Android now powers almost 60% of smart mobile devices
Research firm Canalys is out today with its latest report tracking worldwide smart mobile device shipments for Q1 with Android…
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Samsung and Acer battle for number two tablet spot behind Apple
Who said Apple has to dominate the tablet market? As of now they are, but that doesn’t mean things can’t…
Murtazin: Google delaying Nexus Prime/ICS because of Apple patents (Update: No)
Update: He’s wrong. We’ve heard from an impeccable source that Google plans to have invites out “in the next day or so…
Review: A month with the Samsung Chromebook
TL;DR: This is the first Chromebook effort that fulfills the ChromeOS mission: good quality, excellent (MacBook Air-like) design, low cost…
Android = iOS + RIM + Microsoft + Other
Gartner is out with their first quarter 2011 mobile phone market survey. The results are astounding. The first quarter belonged…
Almost comical, unintended consequence of of Apple’s patent win: Your manufacturer/carrier might actually update your Android phone
Something funny just hit me. Samsung’s “pure Google” Nexus S phone was hit with a number of software infringements in…
Nielsen: Android top phone OS in the US, HTC #1 Android vendor
Research firm Nielsen chimed in today with a survey that puts Apple as the leading handset maker in the United States…
[Review] HP Chromebook 11: a month later and the glow hasn’t worn off
HP and Google combined to create two new Chromebooks which were launched early last month: The $299 Intel Haswell-powered Chromebook…
Google to announce ‘Nexus’ smartwatch in March, to be released in June at Google I/O
CNET is reporting that Google is set to announce a smartwatch next month, manufactured by LG (who also manufactured the…
Benchmarks reveal ‘strong storage performance’ for 16GB Nexus 7
AnandTech ran the 16 GB Nexus 7 through the Android version of its standard SSD tests using Androbench, and the in-depth…
comScore: Android and iOS grab 80 percent US marketshare, Apple passes Motorola
Following Nielsen’s latest survey that showed over 90 percent of United States smartphone buyers are choosing iOS or Android, research firm…
To hedge the risk, Samsung exploring InterDigital patents (Apple, Google and everyone else, too)
Over the past few weeks, the patent arms race has been accelerating and the latest comes in a Bloomberg story…
Android Nation: 7 out of 10 smartphones sold in South Korea run Android
. Yonhap News is reporting that 10 million units of Android smartphones have been sold in South Korea. South Korea’s biggest…
New comScore U.S. data shows continuing decline in Android market share
comScore today released its report on United States smartphone subscriber market share for the three month period ending in May. The…
Survey: Android folks more comfortable switching handsets, one in three eyeing the iPhone
Apple’s embattled iPhone has had tough time competing against the legions of Android handsets that have flooded the market. That…
Google agrees to defend Samsung, pay some of its costs in patent infringement case against Apple
While testifying in the Samsung vs Apple case on Tuesday, it was revealed that Google has agreed to help Samsung…
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg on Google relationship: ‘Few bridges, but we are aligned with their open philosophy’
Facebook introduced the HTC First with Home for Android today, and now CEO Mark Zuckerberg is doing the press rounds and discussing…
Report: Samsung says removal of Google’s universal search on UK Galaxy S III was ‘inadvertent’
The blogosphere recently swelled with speculation as to why Samsung removed Google’s universal search function from its premiere Galaxy SIII…
Google, Android manufacturers agree to participate in “Smartphone Anti-Theft Voluntary Commitment” program
Google has agreed to back a new initiative along with a host of Android manufacturers and all of the major…
Google TV remote patent reveals Siri-like, location-based voice navigation for live television
Google is on a roll these days in regards to interesting patent filings. The company filed a patent for Android’s…
Is Android the real target of latest Apple vs Samsung patent battle that starts today?
Pieces in the NY Times and the WSJ suggest that the real target of Apple’s second courtroom patent battle with Samsung may be Android. Some…
Opinion: Android OEMs have power, but Google making its own phone might be worth the risk
At the beginning, OEM partners were vital in order to spread Android. Google would handle the hard work of creating…
Google reportedly acquired WIMM Labs for its Android smartwatch/wearable platform
Google has reportedly acquired WIMM Labs, the company that first introduced us to its 1-inch, Android-powered wearable platform back in…
Apple and Google agree to settle patent litigation, but will not cross license
According to a court filing discovered by Reuters, Apple and Google’s Motorola Mobility unit have agreed to settle their ongoing…