App Store Count - http://www.research2guidance.com/android-market-reaches-half-a-million-successful-submissions/ and http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2395188,00.asp#fbid=J4xWpIFvHGl Patent troll Microsoft - http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2011/10/23/microsoft-s-new-patent-agreement-with-compal-a-new-milestone-for-our-android-licensing-program.aspxSamsung Transform Ultra - http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/24/samsung-transform-ultra-does-the-qwerty-slide-for-sprint/Dr1337md's ICS Nexus One - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyPeT-ZUbBwDroid Pro and Droid 2 Gingerbread - http://phandroid.com/2011/10/24/droid-2-global-and-droid-pro-now-receiving-gingerbread-upgrades/HTC Offering 5gb Dropbox Cloud Storage - https://www.facebook.com/HTC/posts/10150497979263084 Samsung Stratosphere Root - http://rootzwiki.com/topic/7840-kernel-guide-root-your-stratosphere/Viewsonic Viewpad 7e $200 Tablet - http://www.androidcentral.com/viewsonic-throws-its-hat-sub-200-tablet-ring-viewpad-7e