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Android Market Upgraded, Buy eBooks and Rent Movies
hypnosec writes "Search engine giant Google has quietly dished out an update for its Android Market mobile application store. The update, which bumps the Android Market version to 3.0.27, brings a new user interface and new content for Android powered Smartphones and Tablet devices. Users will now be able to purchase and download eBooks and rent movies."
I noticed after a ASUS upgrade package for my transformer left me with a "Google Video" app. It can't be uninstalled, it won't play local media files, but it will let me spend money renting...
The prior upgrade left me with a useless ebook reader that I was not allowed to uninstall (google books). As time goes on, the more frustrated I will get. When it peaks, I will root my devices and uninstall all the garbage.
Hey google!!! I own the device not you... What part of "do no evil" allows you to put your crap I do not want on it??? If it is a choice and I find it useful, I'll install it and praise you. If I do not have a choice of (un)installing, I will never use it and curse you regardless of its usefulness.
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DON'T USE TUNAREZ!!!
So where or how does one go about getting this new version? It didn't show up as an update when I started the market application just now. Is this something that has to go through the carrier?
Are you sure you want to use pirated software or software from a non-official source for your banking purposes?
That sounds unwise.
Don't know something? Look it up. Still don't know? Then ask.
It may simply be the case that the micro-niche that you occupy lacks any alternative to the iPod touch.
Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
It isn't exactly obscure information that Google is limiting the market app to devices linked to a cellular plan.
Not obscure, perhaps, but false nonetheless. My Galaxy Tab 10.1 uses the Android Market, and it's Wi-Fi only.
Breakfast served all day!
I'm likely one of the few people here without a smartphone - is it worth it yet?
Depends what you want. I find it convenient to read and respond to new email on my phone, browse the Web from anywhere, pay my bills while sitting at the park, check Google Maps when I'm lost, calculate things (I have a full HP 48 emulator on mine), take the occasional photo of something wacky I see while out and about (and post it directly to Facebook), listen to music, and play the occasional game.
Then again, as much as people rave about how important "apps" are, I have apps on my phone that sounded cool at the time but I'm certain I'll never actually use. Maybe you'd use your phone even less. What you get for the $20 extra per month is that anytime you're possessed of the desire to do any of these things, you can just take out your phone and do it, then put it away again. If the added cost of one dinner per month isn't worth it to you, then don't buy a smartphone. Nobody's forcing you.
Breakfast served all day!
Leave the purchasing of apps to the iOS chumps who have to jailbreak to even get close to what Android does out of the box.
Ok, so ios users are chumps beacuse they jailbreak to do cool stuff, but ( using your example ) a nook color user is cool beacuse he had to root his device to do cool stuff..
ya, makes a lot of sense to me. Talk about hypocrisy.
---- Booth was a patriot ----
So pirate it.... Leave the purchasing of apps to the iOS chumps...
This is what makes the thought of developing for Android so enticing...
Shame you posted as AC, I think that's a very Insightful comment.
my karma will be here long after I'm gone
LOL. No son, pirates tend to be people making money by getting you to install malware. If you think otherwise you are naive. Anyone who pirates banking apps of all things is going to get completely screwed.
What about Android-powered media players? Is there an Android-powered counterpart to iPod touch for sale here? There is the Archos 43, but it doesn't come with Android Market.
I've had this Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 for a few weeks now. Seems to match your description - not a phone but does wifi and app store fine thanks. Has good codec support. Ogg packs down audio really well too. There's a 5" version also. More info at http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=238
Unfortunately the app store update to get books and films is US-only at the moment.