Google has pulled out and banned all self-updating Android apps from the Google Play Store in an attempt to stop automatic updates.
The Google Play Store used to update Android apps with the simple click of My Apps in the submenu and “Update all.” Users can even set automatic updates for Play Store apps individually.
While the process is relatively simple for end users, it can be time-consuming for Android app developers.
Some app creators avoided the Play Store and updated their apps …

Tamoggemon Software has released a new Android app that sends user location with a text message and updates automatically.
The firm’s gottaTxt app features a geographical tagging that allows users to share their location to friends. Once a GeoTag is sent, the recipient sees his or her current location together with GeoTags presented on Google Maps.
According to Tamoggemon, gottaTxt users can choose how often the app updates, how long GeoTags remain active and whether to show low location in …

AT&T has launched a new photo and video sharing service for its customers.
The U.S. telecoms carrier says that users of the service, dubbed as AT&T Locker, will receive 5 GB of free storage – enough room for 5,000 average-sized images.
AT&T Locker allows users to upload photos and videos on a secure digital library and easily share content through social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter or via e-mail.  The service helps users create personalized albums for photos …

Creative Mobile has updated the most popular Android racing game worldwide with its Drag Racing 1.5 app.
Drag Racing 1.5 immerses all petrolheads into a global arena of quarter- and half-mile racing and car tuning where more than 60 cars are up for grabs.
The Android app’s options satisfy all racers: offline races against AI opponents, online head-to-head races with a friend or with a random competitor, and real-time, simultaneous Pro races of up to 9 players. It allows racers to form teams …

Last month, Android users got their first glimpse of TomTom’s new app at its preview during the IFA consumer electronics show. Today the TomTom Navigation app for Android is available to download from Google Play for the first time. The new app is an addition to TomTom’s existing, highly-rated navigation app for iPhone and brings TomTom’s world-class navigation to millions more smartphone users.
Available at a special introductory price, the TomTom Navigation app for Android …

Google is boasting that its apps marketplace Google Play Store, formerly Android Market, has passed the 25 billion mark for downloads.
The search giant revealed the information in a post on its official blog, where it said that the Android apps store reached 25 billion downloads and now houses more than 675,000 apps and games.
Earlier this month, Apple disclosed that its iTunes App Store is home to more than 700,000 apps.
The fruit-themed company also announced in June that it passed an …

TomTom has previewed its official navigation app for Android, with features that will rival free mobile mapping service Google Maps.
The Dutch manufacturer of automotive navigation systems continuous to suffer a decline in market share as more users turn to smartphones and tablets with free navigation software.
The company’s Android app stands out from Google Maps because it stores maps in bulk on a device’s storage space to offer  traffic data and offline

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has nabbed three websites charged with the distribution of ‘pirated’ Android apps.
This is the first incident where sites that offer mobile apps were apprehended and seized, said the DOJ, which means more closures are likely to come in the future.
Applanet.net, appbucket.net and snappzmarket.com now display the increasingly rampant typical notification logo that confirms their seizure and all other cases of site closures spearheaded by the

The Android vs iOS debate has developed into quite a battle between the two best mobile operating systems to date. The main question is, which one is better?
In general, the good side of Android is that it is a wonderful open environment, which allows users to engage in high mobile customization. Meanwhile, people think of iOS as being simple, functional and beautiful.
On to the negative side, some see Android as ridden by viruses, while Apple binds and cripples iOS.
Let’s compare the two …

Intel has freshened up its x86 chip architecture compatibility figures for Android applications.
Last week, the world’s largest chip maker said that Android devices with Intel Atom chips are only compatible with 70 percent of applications on Google Play Store. Now, Intel brushed up its statement to claim that 95 percent of Android app on Android smartphones running on x86 chips.
The company explained further that apps using the Android SDK and running on the Dalvik Java virtual machine will …