Alternative app stores like 1Mobile Market are becoming as important to Android users as Cydia is to iPhone users.

Beijing, China -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/02/2011 -- When the Android Market first opened, a lot of attention was paid to the distinction between "store" and "market."

The iPhone has an App Store. Apps undergo a mysterious and drawn-out approval process before being made available for purchase. Users looking for apps rejected by Apple have to turn to alternative app markets like Cydia. And even then, users have to jailbreak their phones before getting access to downloads released by third party developers.

The Android Market, on the other hand, is different—or so we were led to believe. It's a market, not a store. There's no approval process at all. Third party developers have the freedom to release products direct to the Android Market and users flag objectionable apps.

As it turns out, however, the Android Market does have an approval process--it's retroactive.

Google allows developers to flood the Android Market with apps of any quality, substance, and security. That boosts Android's app numbers, attracting users and boosting sales. Users, meanwhile, are happy because this gives them more choice and the freedom to make their own judgement calls.

Slowly, however, released apps have begun to disappear from the Android Market. Some were pulled on charges of compromising user security and privacy or due to offensive content, such as pro-Nazi themes.

Then, in 2009, Google removed tethering applications from US phones tied to T-Mobile. The next year, apps with copyright violations began quietly disappearing from users' phones. And very recently, the alleged "app store" Kongregate, was pulled on charges of violating the Android Market terms of service.

Kongregate considers itself an arcade app. Google cites rules that forbid "any Product whose primary purpose is to facilitate the distribution of Products outside of the Market." Whether Kongregate even qualifies as a product distributor or not is an object of great debate. Why is this rule suddenly being applied to to Kongregate? Why haven't hundreds of other apps—like Kindle for Amazon, for instance—been pulled as well?.

Whatever the final consensus, the fact remains that the famously free and open Android Market is now rejecting apps for a number of reasons, not always easy to understand. Sound familiar? Sounds like Apple's App Store.

The good news is that Android users have an advantage over iPhone users. Their phones are already free to run downloads from third party developers. Which means users looking for apps retroactively rejected from the Android Market can download them from independent apps stores, like 1Mobile Market.

Alternative app stores like 1Mobile Market offer users improved browsing options, app lists and recommendations, and—in the case of 1Mobile—cater to users looking to discover quality free apps that meet specific interests or needs. Users outside of the US also turn to markets like 1Mobile to download apps restricted to US users.

But users can't download the 1Mobile Market app from the Android Market because it too has been removed, on the same grounds as Kongregate. Like other retroactively-removed apps, 1Mobile Market is now only available from the developer's website (http://www.1mobile.com/) and popular download sites like Brothersoft.com.

So now, as the Android Market slowly morphs into a Google version of Apple's App Store, alternative app stores like 1Mobile Market are becoming as important to Android users as Cydia is to iPhone users.

Author : by Aja DelGaudio

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The 1Mobile Market team is dedicated to selecting and showcasing the best applications the Android Market has to offer. Just like our slogan says, we want Android users to discover the perfect apps to build their mobile lives.

Beijing, China -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/13/2010 -- Industry Background

Booming growth in the applications industry has gradually transformed the Android Marketplace has into an overcrowded dumpsite. With more than 170,000 applications, sorting junk from quality, and clutter from relevance, has become an overwhelming and time-consuming chore. (Androlib, 3 Dec. 2010. http://www.androlib.com/appstats.aspx ) The endless steam of third-party products is drowning consumers in choice.

Android users want an efficient, reliable means of finding the most ideal, quality
applications for their lives. Consequently, "application emproiums" are the biggest demand in today's applications industry.

Who is 1Mobile?

1Mobile seeks to create the best free applications emporium in the Android Marketplace. We guide users to the highest quality, most ideal applications for their interests, needs, or tastes at any given moment.

We are committed to constant self-improvement, simplicity, and personalized, safe, reliable service. We want to help every Android user find and maintain the unique, collection of applications that realizes his or her phone's full potential.

Ultimately, we want users to get the greatest possible value out of their Android phones.

What does the 1Mobile Market offer Android users?

The 1Mobile Market helps Android users discover the perfect applications for their unique, mobile life. In the 1Mobile Market, users have the opportunity to transform their Android phones into powerful personal assistants.

At 1Mobile.com, Android users can :
- Download specific applications and games. Android users looking for the latest Angry Birds release or the official Facebook mobile application can enter a query in the 1Mobile search box, view results, and download.

- Find the best application for a particular need or interest. Users with a general idea of what they want can read recommendations for help finding the best applications and games for their needs or tastes.

- Discover new, interesting, and useful applications. Users can browse or search for Topic Articles that interest them. They can read about Android applications that will enhance their work, social, leisure, and personal life.

1Mobile Highlights

- Free Applications Emporium
- Free applications
- Reliable mobile site
- Safe downloads
- Authoritative Applicaton and Game Recommendations
- Undiscovered gems
- Basic essentials
- Handpicked by our editors

1Mobile Topic Articles

For many users, Android applications express their personalities and transform their phones into personal logos.

1Mobile Market's distinguishing feature is its vast collection of Topic Articles, recommending applications and games for Android users of all backgrounds, personalities, and lifestyles. They cover topics ranging from the college freshman experience to the G-Sensor to metal music and offer download advice for those looking to relax or have fun, solve problems, increase productivity, socialize, entertain themselves, and much more. New articles are published everyday and the range of topics is as boundless as the stream of free Android applications they feature.

Below are some examples of 1Mobile Topic Articles for special interest Android users and recommendations for how those users might integrate their Android and life:

- Outdoor Explorers. Whether it's hiking Mt. Everest or exploring their own backwoods, some Android users love the outdoors almost as much as their phones.1Mobile recommends the best applications to:

- Select an area to explore
- Pick a campsite
- Map their routes
- Check the local forecast
- Pack for an expedition
- Reference guides and wikis
- Heed advice and warnings from other explorers
- Cope with emergencies
- Record their adventures
- Share their memories

- Family Men and Women. As much as they care about their phones, many Android users care most about building a happy, healthy home.For the Android users who know that family comes first, 1Mobile recommends applications to:

- Find healthy, interesting recipes
- Reference guides and wikis
- Create memories
- Connect with their children and spouse at any time, in any place
- Discover local family-friendly events\
- Record family memories
- Share family moments

- Metalheads. Some Android users feel most relaxed at the heart of a dark, raging moshpit of pure, thrashing noise. For the darker Android souls, 1Mobile recommends the best applications to:

- Discover new metal music
- Listen to and watch metal anywhere, anytime
- Follow favorite artists and bands
- Get the most out of metal festivals
- Connect with other headbangers
- Read the latest heavy metal news

Slogan: Discover the perfect apps to build your mobile life.
To trust the power of science and technology .
To trust 1Mobile Market Team
To lead a comfortable and easy mobile life.
For more information please visit us at :
1Moblie market URL:Emarket://details?id=me.onemobile.android

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