Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Introducing the Android Market website

Over the past two years, developers around the world have helped make Android Market the go-to place for more than 100,000 apps, games and widgets. Previously, you could only access Android Market directly from your device, but today, we are introducing the Android Market website that lets you browse and search for great apps right from your web browser.




The website makes it easy to discover great new apps with a bigger, brighter interface. You can also send apps directly to your Android device with just a few clicks—no wires needed. We’ve built in new social features, too. You can share apps with your friends through Twitter. And you can read and post app reviews directly to Android Market from the web or from your device.

And what about all those apps you’ve already purchased and downloaded? Sign in to the website with your Google account and click “My Market Account” to see all the apps you’ve purchased or downloaded. It makes managing all your apps quite easy.

The Android Market website was officially unveiled today during an event at Google headquarters where we showcased Honeycomb (Android 3.0), our latest Android release built from the ground up for tablets. Honeycomb has a completely redesigned user interface, with more interactive notifications and widgets, improved multi-tasking, and the latest and greatest Google Mobile services optimized for tablets. We also showed off pre-release applications optimized for Honeycomb, from over 17 developers including:

  • AccuWeather
  • CNN
  • Disney Mobile
  • The Economist
  • Fuze box
  • Glu Mobile
  • Google Body
  • Grocery iQ
  • Intuit
  • Ngmoco
  • Pulse News
  • Quickoffice
  • Time Magazine
  • TouchType
  • Trendy Entertainment
  • War Drum Studios
  • Weatherbug
  • Zynga

Stay tuned for more at Mobile World Congress (February 14) in Barcelona where you'll see more than 50 developers demoing their latest phone and tablet apps at the Android booth in Hall 8.

Posted by Eric Chu, Mobile Platforms Program Manager


Update (5:20PM): Full video from the event earlier is now available. Check it out!



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89 comments:

  1. timmyjohnboyFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    Trying to sign into the android market sight but I keep getting an "invalid request" error. Is this happening to anyone else?

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  2. opuntiaFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    I'm not able to sign in with my google account. Whether I select the "Sign in" on the top right or the "My Market Account" on the bottom, it directs me to a google accounts page that says basically nothing but "Invalid request"

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  3. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Same here. I keep trying and get the same error.

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  4. CCIESecurityFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Same for me, cant sign in

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  5. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Ditto here

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  6. Davi RamiresFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Yep...Invalid Request.

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  7. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Same here...

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  8. Andrew JorgensenFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    I get "Invalid Request" when I try to log in with my Google Apps account.

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  9. testFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    Same for me. What gives?

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  10. ThesinghFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    Same here.

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  11. Chris VaughanFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    Yes, same problem here.

    You know, Google, announcing products that are brittle and break as you're announcing them doesn't give us confidence.

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  12. johnFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    That's it? After a year of hype, that's it?

    Disappointing...

    ...and sad.

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  13. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Same here :\

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  14. Andrew2PackFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Same here and I can't download apps on my phone either....

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  15. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Same thing here... invalid request o.O

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  16. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Can't login. Says Invalid request.

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  17. aFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    error "invalid request"

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  18. Ac3theoneFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    looks good but i cant sign in, i do plan on getting a android phone though.now that theres a website for the apps it just makes me want to get the phone more

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  19. Ac3theoneFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    this is a nice little way to get a few apps ready for when i get my android phone.

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  20. Dawid GattiFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    Cool, no support for Google aps for my domain! yee, Google style.

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  21. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    @Dawid Gatti: No one has access yet. There is no reason to believe that apps users are not allowed to use the service. Currently, no account is able to access it, as the sign in button just returns invalid request.

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  22. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:19 AM

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  23. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Yeah, can't seem to get in either. WTF?

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  24. przemelekFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    I'm guessing that somebody forgot to remove restriction which stopped access outside Google network :-)
    And probably this cause our problems.

    But despite this, I love web interface for Android Market :-)
    And I'm really impressed by Honeycomb presentation. I cannot wait when I will able to put my hands on it :-) both as user and developer.

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  25. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    I am also getting the Invalid request error..


    Is this live yet ?
    Omer

    http://as-i-see-life.blogspot.com/

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  26. Josh NewmanFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    No luck here either. Still not live? Interface looks pretty sweet...looking forward to exploring.

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  27. Gone With The SmokeFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    I used Chrome and was successful in signing in. Previously unsuccessful with Firefox (and this was only moments in between trying, so try Chrome).

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  28. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    No I won't use Chrome ... what kind of a deal is it that it doesn't work with Firefox?

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  29. przemelekFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    It works also with FF.
    I was able to login into it both with Chrome and FF.
    I'm stil got errors when I'm trying to install anything, but I suppose it wil fixed in minutes.

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  30. PucKoFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Could Android Market please respect my browser settings choice of language?

    My pages are full of German, and although I am in Germany now, I do not speak, read or write in languages beside English and Swedish.

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  31. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Yeah, it works now, including the remote install.

    Suggested improvements for the account page:

    * Provide filtering on Free/Paid.
    * Show cost in user's currency (you can obtain the conversion rate used in the transaction, right?).
    * Total the cost.
    * Provide download if information on a page as a spreadsheet (csv).

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  32. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Was getting the invalid request error, but it is working fine. I like this a lot, as I prefer to get the information about apps from my laptop. Also the ability to send it to different devices is cool as well.

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  33. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    I was able to sign in however when I try to download an app I get the message "There are no android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account." I've had this google account associated with my phone for almost a year now. What gives!?

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  34. MarvFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    It's working really well now and this is exactly how it had to be (and should have been for some time). Only concern I have is that Apps are being Downloaded automaticly and that's sometimes not what I want to do because my Phone is not on WiFi. So a download queue or an option for WiFi-only would be nice to have.

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  35. MikeFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Well, now that the site issues have been sorted out and we *can* in theory access it, I can confirm Dawid's report that Google Apps for My Domain accounts are left out in the cold.

    Sigh.

    But then, we should be used to it.

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  36. JoelFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    It looks like this doesn't work for Google app's accounts (customized domains), or at least I can't seem to log into my account for this.

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  37. MAD I MOODYFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    able to log in & install apps :)

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  38. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    This is outstanding. A much needed update. Love installing directly to my i9000m. No problems at all :D

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  39. deadhippoFebruary 2, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    Looks great. My page is showing in Japanese because I live in Japan. I would like to be able to change that to English like with other Google websites.

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  40. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Ok.. i have the same issue... what can i do to attach my motorola Backflip.. to my account? i use Google apps account and a gmail account? what can i do?

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  41. Stellar DriftFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    And the site is buggy:

    1. It doesn't respect the language setting of the browser, it picks a language based on the IP number - which is a HUGE NO NO

    2. It doesn't work with mine and a million other accounts saying "There are no Android devices associated with this account." even though there most certainly are.

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  42. MlovesItworksFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    Signed in with no problems. Installed with no problems.
    So far so good.

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  43. YeongYMFebruary 2, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Ditto comments about ability to change to language manually - I want English descriptions despite being in Hong Kong. Any currency displayed in wrong too!

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  44. Dita Surya KartikaFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    I visited the site and to get the apps we should TYPE THE APPS NAME IN THE SEARCH BOX!!!

    What if I don't know the name and just wanna browsing the categories???

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  45. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    I like it; the auto install is nice. This is such a better way to explore and find new things.

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  46. LiveTexasFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    EVERYTHING working perfectly. Of course there's room for improvement (as in ALL things in life). Those who want their docs can use Google's Chrome to Phone straight from their Chrome browser. Music streaming coming next month... can TV & Movies be next...???.. YES !!! The Best platform is setting new standards for the future.. Today ! Thankyou Google !!!!!

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  47. AkshayFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    i tried to install apps from web android..it says apps installed on air interface( as i linked market account with my android phone) but when i checked it on my phone its not installed...! i'm perplex..did i missed something ?

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  48. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    I really dislike that the market has regions for no apparent reason. I want to install japanese programs on my phone, what's so bad about that?

    Marketenabler + installing from my phone for now...

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  49. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    For some reason Web marked misses half of my apps in My account.
    And there are some apps on the list that I never used.

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  50. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    You have no indication of the number of downloads until you open each and every app description page. This makes the entire site USELESS. All of it! Why did you even waste your time on this google?

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  51. UnknownFebruary 3, 2011 at 12:57 AM

    I'm rather dissapointed. There's no significant difference to phone's market. And paid apps are still blocked - at least for some non-US countries. Like the rest of the world doesn't use credit cards or paypal?

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  52. =MUPP= oGreFebruary 3, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    Doesn't work with my Google Apps account. #fail

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  53. BlundellFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    GJ Guys! :D

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  54. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:58 AM

    Paid app visibility depends on a variety of factors.

    If you are logged in, then you see paid apps only if your (at least one?) Android device has a sim card from a paid-app country.

    If you are not logged in, then you see paid apps only if your connecting from a paid app country.

    That means you now have a choice of sim-swap or VPN to see paid apps...

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  55. Julia SeamanFebruary 3, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    I got in FINE! I was already logged into my gmail when I attempted to sign in. It just magically signed me in as if I were already, because I WAS.

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  56. Conio.hFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    interestingly there is not much mention of smartphones in regards to honeycomb release.
    does this mean development on this front has stopped ?

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  57. UnknownFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:06 AM

    Looks like there's a problem with a lot of people's gmail accounts where their android devices aren't showing up in the new market settings. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?fid=1c88c8d311c1b54000049b61e24eaada&hl=en

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  58. UnknownFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    It doesn't work with mine and a million other accounts saying "There are no Android devices associated with this account." even though there most certainly are. Come on Google - stacks of people are having this problem - please sort it out!

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  59. UnknownFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    I have a Google Apps account, and it doesn't work for me.

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  60. UnknownFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Web based Market is definately a welcome addition, but please allow language options, i'm from UK living in Greece!! Not all of my apps are shown on my account at present, teething problem maybe?

    Keep up the good work Google!!! :)

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  61. FoxterFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    Please! Please-please-please make a space bar between ~RUB and a price. For now hard to see a price in numbers
    For example "~RUB87.55 BUY" in first time is read like "RU 887.55"

    p.s. sorry for my english...

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  62. CDLFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    It doesn't show all my apps, and it shows some I have uninstalled.

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  63. Craig AnthonyFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    Signed in but it doesn't recognise that I have my Desire attached to my account, and I don't have another account

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  64. AlexFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    I'm in...looks nice!

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  65. MikeFebruary 3, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    GAFYD Update: Just got an email last night notifying me that my Google Apps for Your Domain account had been "transitioned to function more like a full Google Account" -- and lo and behold, now I can get into the Web Market using that account.

    Timing, it would appear, is everything!

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  66. Steve R.February 3, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    dear google, please change the logo of the android market webstore and add a "beta" badge.

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  67. daphne syFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    well looks great I guess. . thanks google:)

    Phone Call Data

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  68. UnknownFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    I am still getting a SSL Error "This is probably not the site you are looking for." every time I go the Android Market Page.

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  69. Gary HornFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    It would be nice to be able to search by developer name, so as to find all apps by a particular developer.

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  70. AlbertoFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    Hi all when i try to download apps from the market appear "no devices associated for this account" i have tablet....solutions please?

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  71. UnknownFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    Any chance of fixing the two obvious bug introduced recently?

    1) Why does `my orders` on the Android website only show me 9 random apps from the many I have installed? Wouldn't showing all of them make more sense?

    2) On my phone I can only see apps I've not installed to SD card on the `my apps` section, unless I uninstall updates to the marketplace

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  72. abhinavrockstarFebruary 5, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    keep it up give more information of products this product is awesome latest mobiles launched

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  73. daveFebruary 5, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    I'm confused.. what is the difference between Market and Appbrain? Why not just merge the two? Google is used to sign in on both.

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  74. mukeshFebruary 6, 2011 at 7:02 AM

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  75. mukeshFebruary 6, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    WebSharing File/Media Sync : Transfer and view files, music, photos, and videos from your phone over Wi-Fi.Transfer files over Wi-Fi between your phone and computer.

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  76. pull emailFebruary 7, 2011 at 5:04 AM

    Update Your Blog From Your Android Smartphones
    http://nircable.blogspot.com/2011/02/update-your-blog-from-your-android.html

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  77. UnknownFebruary 7, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    works great. Even bought a few apps. This new feature has presents lots of opportunities.

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  78. UnknownFebruary 9, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Spent the entire time since launch trying to get the Web Market to actually download anything to my phone. Finally managed to get it working yesterday. Now the Web Market no longer thinks I own an Android phone.

    The Web Market is nowhere close to being ready for general use.

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  79. Payn3February 9, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    This new thing is super awesome...
    Works cool... :-))))
    2 thumbs up!!!

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  80. alain G "107"February 9, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    bonjour,
    ça fonctionne impeccablement bien,j'ai tous les "apps" que j'ai téléchargé sur mon "galaxy s" en mémoire...c'est un bon début!

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  81. UnknownFebruary 9, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Please fix language to reflect my settings. I am in Hong Kong, but I cannot read chinese script.

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  82. UnknownFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:54 AM

    I tried to access android market using firefox and was told it was not trusted because the certificate belongs to google.
    How can I trust a product that uses someone elses certificate?
    Reads as shoddy practice to me.

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  83. UnknownFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:56 AM

    Has my comment been taken or lost?

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  84. SiminFebruary 11, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    goods tip

    http://newmobileall.blogspot.com/

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  86. UnknownFebruary 13, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    works fine for me.

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  87. Ramses IFebruary 15, 2011 at 2:51 AM

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  88. Ramses IFebruary 15, 2011 at 2:54 AM

    Hi Google

    When are you going to fix the certificate? Even your very own Chrome browser does not want to load graphics from a site which has URL different from the one certified...

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