Google: Android Market Now Serving 38,000 Apps, Nexus One Is A Profitable Business
4/16/2010 11:41:00 AM
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Google reported strong earnings this afternoon, with revenue coming in at $5.06 billion for the quarter, up 19 percent from last year. Net income for the quarter also increased to $1.96 billion, up from $1.4 billion last year. Of course, we heard a few interesting tidbits during the earnings call, specifically relating to Google’s mobile business. The Android Market now includes 38,000 apps, up 8,000 apps from a month ago. The application store for Android devices supposedly hit the 10,000 apps milestone in September 2009 and grew to some 16,000 apps in Android Market in December 2009.
Additionally, Google revealed that Nexus One, Google’s recently launched Android phone, is a profitable business for the search giant. The fact that’s its already profitable is surprising, if you take into account this report from Flurry, which reported low Nexus One sales. In fact, there’s been a lot of talk today about how the Nexus One’s initial roll-out has been a flop.
Twins will be holding their "Everyone Bounce Up" concert this weekend. Yesterday afternoon at 3pm, Gillian Chung, Charlene Choi and 12 other dancers were in Hong Kong Coliesum rehearsing. The group of dancers were on stage one climbing on another making a human pyramid, an extremely challenging stunt. 
After multiple conflicting reports about the status of Paris Hilton and boyfriend Doug Reinhardt’s relationship, it's official: They have split. 
Saskatchewan-based SaskTel isn't the biggest Canadian carrier out there -- it's very regional, along the lines of Cincinnati Bell for the US, in terms of subscribers -- but it's definitely a legit company, and its CEO Robert Watson has casually divulged some potentially major news to the Leader-Post. In a discussion on its 3G network set to launch July 1st, he had this to say: "The good news is that (Apple) is coming out with a new version of the iPhone in the June time-frame and they're going to put us on that. So we're quite excited about that." A new version, you say? We wouldn't be that surprised, frankly, since new iPhones have launched every summer for the past three years, but there's still been nary a peep yet from the folks in Cupertino. Is Watson mistaken or speaking way out of turn? The man would be in a position to conceivably have the inside scoop. Guess we'll find out soon enough.
Google grew its revenue and profit in its first fiscal quarter, exceeding Wall Street expectations and prompting the Internet company to express a commitment for "heavy investment" in its core and newer businesses.
