Android paid applications are coming

Google's Android Market manager Eric Chu informed registered Android Market developers via email that paid applications are coming to some, but not all, Android Market segments by mid-January.
He also mentioned that new European countries will be added to the Android Market this month, but stated that paid applications will arrive later, since it takes time set up local online payment solutions.
He urged developers to take advantage of a new country targeting feature that enables them to hand-pick markets for their applications.
He also announced a new country targeting feature of Android Market scheduled for a mid-January introduction on a dedicated Android Market publisher website.
As a result, the company will delay the paid applications launch in new territories where Android Market is set to become available with free downloads within two weeks, which includes Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and The Netherlands.
In November, Apple said users had downloaded more than 300 million applications from the App Store.

(Source : http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/40812/118/)

50 apps for the UK

The T-Mobile G1 makes its European debuts this week on Thursday October 30th and we now know that 50 apps will be available for free to download on Android Market.

That's a bit less than for the American release but some of the best apps will be there. ShopSavvy, which lets you scan a barcode to see a listing of all the prices for this particular product will make it just in time to start some Christmass shopping.

Another cool app that will be available is Shazam. It finds out a song title, album and artist for you. However, we have no seen imeem Mobile in the listings, let's hope that it will soon be available too.

Here's what Jim Hyde, CEO of T-Mobile UK, said:

"T-Mobile is committed to opening up the internet to give customers the freedom to do whatever they want online, when the internet has no boundaries it drives innovation and the T-Mobile G1 and the Android platform is designed to do just that. The open nature of Android Market has already sparked an exciting range of applications which allow customers to tailor their phone to suit their lifestyle. We're really excited to be able to offer the first 50 applications free of charge and believe the T-Mobile G1 has the potential to revolutionise the way we use and view our phones."

And here's the full listing of all the apps available for the UK release:

Shopping:

• Barcode scanner
• ShopSavvy - lists and compares all the high street and online prices
• ComparEverywhere - scans barcode and also gives directions to local shops

Lifestyle:

• Mandalbrot Map - map viewer
• Krystle II - pet for your phone
• Pocket Seismograh - follow the earth's activity with your phone's accelerometer
• Translate - translation tool
• Pro Football Live! - news and updates on Football
• BreadCrumbz - User generated pictures navigation
• e-ventr - Event organiser
• Weather (TM) - weather app
• Ecorio - track and reduce your carbon footprint
• Cocktail - learn how to make cocktails
• Cooking Capsules Taster - learn how to cook
• Wikitude
• AR Trav - travel guide
• AccuWeather.com - weather app

Multimedia:

• Shazam - identify and purchase music
• PicSay - input text on pictures
• Panoramio - Pictures of touristic places n your area
• TuneWiki - social media player
• BlueBrush - Draw and share with friends
• Video Player (v.01) - plays vids from your SD card
• Photostream - browse your Flickr
• Ringdroid - make your ringtones
• SplashPlay - learn how to play the guitar

Productivity:

• QuickList - To do notes
• WikiMobile Encyclopedia - Wikipedia on your mobile
• Maverick - IM client, compatible with Google Talk

Tools:

• Radar
• Task Switcher - switch between active apps
• Spare Parts - Android developping tool
• Text-To-Speech Translator
• Any Cut (v0.5) - make your own shortcuts
• Locale - manage your phones settings based on your location
• Contacts De-Dupper - de-duplicate your contacts
• Shutter Speed - set up the camera with very detailed settings
• DiskUsage - manage your SD card
• Rings Extended - replaces standard ringtones

Games and Puzzles:

• Pac Man - Namco
• Metamath Solitaire
• MisMisMatch
• Anagrams (v0.2)
• Slide Puzzle
• Divide and Conquer!
• Blackjack
• Bubble Bash
• Bonsai Blasts
• Balls 2 the wall
• Tetris Android
  

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Android Market day one stats

For those big numbers lovers, stats for Android Market's first day have been released by Medialets.

First, in comparison to the first 24hours of the iPhone App store, there are several similiraties according to Medialets:

• Both users play games
• They know their music
• They both shop
• they share the same curiosity about the weather

For the first day of Android Market, 62 apps were made available, all for free. That's 10% less than on the App Store's first day but keep in mind that Apple also made available paid apps immediately, something that will only come in 2009 first quarter for Android Market.

About apps downloading, the most speaking stats are:

• Each app was downloaded at least 7, 800 times
• Nine apps reached the 10,000-50,000 download range

Picture from Medialets

When seeing in which categories those nine most downloaded apps are, it is easy to see that Android and iPhone users have similar taste. Games prove to be very popular once more, with three apps making the most downloaded chart.

These stats, however interesting or encouraging they might be, should not rush to any conclusion. They only relate to the first 24hours of Android Market and it only proves one thing, app downloading on mobiles are becoming a big thing and it will contribute substantially to the phone's success.

If you want more numbers, satisfy your hunger here with the original article. Enjoy!