Google has updated the web version of the Android Market with new advanced abilities to filter reviews.

Once signed into your account, users can now filter reviews by device models. For developers, this is a huge move toward better understanding whether titles runs smoothly and behave similarly across all devices.

Additional filter options also include being able to filter by app version and by individual ratings.

Mashable reports that, “the Android Market was quite limited in its options at its inception, but lately Google has been listening to users and adding features that make it easier to find the apps you need. These new options, however, are currently only available in the web version of the Android Market – you cannot access them from your smartphone.”

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How do you see these advanced filtering options helping you as Android app developer? Weigh in and leave us your comments below.

Source: Mashable

Google reports that the Android market has seen Game downloads reach 2.56 billion out of the 10 billion total downloads within the past 38 months. The Game specific category is the top category at 25.6 percent. Games are followed in popularity by Entertainment, Tools, and Communication categorized applications.

Within the Games category, Arcade & Action games were the most popular with 39.25 percent of all game downloads. Other popular game categories include Brain & Puzzle, Casual, Cards, and Racing & Sports.

[A]ListDaily reports that, “South Korea has seen the most Android Market downloads, followed by the U.S., Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.”

Source: [A]ListDaily

Amazon’s Kindle line of e-Readers and tablets reported exceptional levels of sales on Black Friday. Specifically, the recently debuted Kindle Fire was a best selling product across Amazon.com that day.

Kindles also saw noticeably high sales at retail locations like Best Buy and Target. “Kindle Fire was the bestselling tablet in our stores on Black Friday,” said Nik Nayar, vice president of merchandising at Target.

The Kindle Fire tablet currently sells for $199. Features include a 7- inch color touch screen, a 1 GHz dual- core CPU, 512 MB of RAM memory, 8 GB of storage memory, and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Did you purchase a Kindle Fire this Black Friday? Share with us your thoughts on the up-and-coming Android powered device.

Source: Mashable

A day earlier than previously expected, Amazon’s Kindle Fire began shipping today.

The Kindle Fire was originally announced on September 28th at a price of $199, making it an affordable tablet option and a competitor device to the iPad and the Barnes & Noble Nook. iPad pricing begins at $499 and the new Nook will retail for $249 (just $50 dollars more than the Fire).

The Kindle Fire will offer access to 100,00 movies and TV shows and 400 magazines.
The release of the Kindle fire is appropriately timed for the upcoming holiday shopping and sales surrounding Black Friday and the Christmas season.

Are you excited to try the Kindle Fire? How have recent product reviews influenced your purchase and application porting decisions?

Source: Mashable