Thankfully we offer a premium service to help with that. Research shows that consumers are more influenced to purchase products from: friends/family or trusted recommendations, expert reviews, followed by advertising. This is why we have partnered with mPlayIt’s Android Arcade, a platform for social discovering what Android apps Facebook friends are using. Thus combining the top two impulses in consumer recommendation spending; recommendations and expert opinion.

Today mPlayIt social sharing apps on Facebook for iPhone, Blackberry and Android launches an update to introduce “Gurus” in their “Apptivity Feed”. Gurus are targeted experts; be it users, bloggers or resource websites like ours whom offer highly valued opinions on mobile applications for better discovery. Their Apptivity Feed is a real-time stream of latest activity of recently viewed, rated, commented and Guru Approved apps.

For obvious reasons we were hand selected to represent Android as a Guru. Our colleagues at AndroidGuys.com and AndroidandMe.com top out the list along with IntoMobile and Stuart Dredge. So join us on Facebook to discover some awesome Android apps! Check out our Profile and become a Fan on our new Facebook page!

Wal-Mart
Starbucks
Target
Best Buy
Bank of America
Walgreens
Pizza Hut
Home Depot
McDonald’s
Chase bank
I recently wrote a developer spotlight on TeleNav noting their GPS navigation product tends to be most accurate regarding routing among GPS navigation apps for Android. The chart below illustrates or concurs my user experience as my city (Chicago) is fourth on the list for cities most likely to use GPS to reroute around traffic.

Cities Most Likely to Use GPS to Reroute Around Traffic

Boston, MA – March 10, 2010 – Nexage (www.nexage.com), a leading provider of mobile advertising yield optimization and mediation solutions, today announced the immediate availability of the new Nexage Android SDK and an open API, providing flexibility for developers to create Android-based apps capable of serving mobile ads through AdMax, Nexage’s mobile mediation platform.

Nexage’s Android SDK is easy for developers to integrate, and supports all mobile ad formats, including local advertising for location-enabled applications, expandables, native video player, and more. Leveraging Nexage’s AdMax Gateway, which sends ad requests to more than 35 mobile ad networks worldwide, the Android SDK delivers the most inventory fill at the highest effective CPM. Nexage also exposes an API to developers who want to implement custom ad treatments in apps on any platform. More details on these two approaches can be found at http://www.nexage.com/developers.

“Our new Android tool will help advertisers and publishers capitalize on the explosive growth of the Android platform,” said Dev Gandhi, CEO of Nexage. “Furthermore, our AdMax ad-optimization service ensures that publishers generate the maximum revenue from their mobile properties – on Android and other major mobile platforms including Blackberry and iPhone. Nexage is focused on providing publishers and app developers with the leading single source mobile yield optimization solution,bridging the disparate mobile platform silos.

At CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas, Nexage will host a tutorial and Q&A for developers on launching Android apps with the Nexage Android SDK or the open API, in booth 6529-A at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23.

About NEXAGE, Inc.
Nexage is a leading developer of Mobile Advertising solutions that enables companies to maximize advertising revenue from their mobile properties. The company’s leading product is the AdMax, a hosted advertising optimization service that enables carriers and media companies to fully control and maximize the monetization of their mobile channels. It has been demonstrated to serve text, banner, in-application and video ads with higher fill rates and effective CPM than could be achieved previously. Currently, AdMax powers mobile ads for a number of top-tier publishers, broadcasters and operators. Additional information is available at http://www.Nexage.com.

Connected Development offers end-to-end services from design and development
through certification and even manufacturing, to bring new devices to market fast.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 9, 2010 (Research Triangle Park, NC) – For the first time ever, companies launching new wireless products can go to a single source for everything from requirements definition, to project management, to design, validation, certification – even manufacturing. Introducing Connected Development.

Led by a team of well-known and respected experts in wireless and M2M, Connected Development provides the most comprehensive set of services on the market to bring wireless M2M products from concept to reality quickly and painlessly. Further, their network of partners, spanning every aspect of the wireless community, let Connected Development position new solutions for success from the start.

Conceived by president Stefan Lindvall, Connected Development was created to address the complexities of the wireless development cycle. ”Often, companies trying to gain the advantages of wireless find the learning curve steep and expensive, just to get started,” Lindvall said. ”And once they’ve invested in product design, they can be overwhelmed by the certification process. We formed Connected Development to simplify the entire process, eliminate barriers to entry and enable wireless innovation for better business and better living.”

With more than 20 years experience in the wireless industry, Lindvall’s record includes the successful establishment of new businesses, revenue growth and margin enhancement, and the ability to expand customer and partner relationships. His experience spans multiple disciplines at wireless and M2M companies including Ericsson, Sony Ericsson and Wavecom.

”There has been an increasingly clear need in M2M for the comprehensive services Connected Development brings to market,” said Alex Brisbourne, President and Chief Operating Officer of KORE Telematics, the world’s largest specialized M2M wireless service provider. ”New segments are rapidly evolving, and the practical realities of wireless enablement are challenging for many organizations who understand their segment needs, but may not have in-depth wireless expertise to deliver successful solutions. We are pleased to see such a capable team prepared to fill the long-standing gap which will save developers time and money, and bring solutions to revenue more quickly – so benefitting the entire industry.”

”The service Connected Development is offering is exactly what many of our partners in the M2M marketplace are looking for – namely, the expertise to handle any or all of the process required to go from concept to commercialization,” said Marc Eisenberg, CEO of ORBCOMM, the leading provider of global satellite and cellular data communications solutions purpose-built for M2M. ”All too often, we have seen ideas for connecting assets in new and exciting ways fail to make the jump from idea to finished product. We expect that having a firm like Connected Development on board will be a great asset in helping our partners bring their ideas to market.”

Joining Lindvall in the new venture are Dave Hoover, Vice President, Research & Development and Ross Brown, Vice President, Validation & Certification Services. Hoover has nine US patents and nearly 20 years experience, having successfully brought many M2M and cellular phone projects to market. Brown sports a total of 30 years experience in the communications field, including the last 15 in Certification and Validation.

Located in North Carolina’s famed Research Triangle region, Connected Development operates at the epicenter of research and technology, providing access to some of the most talented and respected engineers in wireless and M2M, with expertise in everything from custom antenna design to application development to industrialization.

For more information about Connected Development, visit http://www.connecteddev.com or see us at CTIA Wireless 2010 in Las Vegas March 23-25, booth #257 in the M2M Zone.

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Contact:
Sara Brown
SA Brown Marketing Strategy
919.699.7093
sara@sabrownmarketing.com

First we’ll start with the operating system version of the Motorola Backflip at launch, which is version 1.5… the latest and greatest to date is 2.1 (with majority of users on 1.6). This may affect your ability to download some apps as they are compatible with higher versions of the OS. Why is the OS version so out of date? Motoblur… Motorola tricked out the software for social networking ease however they have not released Motoblur on the latest and greatest Android OS. Don’t fret an update is coming soon.

Now that we’re over the OS hump, we’ll recommend some of the best Android apps for your Motorola Backflip… many for free!

Update: Download and sync all these recommended apps via the web at AppBrain.com using their AppBrain Market Sync app listed below:

AppBrain Market Sync

Browse the Android Market conveniently via AppBrain.com, want to download an app? Do it easy from the web and sync your phone with AppBrain Market Sync!

ASTRO File Manager

Browse and Search files on your SD Card and phone with Astro File Manager.

Advanced Task Killer

Close individual or all apps and background services with Advanced Task Killer.

Meridian Player

Meridian Player for Music & Videos.

Dolphin Browser

Dolphin Browser allows you to browse the web using Tabs and create shortcuts using Gestures.

Handcent SMS

Handcent SMS offers text messaging like on iPhone, get T9 text capabilities and text signatures.

Shazam

Shazam… simply awesome! Get any song by simply letting your phone listen to it!

i Music Tao

i Music & i Music Tao allows you to download free MP3s.

Pandora Radio

Stream music for free with Pandora Internet Radio.

Gmote

Turn your AT&T Backflip into a media remote with Gmote and even control your computer via phone!

ShopSavvy

Scan bar codes of products in stores to find best pricing nearby or online with ShopSavvy.

Google Shopper for Android

Photo scan products to get pricing and details with Google’s Shopper

Aloqa – Always Be A Local

Aloqa location-based app finds places nearby you versus you searching for it.

Abduction!

Abduction! Is an additive game using your phone’s accelerometer.

Robo Defense

Robo Defense is a classic tower defense game for Android phones.

Mystique. Chapter 2: The Child

Check out parts 1, 2, and 3 of the Mystique 3D horror puzzle game series.

Wixel

Like words games? Try Wuzzle for hours of fun!

Jewellust

Kill time with addictive Jewellust game

Solitaire

You can’t forget a classic time-killer like Solitaire.

What the Doodle!?

Guess what others are drawing while they guess your drawing all online with What The Doodle!?

BlackJack Pro

Satisfy your Vegas crave with Blackjack Pro!

If you download all these apps you might run out of space on your Backflip! Do check these apps out and tell us what you think in the comments.

It will launch on March 7th for $100 bucks after $100 rebate and 2 year contract with data plan.