Paid-for applications are now available for Google’s Android in the UK.
According to ITPRO-UK, starting from today, developers that have signed up to Android will be able to charge for applications and games.
Richard Warmsley, head of internet and entertainment for T-Mobile, said in a statement: “With the openness of Android and how easy it is to put an application or game on the Android Market, any budding developer from around the world can bring their ideas to life.”
One of the first applications to go live today was ‘Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile’ where you can play along to classic rock tracks using the phone’s touch screen. Many more games, and more practical applications, are soon to follow. There will be 1,000 app are free of charge.
The next Google phone to hit the UK is the HTC Magic, arriving next month on Vodafone
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