Google shows some UI changes for Android 1.5

I feel that the new one quite similar to 'Apple'

Goog finance enters android and subs based apps criteria

Other than Bloomberg or other financial information and tracking device. Google finance which are still on beta version on the desktop application, already being converted into android GUI as per below information (and I believe it is completely free, as it's also being offered on the desktop version)

Generally, the information provided is very concise and my personal opinion, more user-friendly than Bloomberg

Going back to the concern of subscription based apps, how can we establish the criteria of which type of applications are going to sell in the market? Because taking into consideration what Apple would most likely do with the planned subs based apps which actually is information based apps (i.e. newspaper, which certainly less beneficial for Goog to go forward in consideration to their main capability as a "search engine")

Subs based apps definition > "A subscription-based model means users could be asked to pay for new levels of a game or to purchase additional content without leaving the application"

Hope we can put this into consideration before we move forward with subs based apps recommendation for Goog

Cheers

Updates on ASUS Android Netbooks

Here is the update of Prof Sugai's post about ASUS' plan to release Android notebook, it will be released by the end of this year. And Google's powerful brand will be one main point to attract the buyers.

Apple Subscription Model!!!

Hello Everyone. As we discussed last week, THIS is the vital missing piece for mobile content development and the mobile internet itself. Specifically, Apple has just announced that "In-App Purchases will allow developers to offer subscription content".

This is outstanding news! The future is a lot brighter for Mobile Internet content from today!

Symbian Foundation Open Source Roadmap

Hello everyone. Here's the most recent ANNOUNCEMENT from the Symbian Foundation for the future trajectory of Symbian. Let's include this in our analysis of business models in the mobile space.

Blackberry's App Store

BusinessWeek has just published an article on Blackberry's Upcoming App Store . What do you think? Future success or horrible failure?

Mobile Internet Browsing Market Share

Here is a report on the mobile internet browsing market share, I'm not sure if it is globally, by Net Applications. It reported that Android is steadily gaining the market share with its current position of 6.26%. Without any surprise, iPhone is the leader with 66.44% of the market share. Comparing to others than iPhone, Android gained the market share much faster since it was just launched around 6 months ago. It's just one little step behind Windows, one of the incumbent in the arena.