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Generating revenue from the free apps is not like dip and sip, once you developed an app, the next step is to submit it to the app store (Apple/Google Play/Windows). But a question always arises in your mind is "How much should my application price?" and therefore evaluate to keep it either free or paid can be difficult.

Japanese newspaper Sankei Biz (link via Google Translate) is reporting that Apple has halved LCD panel orders from Sharp due to lower-than-expected sales of the iPhone 5.

A nonprofit called Common Crawl is now using its own web crawler and making a giant copy of the web that it makes accessible to anyone. The organization offers up more than 5 billion web pages, available for free so that researchers and entrepreneurs can try things otherwise possible only for those with access to resources on the scale of Google's.

Titanium Backup (root) for Android Reviews: Rave reviews / ★★★★★ - Google Android Market AWESOME ! Ranked in 1st page in "All" Category ! - 101 Best Android Apps - Please vote to help me stay near the top :-) Among the Top 25 Apps For Rooted Android 2.1 - XDA-Developers Forums - Please vote for your favorite apps :-) "the BEST BACKUP APP i ever came across for android!" - DroidBlog.net and DroidForums.net "The Most Essential App For Android" - Tech'n'Life "NONE can compare with this one" - Android Market Review "The hands down best Backup application on the market" - Absolutely Android "Everyone with a rooted Android based phone should use it" - Tech Stuff "It is a must-have backup app" - Droid Ninja ↕ Click here to see all reviews ↕ Where to find Titanium Backup: It's available on the Android Market. In case of problems, a slightly older version is available here. It's integrated in MoDaCo's Custom Android ROMs. If a MoDaCo ROM exists for your device then it's an easy way to have Titanium Backup up and running. Please donate and get your license key file (turns the Free version into your Donate version):

"At the end of March, a preview page for the Android version of the hugely popular iPhone photo app Instagram appeared. Anyone who signed-up to be notified by email of the app's release will have seen a nice surprise in their inbox yesterday, as Instagram for Android became available inside Google Play's app store."

"We divided our list of the best 30 Android apps into four distinct categories. The top ten apps come from third-party developers, and, if not exclusive to Android, were created primarily for the platform. Additional sections include the best new or significantly updated apps from Google, as well as the best apps and games that appeared first on iOS but later arrived to Android in 2011."

"Your apps will be stored on your own personal Cloud Connect App Channel as seen in this video. Download it now from the Android Market here."

Mantano Reader v1.6.7.5 Requirements: Android 2.1+ Overview: User friendly Advanced Reader Application for PDF and EPUB ebooks, including Dictionary, Personal Lexicon, Notebook and BookFinder. Enjoy your readings using very useful functions like table of content, bookmarks, highlights, search, text and graphical annotations, dictionary, text to speech. Benefit from the support of advanced features on PDF format, like automatic and manual margin removal for PDFs, adjustment to one column for multi-column documents, zooming and shifting (Pan & Zoom),… Find the book that you're looking for in a few seconds by using the Book Finder which browses the most important online catalogs, including free and paid books. Supports Adobe DRM. Main features : Reader . Advanced support of PDF including : Pan and Zoom, one column display with a double-click, word selection with a double-click. . Support of Adobe DRM including the management of ID and password protected files. . Theme support for ePub files : change the default font, line height, colors, etc. . Text to speech on a book, a page or a text selection. . Textual and graphical note taking, related to a page, a highlight or independent. . Tree structured table of content. . Quick access to annotations, highlights and bookmarks. . Word search in a dictionary to be choosen among a list (local dictionary or online) Library . Tag management. . Filters by author, tags, publisher and formats. . Sort by title, author, date on which it was added, last access date. . List and thumbnail views. . Word search in the personal lexicon. Bookfinder . Search of a book in several online catalogs simultaneously, together with Google books. . Opening of the downloaded book in the reader. . Filter by category, language, bookstore. . Review posting from the book description page. . Book search in fulltext or multi-criterion mode. Other reader applications : . Supporting Adobe DRM: Aldiko, Moon+ Reader, Kobo. . Not

DroidCamX Wireless Webcam Pro v1.5 Requirements: Android OS 2.1+ Overview: Use your phone as a webcam or an "IP Cam" on your computer. Hi-Res video +audio. Use your phone as a webcam on your PC over WiFi, Bluetooth, or ADB (via USB). You can also use DroidCamX as an "IP/Surveillance Camera" via your Internet browser virtually on all networks. PC Client (and some setup) REQUIRED. Window or Linux clients available. Follow in-app messages. You may consider trying the free version first to make sure everything works. (PC Client works with both versions). Main features: - Chat using "DroidCam Webcam" on your computer (Skype/Yahoo/MSN/etc.) - Various video formats and resolutions - Audio support ("DroidCam Microphone")* - IP/Surveillance Camera (No computer client required for this. Will work on almost all networks/computers) - Turn on Camera Flash LED light - Front Camera option for Android 2.3 devices * Experimental: Window only; Not available via Bluetooth. NOTE: If the Market fails to download the app, log on to your Google Checkout account, Cancel the order and try again. NOTE: It seems on Android 2.3 audio is now recorded in large chunks causing a delay, thus not allowing DroidCam to stream and play-back smoothly. As of now, nothing can be done about this :( You can check which version of Android your phone is running by going to Settings -> About Phone. What's in this version: v1.5 Redesigned UI Display supported resolutions as reported by device Other fixes Unfortunately attempts at fixing audio on Android 2.3 did not yield adequate results. There is just too much delay. * PC Client UPDATED to v3.5. Follow the "Updates" link at dev47apps.com

Requirements: Android 2.2+ Overview: Craigslist Pro for Android is the ULTIMATE Craigslist mobile browser with myriad UNMATCHED features and options. ★★★★★ THE NEW YORK TIMES: "Craigslist Pro lets you search Craigslist much more easily than the Web site, and it offers a handful of other great features" ★★★★★ FORBES: "All of the features of Craigslist, but with a search agent option that notifies you of new results that match your terms." ★★★★★ CNET: "If you want a better way to search or post to Craigslist ... CraigsPro has plenty to offer" ★★★★★ HOUSE BEAUTIFUL: "The entire world of Craigslist in the palm of your hand, with all gazillion listings: antiques, real estate, job openings. Not just for shoppers-you can place ads, too." ★★★★★ CHICAGO NOW: "It features a GPS-based auto-location of nearby Craigslist areas and a fast, streamlined selection of search areas" ★★★★★ TAPSCAPE: "The whole browsing experience is so much improved you may never go back to the actual website" ★★★★★ CNBC: "OK, you're managing your money, you're saving money, now guess what else you need to do? Make MORE money. With Craigslist Pro, now you can have that gigantic yard sale at your fingertips anytime, anywhere - and you can search multiple cities at a time." Craigslist Pro for Android is the ULTIMATE Craigslist mobile browser with myriad UNMATCHED features and options. SEARCH AGENTS notify you as soon as a new posting matching your search requirements appears on Craigslist. You can simultaneously search in MULTIPLE CITIES and preview results with THUMBNAIL photos and item descriptions. GPS-based AUTO-LOCATION will automatically find and suggest Craigslist areas closest to you. You can POST with PHOTOS to Craigslist and MANAGE your Craigslist account (including EDITING, REPOSTING, etc). Browse listings by photos using the PHOTO WALL. See all listings on a map using the MAP

Tiny Flashlight + LED (AdFree) v4.5 Requirements: Android v2.1+ Overview: Flashlight for your device! Incredibly simple and yet very useful flashlight application. Will use your device's camera LED as a torch. *************** HUGE Holiday giveaway on Phandroid.com. Tiny Flashlight is one of the sponsors! You can win one of the 10 brand new unlocked Galaxy Nexus devices! http://phandroid.com/2011/11/24/holidroid-contest/ *************** Flashlight for your device! Incredibly simple and yet very useful flashlight application. Will use your device's camera LED as a torch. Tiny Flashlight is currently the best led flashlight app on the Android Market, because: - It supports the widest range of devices with camera led (flash) - It's also the brightest flashlight / torch on the market, because the camera led emits very intense light in the dark. - Has different widgets to choose from - Has great and diverse screen lights - Includes a color light - Has the best support Light sources: ============== * Camera LED light - Uses your phone's camera led (flash) to emit bright light. Note that some devices don't have a camera flash. In this case the led flashlight option will be disabled, but you can still use one of the screen lights. * Screen Light - This is the basic white screen light, which is bright enough for daily use. You can use it as your primary option in case your device doesn't have a camera led or you want to save the battery. * Warning Lights, Police Lights, Color Light, Strobe Light - Different light sources, which may be useful in many situations. You can change the brightness and the colors. CAUTION: Strobe lighting can trigger seizures in photosensitive epilepsy! Flashlight Widget: ======== Tiny Flashlight is one of the few applications on the market, which is free and has different widgets to choose from when the device has an option for a led light. Add a widget by tapping and holding on your main screen. Fl

RecForge Pro - Audio Recorder v2.0.9 Requirements: 2.1 Overview: RecForge is a dictaphone that records high quality wav, mp3 or ogg files! RecForge is a high quality sound recorder (far more better than default sound recorder). Features : * play, record, pause/resume, convert audio files. * share your recordings on social network. * real-time record in mp3, wav and ogg. * file format supported : - 8, 11, 12, 16, 22, 24, 32, 44 and 48kHz - wav, mp3 (up to 128kbps) and ogg (up to 250 kbpls) - Mono/stereo - 16bits * convert your files in different format : - wav -> mp3, ogg - mp3 -> wav - ogg -> wav * record in background even when the phone is locked. * file manager with folders (rename, delete, copy, ...). * share your files by mail, bluetooth, SoundCloud, Dropbox, Ubuntu One, Google Docs or others sharing apps. * different widgets size (one click to record) : - 4x2 - 4x1 - 2x1 - 1x1 * disable notifications to discreetly record * disable AGC (Automatic Gain Control) for better sound quality (android > 2.1) * Application movable to SD Card * French, english, russian and deutsch traduction * Themes for interface * Use external microphone (3.5 jack - may need an adapter)