by
Sascha Segan
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Google's Android Market is getting off to a bit of a rough start, I found as I tested out some apps for
T-Mobile's G1, the first Android handset. Not only is there a slim selection of programs (around 50 as of this writing), many of those apps crashed like mad, belched out errors, or, in a worst-case scenario, forced me to reboot my test phone. This sure isn't Apple's protected-little-sandbox App Store: this is the wild, wild world of open source.
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runSlideShow(); As I've installed apps, I've grown concerned about two of the G1's limitations. First, programs install on the phone's internal memory, not on memory cards. With only 70MB, app hounds will run out of space quickly.
Second, and more important, many apps have no Quit or Exit button. It's unclear whether these apps ever actually quit, or whether the processes continue to run in the background, thereby potentially slowing down your phone. The G1 clearly needs either a process manager, or someone to slap down a rule that every app must integrate a quit option.
That said, I found 10 apps that add features, fun, and/or power to the G1. All of these programs are free; paid programs will debut next year.
Behold, our list of the best Android apps so far:
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