A bug in Google’s Android Developer Console has left a large number of Android developers unable to perform basic functions within their developer accounts, leaving them without the ability to upload or update apps and view comments. Frustrated developers have posted messages on Google’sAndroid help forums, highlighting error messages, file size errors and restrictions when trying to change feature listings and screenshots on their Android Market listing. One developerreports: The Android Developer Console is not working since 18 hours now....

A new concept design byKristian Ulrich Larsondisplays a flexible three-sided phone with AMOLED touchscreens. Its soft steel mesh exterior looks similar to a wallet and sports a soft tactile keyboard with a built-in front facing camera. The images of Kristan’s Android concept-design reveals that the device can be altered in numerous ways and it seems to prop-up like a tent when the device is sitting on a flat surface with all sides attached....

Google made a significant announcement for developers last night by reducing fees for recurring subscriptions to 15% orlessfor all apps. There are still tons of caveats and conditions to be eligible for that, so let’s dive right into it: Google said that only 3% of developers on the Play Store offer in-app goods or paid apps. It added that 99% of those developers will be eligible for the 15% (or less) fee program....

Google has been trying to push carriers all around the world to adoptRich Communication Services (RCS) since 2017. For the uninitiated, RCS is like SMS 2.0 with the ability to send pictures, videos, voice notes, and QR codes across. While more than 88 mobile network operators support this communication standard, you can’t use it on iPhones. So if you’re texting a friend who uses Apple devices, they’ll still see those green bubbles reserved for people not using iMessage....

According to True Corp assistant to the president and CEO, Papon Ratanachaikanont, Thailand had the largest amount of iPhones shipped to any country in Southeast Asia in December last year. This momentum, however, is likely to be disrupted due to the uprise of budget Android smartphones coming out this year. According to aBangkok Postarticle, Software Park director Thanachart Numnonda believes that BlackBerry users are likely to decline because of its focus on business, especially with the surge of more consumer-centric alternatives like the iPhone and Android....