– *Google* to open up Android Market to paid apps?: Buried at the bottom of a WSJ article on Microsoft’s mobile strategy, the WSJ reported that sometime this week, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) will start allowing developers to charge for software sold through the Android Market. The source was considered to be someone familiar with the matter. The Market first opened late last year, but has only been allowing free applications to date.
— 1Cast launches Android app: Kirkland, Wash.-based 1Cast, which offers TV news clips to mobile phones and the desktop, has launched a free service on phones with the Google Android operating system, such as the T-Mobile G1. The application is now available in the Android Market. The service is like the Pandora of mobile video, and once downloaded, provided high-quality video that was clear and crisp. 1Cast, founded in 2006, is backed by Eagle River Holdings, Craig McCaw’s investment company.
— MADS partners with AdMob: Amsterdam-based MADS said it is partnering with AdMob to be able to give its mobile publisher network direct access to AdMob’s network of ads. Ashu Mathura, CEO and founder of MADS, said the MADS network of operators and publishers generates more than 300 million ad requests every month in Europe.
— Qik Uses Wi-Fi through Boingo Mobile: Boingo Mobile, the woldwide network of 85,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, and Qik are partnering up so that Qik users can stream live video from their phone more quickly over Wi-Fi. Boingo’s downloadable application for smartphones makes logging into hotspots easier, and the faster Wi-Fi connection allows Qik users to upload live video faster. Qik users will get free access to the Boingo network for 30 days by signing up from http://mobile.boingo.com/qik. After that, it will cost $7.95 a month.
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