A couple of screenshots that seem to be the updated Android Market have appeared on cnet’s Android Atlas, and although there is no guarantee that it’s the finished product, we like what we see. Tabs appear along the top to view “Top paid”, “Top free”, and “Just in” for new arrivals. You may also notice a magnifying glass at the upper right of the screen for searching. It seems the changes are mainly aesthetic – placing buttons on the front for functions that previously required pressing the Menu button and drilling down. Hopefully we will see these changes soon. The Android Market is about to get better-looking. Do you like it as much as we do?

Source: cnet

Now for a little good, clean, organized crime kind of fun. M:Mafia, from Moblyng Games, is now available for play on your Android device. If you’ve had the opportunity to get addicted to the Facebook version, now you can carry your addiction with you in your pocket. 

As the head of a Mafia family in M:Mafia, you can earn points and progress through increasing levels through exploits in organized crime, whether it be attacking other mob families or completing crime jobs. It’s a social kind of RPG in that you can interact with other players and their families by joining forces and doing jobs together. Just head over to the Android Market and give M:Mafia a try – it’s the safest way to be Tony Soprano without the worry of getting whacked!

Source: androinica

What do you do when you’re the developer of a popular Android app and it’s suddenly missing in action from the Android Market? You call on the friendly Android community for help. Big in Japan, the developer of ShopSavvy, is puzzled over the difficulty that many Android users are having while trying to find their app in the Android Market. Big in Japan has asked for help so they can get to the bottom of this problem, and here is their request:

Please visit the market right now. Look under All Applications and sort by popularity. Take a picture of that screen (screen grab or just a plain photo) and email it to support@biggu.com – let us know if ShopSavvy was missing.

We hope you get this issue resolved soon, Big in Japan, because ShopSavvy is a very decent app! Who among you have had similar issues finding ShopSavvy or any other app that vanished into thin air?

Source: talkandroid.com