Motorola's Droid encourages boost for Android game development
- November 06, 2009 12:59 PM PST
- Email this!
Motorola's Google Android-powered smartphone the Droid hits the Verizon network today, and it has brought with it a renewed interest in app development from games studios.
According to mobile analytics provider Flurry the release of Motorola's eagerly-anticipated Android 2.0 smartphone the "Droid" has provoked renewed interest in application development for Google's smartphone OS. Apparently, new Android development projects have increased some 94 percent since news of the more powerful Google handset leaked out. Games developers, in particular, have shown far more interest, in part due to the fact that developers now have access to Bluetooth connectivity (for multiplayer connections) and support for HTML5, which will allow browser-based web games to behave much more like downloaded apps. "Flurry market data shows that Android continues to gain interest from application developers, and that iPhone is no longer the only game in town," said Flurry president Simon Khalaf. Developers who used to develop only for iPhone are now adding Android applications to their line up in record numbers."
More Top GamePro Stories
Comments [9]
-
- Jump To Page:
- [ 1 ]
-
- Nov 06 2009 at 03:31:16:PM PST
-
Go Android, yet I still dont like Google, but I dislike Apple even more
- Vote:
- Down
- Up
- -2
- report user
This does look very promising. Can't wait to get my hands on the new Droid. Only paid $149 for it, much less than the $200 price-tag I've seen everywhere else. Found the deal at BuyDroidPhones.com
- Vote:
- Down
- Up
- -2
- report user
That's very good news. I have a HTC Hero from Sprint and I can't wait to receive Android 2.0.
- Vote:
- Down
- Up
- +0
- report user
I was debatin getting this or the iphone 3gs... i chose the iphone, n im lovin it
- Vote:
- Down
- Up
- +0
- report user
There's already talks about this being an iphone killer....we'll see about that...love the price tag though.
- Vote:
- Down
- Up
- +0
- report user
Maybe Motorola should get their stock out of the gutter first before encouraging devs to waste money on crap shoot game development.
Apple has got this locked up. Remember all of those ipod killers over the years? Now it's iphone killers. It's still not gonna happen.
Not liking a company because they are popular is a real 5th grade mentality. So for all of those people that don't like Apple because they got too big, or hate MS because of the monopolies or Sony and Google because they are the flavor of the month company to hate... stfu and think for yourself.
- Vote:
- Down
- Up
- -1
- report user
In order to meet the Thanksgiving holiday, this site hereby release Thanksgiving gift, that is, gift, our web site is www.coolforsale.com nike air max jordan shoes, coach,gucci,lv,dg,ed hardy handbags, Polo/Ed Hardy/Lacoste/Ca/A&F ,T-shirt welcome new and old customers come to order.
- Vote:
- Down
- Up
- +1
- report user
I'll stick with my iPhone thanks the droid looks kind of slugish nothing is as smooth as the iPhone.
- Vote:
- Down
- Up
- +0
- report user
-
- Jump To Page:
- [ 1 ]
