Kindle Fire HD review: Why can’t this just be an Android device?
I (and, to be honest, more my kids) have used the Kindle Fire HD for over a month, and I…
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Potential Nexus Tablet image leak looks strikingly similar to iPad 1
The Android rumor mill is quick to debate the authenticity of recently surfaced image leaks (above) that have an albeit-slim…
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…
Why get a Galaxy Tab instead of an iPad 2
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 gets a lot of flack for arriving in its newly svelte body late to the tablet…
Android tablets gain market share during Q3, still trail iPad in enterprise
According to research firm Strategy Analytics (via Bloomberg), Google’s Android-based tablets gained market share in the iPad dominated tablet market during…
Apple successfully blocks Samsung from showing off Galaxy Tab 7.7 at IFA in Germany
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q9w0dxosTE] (We got a look at the Tab 7.7 before it was pulled) Apple won a pretty significant victory today…
Samsung will roll out its ChatOn Blackberry Messenger/iMessage competitor on all major platforms
Samsung is getting into the proprietary messaging format game with a new product called ChatOn it announced today. The service will…
[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…
Wave Goodbye
All the way back in 2010, Google announced that Google Wave was on its last leg, and then last November…
Google: 2/3rds of our mobile search comes from Apple’s iOS
As part of the Senate Judiciary hearings today, former former FTC official (and new Google employee) Suzanne Michel, testified under…
Report: FCC clears Amazon’s next Kindle Fire with larger display, possible fall release
Amazon’s next-generation Kindle Fire could land in the fall with a larger display. At least that is what Nate Hoffelder of The…
Android leads in smartphone marketshare; iPhone, iPad leads in business, profitability
via techin5.com Henry McCracken over at Time has done us all a favor by collecting various data sets that illustrate the state…
Cisco discontinues Android Cius tablet due to BYOD trend in enterprise
According to a blog post by Cisco’s TelePresence Technology Group OJ Winge (via NetworkWorld), Cisco announced it is shutting down its Android-based…
comScore: Android gains over 5 percentage points in the Feb-May quarter
The Android train keeps chugging along with the comScore showing a 5.1 point increase in total US Android use in…
Amazon to launch forked Android tablet next week?
. If all of the rumors are true, Amazon has a 7-inch “media tablet” that runs a forked version of…
Kindle Fire review roundup
The $199 Amazon Kindle Fire lands this week and the embargo on reviews was just lifted. Besides a well-timed gem…
Amazon prepping Android-powered tablets for “hundreds less” than Apple’s iPad
According to the New York Post (via BGR), Amazon is getting ready to launch their rumored Android-powered tablets with a…
Pew: Android soars to 48 percent of US adult tablet ownership in 2012, pushes Apple down to 52 percent
A new survey by research organization Pew Internet & American Life Project depicts how Android rose from 15 percent in…
Nearly three in 10 Kindle Fire owners say they’ll up their spending at Amazon
ChangeWave Research published an interesting survey today proving that people are really loving their Kindle Fire tablet, with more than half of the…
MasterCard adds 16 smartphones to PayPass NFC payments
MasterCard’s PayPass brand, which powers Google’s NFC payment service Google Wallet, bulked its tech offering today by certifying 16 more…
Amazon Kindle Fire Quick Review: Don’t call it an iPad competitor
I’m just crossing 48 hours with the Kindle Fire and have a few quick observations that I think need to…
Report: For every 3 Android apps built, there are 7 for iOS
Analytics firm Flurry has dissected developer ratios for Apple and Google’s mobile platforms as their respective annual conferences are on…
Strategy Analytics: Android tablets finally giving iPad some proper competition
Research firm Strategy Analytics discovers that shipments of Android-driven tablets are finally beginning to make a meaningful impact on the…
Samsung Galaxy Tab squeaks by iPad 2 in display perfomance
Dr. Raymond M. Soneira,President, DisplayMate Technologies Corporation put the current crop of Android tablets up against the iPad 2. What…