-inch HVGA display that’s scratch resistant, Wi-fi connectivity (or AT&T 3G if you wish), wrist strap, compass widget, heart rate and pulse monitoring apps, and a lovely orange coloring around the edges of the chassis. All this and a 5-megapixel camera for $340 unlocked – seem like your next device of choice, or has Sony dropped a brand new completely impenetrable brick?


While it’s important to trust your instincts on this, there’s always a celebrity sports person to call up on the device you’ve just purchased to ask if you’ve done the right thing – in this case, it’s tennis superstar Maria Sharapova and her strange skull-cap haircut. It was back a few months ago that this commercial first appeared, teasing us all with claims that this device would change your sports-loving life. Have a peek at what Maria has to say about this little monster:
Then have a look at a much more superior glimpse at this device, complete with 3D vibrations that’ll make it seem like this device is certainly the one you want if you’re heavily active on the daily. Note that what they’re trying to tell you here is that this device is both dust-proof and water resistant and that it looks lovely flipping around in space. Also of note: this device is on Sony Ericsson’s list of devices that’ll receive the software update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich inside 2012. Fun!

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