Android Reaches 200 Million Activations

While unveiling Google music at their event earlier this week, Google announced that they have activated over 200 million devices.  It’s grown over 100 million in the last 6 months!

Updated Google Music App Available

An update for the Google Music app is now available in the Android Market.  Some of the new features include the following:

Google Music is no longer in beta.  An invitation is no longer required and the service is open to all users.  You can upload thousands of songs and listen to purchased music instantly on your devices
Fully integrated with the Android Market music store.  All purchases will automatically appear in your Music app.

Be on the look out for an updated [...]

New Android Market Released

Google released an update to the Android Market, which bring books and movie rentals as well as a ton of other changes.  The new market also sports a new UI, top picks, Editor’s Choice, and Staff Pics.

This update will start rolling out in the next few weeks and is only available for Android 2.2 or higher and for the US only; however Google has stated they have plans to roll this out to other countries in the future.Check out the [...]

HTC to Unlock Bootloaders Starting in August

Earlier this month, HTC announced that they will no longer be locking bootloaders on their devices, and they’re starting with the Sensation and the EVO 3D.  See the announcement below from HTC. (via Facebook)

We wanted to provide an update on HTC’s progress with bringing bootloader unlocking to our newest phones. We know how excited some of you are for this capability, and we’ve put significant resources behind making this change as soon as possible. While we wish we could flip [...]