Google continues celebration the 10 billion downloads and now, a few more applications are ready to download for only 10 cents each. And today’s applications are :

• Spirit HD
• Shazam Encore
• Sentinel 3: Homeworld
• Farm Frenzy
• Toddler Spanish
• Need for Speed Shift
• Jelly Defense
• Game Dev Story
• Baseball Superstars 2011
• My Beach HD

Grab yours now!

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Google Maps for Android 6.0 just hit Android Market adding indoor floorplans to its box of tricks. When you zoom-in far enough on supported buildings, Google Maps will now display detailed indoor maps, instead of just showing blank space.

Maps 6.0 also features a new top menu element that allows you to quickly jump between features and a new Places homescreen that gathers relevant info about various restaurants, shops, and other establishments around you. It’s all available now for free if you’ve got an Android 2.2 phone or higher.

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T-Mobile USA is preparing to show you something special together with Google; and for that, Drake, Maroon 5, Busta Rhymes, Dirty South and R3hab will make this event even more special. But we believe that T-Mobile will launch the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus, initially exclusive for Verizon but later the same company dropped the “Exclusive” tittle on the phone.

This is happening  this November 16th, at 9 PM and somewhere in LA.

Stay tuned for more information.

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And the mystery is solved. The new Samsung Galaxy Nexus is here and will come fully loaded. Today Google will announced the new and first Android 4.0 Smart phone, The Galaxy Nexus, will be also compatible with T-Mobile HSPA+ 21mbps.

Here are the full specs

• HSPA+ 850/900/1900/1700/2100 21Mbps
• 1.2GHz dualcore processor
• 4.65 inch 720p HD Super AMOLED display
• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
• 5mp autofocus camera with LED flash, autofocus, no shutter lag and fast shot2shot
• 1080p HD playback and recording at 30 FPS
• Bluetooth 3.0
• USB 2.0
• WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
• NFC chip
• Accelerometer, compass, gyro, light and proximity sensors, barometer
• 1GB of RAM
• 16GB or 32GB internal storage
• 135.5 x 67.94 x 8.94 mm, 135 grams
• 1,750 mAh li-ion battery

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Google officials on Monday announced the $12.5 billion deal, which would transform the search engine into a cell manufacturer after years spent wading into the wireless business and critically intensify Washington scrutiny of a company already feeling antitrust heat.

Now Google Inc. now has an internal smartphone manufacturing division to further the march of its Android software platform as it vies with Apple Inc. for global smartphone supremacy.

David Drummond, chief legal officer at Google, said the company is “confident” the deal will be approved. The company has yet to spell out what kind of regulatory review it is expecting.

“We very strongly believe that this is a pro-competitive transaction,” Drummond said.

Page said in a blog post announcing the deal that Google will run Motorola as a separate business from Android and maintain its commitment to “openness” by continuing its relationships with other cell makers. Openness is a key talking point for Google in Washington, differentiating it from phone companies who sign exclusive contracts with other players in the cell business.

The purchase of Motorola will help Google fend off lawsuits from tech rivals by broadening the array of patents Google owns, according to Page, who needled other tech leaders for “anti-competitive” behavior.

“Our acquisition of Motorola will increase competition by strengthening Google’s patent portfolio, which will enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple, and other companies,” Page wrote.

Definitely , this week was Google’s weeks introducing the new Google IO, new OS like Android HoneyComb 3.1 and Sandwich Icecream and allowing application size up to 4GB.  Now we can noticed a few improvements  in Android Market application.

You can access this feature at Market -> Menu -> Settings, where you’ll see  Content filtering  option.

Good to parents to block those porn applications.

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Google has just released its Google Maps 5.0 software for Android smart phones. Google Maps 5.0 provides a host of compelling features including the ability to explore 3D maps, caching for offline use, and offline rerouting.

With this new version we get:

• 3D maps as you’ll see below.
• Twist-viewing to check out cities from different angles.
• Compass mode to rotate map to the direction you are facing.
• Offline navigation and improved map caching in case you lose connection.

What you  need, Android 2.0 and Up.

There was talk about the 3D feature not working on the Nexus One, or even my Captivate. Tell us if the 3D works for you guys

UPDATE

Just zoom enough to get the 3D to work

Google has just announced yesterday that the latest update for its Market application started to roll out pretty much for everyone.

From Android Market’s Facebook page :”

Hey Market fans! If your phone is running Android 1.6 or higher, you can expect an update for the Android Market over the next 2 weeks! The update brings some much needed improvements like better UI, faster searches, more information of apps alike, improved ratings and much more.

Google will pushed this new update to all the Android devices that runs at least 1.6. So far I am not getting any new improvements, I will wait today and see what is new on this update.

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