It Happened Here ($3 on Apple and Android) points out events of historical interest, based on the user's location.
The company recently launched a "Similar Items" feature on mobile web and Android to point users to more products they'll love – like handbags, sunglasses, and shoes, for example – and today it's expanding that functionality to include apparel.
Example: When you're in a restaurant, switch on the camera on your Android phone, point it at the door and click on the AR tag you see to instantly access the menu (demo movies).
Movilway, the company pioneering prepaid mobile payments in Central and South America, recently updated their arsenal of tools to include a new custom Android tablet Point Of Sale (POS) terminal as well as a new MoviPIN system for online purchases.
Forstall pointed out that iPhone and iPad users update the software on their devices much more quickly than Android users, pointing to statistics saying that over 80% of iOS devices now run iOS 5, released in October, compared to just 7% for Android 4.0, aka "Ice Cream Sandwich".
What's more, those revenues are coming almost entirely from the App Store, since on Android Spotify points would-be subscribers to its website to sign up – something that isn't allowed on iOS.
As Android Police pointed out, Google first introduced a similar feature on the web all the way back in 2008.
China's approval of the deal and the inclusion of the Android guarantee points to how central that operating system has become to Chinese smartphone market.
The big issue, as Android Police points out, is that you'd be hard-pressed to find a configuration that works well while bouncing between your favorite apps.
And to underscore how much Samsung's fortunes are driving by Android, she points out that Samsung's share in the PC category is "tiny".
