Nook Color becomes an unintentional rival of the iPad, with sales to match

If Electonista's source is correct, then Apple may have find its unexpected rival in the form of an e-reader. According to the suppliers of Barnes & Noble, the book seller may have sold 3 millions Nook Color since it launched in the fall. To put the number in perspective, Apple sold about 15 millions iPad worldwide since its launch, with 7.5 millions sold in the fall. On the other hand, the Nook Color is only available in the US. No matter how you look at it, 3 millions of Nook Color in the US alone versus 7.5 millions of iPad worldwide is a sales number that Barnes & Noble should be very proud of.

Of course, one might argue that the Nook Color isn't even a tablet, but as demonstrated by numerous people, including myself, it can become a very capable tablet with very little effort:





Nook Color may have hit 3m units, 50% of tablets in US | Electronista: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Droid Samurai and the Android Army conquered the world in this Samsung Galaxy Player 70 promotional video

Absolutely love this promotional video from Samsung for their Galaxy Player 70. Why? Because I am in the video :-D

You will find our beloved little green robot apparently conquered the whole world in this video! As I always say, watch out, evil Apple fanboys.



YouTube - Droid Samurai appears in Samsung Galaxy Player 70 Promotional Video!: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Android browser beats iPhone in exhaustive head-to-head

Speed is not everything, but if your enemy keeps saying that they are the best and everyone else sucks, it's always nice to prove them wrong. Apparently, the iPhone is not such a perfect phone that many Apple fanboys claim it to be ... at the very least, our Android phone beats the iPhone with a big hammer when it comes to browser load time. The Nexus S beat the iPhone 4 as if there's no tomorrow for the iOS.

Good work, green little robot!

iPhone vs. Android – 45,000 Tests Prove Whose Browser is Faster: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Motorola Droid 3 to feature OMAP4, Motorola Targa to be first phone with quad-core NVIDIA Kal-El? – Android and Me

Oh, Moto, how much I hate you? Just when I am above to give up on you, and consider moving to HTC later this year, you make another attempt to lure me back.

The Droid 3

The Droid Targa

Now, I have no interest at the X2, but the Droid 3 and Droid Targa? The Targa is my favorite among the 3 phones (my contract is up for renewal mid-Nov, so it's perfect timing for me.) However, I need to wait and see if the bootloader is locked and/or encrypted.

Motorola Droid 3 to feature OMAP4, Motorola Targa to be first phone with quad-core NVIDIA Kal-El? – Android and Me: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Giant Android in Amsterdam smites cars, promotes the Android OS | Android Central

Besides Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Mondriaan, M.C. Escher, recreational drugs, prostitution, LGBT rights, euthanasia, and abortion (that should cover all art-loving liberals), our Dutch friends have yet another thing to be proud of. Yes, they have great taste! 34 perfect of Dutch smartphone users said they like Android, vs a mere 21% for the iPhone , and 17% for Windows Mobile.

Giant Android in Amsterdam smites cars, promotes the Android OS | Android Central: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

How to sideload app in Honeycomb powered Nook Color using ADB

Sideloading app into a Honeycomb powered Nook Color using ADB is the same as any sideloading in any other Android devices. If you can't make it work, 99% of the times, it's because of a driver problem. In this case, you will need to install a Nook Color driver for ADB. What you need is the following:

Credits

1. thecubed: XDA member thecubed created the Easy USB ADB Installer for Windows. You can find the original post at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=910008.
   

1. If you haven't done it already, download the Easy USB ADB Installer from the original XDA link above, or from my mirror at http://www.fileserve.com/file/rdx7UvM
   
   
2. Unrar the downloaded file nook-usb-installer.rar



3. Run install.exe in the extracted folder and follow the onscreen prompts.

Once the driver is installed, you should be able to use ADB command on your Nook Color. If your Nook Color isn't showing up, try unplugging it, then plug it back in and turn off the screen of the Nook Color (but DON'T TURN THE POWER OFF.) If it still doesn't show up, make sure USB debugging is checked (under Settings -> Applications -> Development.) After that, you can install any APK from your Windows PC by doing:

• adb windows-path-to-your-apk

Motorola Xoom Flash Player: Game Playing Hand On -- Clear HD

Playing a game using the leaked Flash Player on a Motorola Xoom.

Pocket Legends makes more money from Android than they do from iOS

It's about time. Apparently, one can make more money from Android than from iOS.

Spacetime Studios, developer Pocket Legends, claims that they are making more money from Android. Not only that, but they also see higher daily activity on Android, like 3 TIMES higher. Additional, Android users tend to spend% 30 to 50% more than iOS users. They also utilize mobile ads to promote their games and see Android generates 100% more clickthroughs than iOS. As a result, they stop advertising on Apple altogether and put all their marketing dollars onto Android (bad news for Apple, as their iAd platform isn't doing too well.)

This is inevitable, IMO. Android has been growing in a faster rate than iOS. At some points, there will be more total users running Android than iOS. At that point, all those perfect design talks from Apple fanboys will mean nothing. It's the math that counts. More users = more revenue, period. What I am surprise at is that the day comes so quick.

Source: ComputerWorld