Centred around an ARM processor, Taiwanese motherboard maker Via has announced a $49 APC Android PC that can be connected to a TV or monitor, writes Steve Bush.
Like Raspberry PI, Via has chosen an ARM11 processor for its bargain computer.
In this case, it is Via's WonderMedia SoC, usually aimed at tablets.
Two more Samsung smartphones are design-wins for ST-Ericsson, writes Richard Wilson.
Samsung's Galaxy Beam (pictured) and Galaxy Ace 2 smartphones are based on ST-Ericsson's NovaThor ModAp platform.
"Today we can confirm that two more Samsung Galaxy Android-powered smartphones will be powered by NovaThor ModAp platforms," said Marc Cetto, senior v-p of smartphone and tablet solutions for ST-Ericsson.
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Google has released new 2012 research data from its Mobile Planet initiative, launched last October - "a resource enabling anyone to visualize the ways smartphones are transforming how people connect with information, each other and the places around them".Today, Australia, U.K., Sweden, Norway, Saudi Arabia and UAE each have more than 50 percent of their population on smartphones. An additional seven countries -- U.S., New Zealand, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland -- now have greater than 40 percent smartphone penetration. In the U.S., 80 percent of smartphone owners say they don't leave home without their device -- and one in three would even give up their TV before their mobile devices!
We featured this one on the Gadget Masters blog, but hopefully you agree the post is worth flagging on here - it is an example of what you can do with the IOIO breakout board that we have featured previously.It's a DIY Android Breathalyser. It's still in prototype form, but is shown working in cable-less form, courtesy of Bluetooth.
Note you would need a phone with Android 2.3.3+ ("Gingerbread") - for the requisite Bluetooth support - or else old-fashioned USB cable connectivity will be required...
Computer gaming leaves me cold, and mobile gaming leaves me even colder. But then, I'm probably untypical - nowadays video gaming industry revenues apparently outshine those of the film industry...We started shipping Nexus phones more than two years ago to give you a pure Google experience and access to the latest Android updates. Today, we've started selling Galaxy Nexus (HSPA+) from a new Devices section in the Google Play web store, so you can quickly and easily purchase an unlocked version of the phone. We want to give you a place to purchase Nexus devices that work really well with your digital entertainment.
Here's an interesting one, on The Inquirer - Xamarin ports Google's Java Android to C#.
A quick roundup of what was hot on the Eyes on Android blog in the now-disappeared month of April. Find out what your Android-interested peers have been reading! 
How businesses can make money from the Internet - which revenue models will triumph - is one of the big unknowns of the day. With up-front payments for data erecting immediate barriers to entry, the freemium model is more seductive...Wind River has added an automotive element to its Android software portfolio. The software is designed to help in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) device makers develop Android-based IVI systems. 
It's like London buses. You wait ages for a core electronics app to come along, and then comes another...
Google is expanding the list of countries and currencies from which Android developers can sell their products, according to its Android Developers blog. 
One to file under NFC (near field comms) - The Telegraph is reporting that Orange is to roll out it's QuickTap contactless payment service (launched in May 2011 with Barclaycard) to Android phones.
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