Improvements made to the Google's Android Market app store has widely been praised by analysts and developers. The Internet search giant has added a browser-based store and in-app payments to Android Market application store.
Google said Android Market's new browser-based version would make it easier to find out new apps. Earlier, Android Market App store was only accessible through a mobile phone client.
Now users can also send apps straight to their Android-based devices and share apps with friends using Twitter.
Research Director Ben Wood at CCS Insight said that Market had thus far been the most criticized branch of the Android ecosystem.
Commenting on improvements, Android developer Konrad Hübner said, "[Google] finally realized that there was a severe need to improve the Market, and that is good news."
Hübner said that his favorite new feature was the ability to choose an app and then push it automatically to an Android device. He added that installing an app that way was easier than muddling with the iTunes.
In addition, Google unveiled its upcoming version of Android operating system, Android 3.0., which has been designed keeping devices, like the Motorola Xoom and the LG G-Slate, in mind.
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