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Home › Tag: android

google.com Feb 24 1:40 pm

Android App Store Is 57% Free Compared to Apple's 25% [Data]

App store analytics firm Distimo recently released a bunch of juicy info about the major mobile app stores, and the results are pretty interesting. For one, Android has a much higher proportion of free apps. Apple and BlackBerry are pretty…
google.com Feb 16 12:34 pm

The Android Who Cried Wolf

Currently, Google has one of the more interesting problems I’ve ever seen. While I’d never tell anyone to slow down their pace of innovation, with Android, I can’t help but wonder if Google might have to do just that, because…
google.com Feb 16 12:20 pm

All the Smartphone OSes: A Beginners' Guide [Smartphones]

Windows Phone Series 7 is here, and it's like nothing we've seen from Microsoft—or anyone else—before. But how does it measure up? And where does every other smartphone OS stand? If you want to skip the gallery format, click here.…
google.com Feb 16 3:34 am

HTC enhances Sense with Leap and Friend Stream (updated with video)

Our recent chance encounter with a multitouch-friendly iteration of HTC's Sense UI turns out to have been a preview of the company's latest version of the software. Announcing that it has "enhanced" the already quite delectable skin, HTC has noted…
google.com Jan 27 6:56 am

Archos 7 Android Tablet Leaked, Featuring Webcam For Video Chat and New 7-Inch Size [Tablets]

Archos' first Android tablet, the Archos 5, didn't quite live up to its promises,but a second leaked Android tablet from the French could prove more feature-some if realized, with a front-facing webcam and new 7-inch size. Thanks to a slip-up…
google.com Jan 4 3:20 pm

Android Taking Wind Out Of iPhone's Sails [Data]

Just in time for Google to unveil its own Nexus One smartphone, ChangeWave Research reports the public is more excited than ever to buy an Android based handset — at the expense of Apple, Microsoft, and Palm. ChangeWave surveyed 4,068…
google.com Dec 15 11:38 am

Android Market hits 20,000 apps, over 60 percent free

Quantity rarely equals quality, of course, but it's still fairly notable that the Android Market has now managed to top 20,000 apps just a little over a year after it opened its doors -- Apple's App Store had over 50,000…
google.com Dec 7 10:00 am

It's Time To Make Phone OSes Work On Any Phone [Rant]

VMWare is making noise about smartphone virtualization again, claiming their new system will run two operating systems at once, sorta. It's a compelling idea! But even more, it's a reminder: Why the hell can't we choose our smartphone's OS, again?…
google.com Dec 4 9:01 am

Verizon commits to 'newer' Android for Droid Eris with Google Maps Navigation in Q1 2010

HTC has pulled no punches about the fact that it intends to bring Heros up to Android 2.0 (or is that 2.1?) spec at some point, though neither Sprint nor Verizon had quickly followed on to assure customers that there'd…
google.com Nov 30 9:46 am

Droid Nears Its Million-Device Target

Motorola and Verizon’s $100 million marketing push seems to be paying off: The much-ballyhooed Droid smartphone made by Motorola and powered by Google’s Android 2.0 OS is inching toward its goal of a million devices sold during the fourth quarter…
google.com Nov 6 8:14 am

PSA: Sears charging $50 less for new DROID activations than Verizon

If you walk into a Verizon store today and pick up a DROID, you'll be out $300 (before tax) out of pocket, then you'll twiddle your thumbs for a few weeks while you wait for some mysterious PO box in…
google.com Oct 28 11:30 am

Google and the Deadly Power of Data [Comment]

Today, as soon as Google showed off its beta GPS navigator, the stocks of Garmin, TomTom and other companies in that industry fell into the toilet. It's hard to compete with free Google apps, but that's not why they're screwed...…
google.com Mar 18 12:00 pm

Giz Explains: What Makes The Five Smartphone Platforms Different [Giz Explains]

Smartphones have all advanced over the past few years, and mostly do the same things. But if you look at the details, you'll find that—depending on your needs—one may be way better than another. Most smartphone platforms support touchscreens and/or…
google.com Feb 19 4:11 pm

Sprint confirms that an Android handset is coming

In an interview with BI, Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse confirmed that the number three carrier in the US was in talks with Google about an Android phone. Hesse wouldn’t divulge any other details like a launch date or handset manufacturer,…
google.com Feb 17 3:20 am

HTC Magic is official, bringing Android to Vodafone sans keyboard

Vodafone just scooped planet Earth with the first touchscreen-only Android phone: HTC's Magic. All the specs look to line up with what was rumored, with a 3.2-inch QVGA screen front and center (that resolution might be a typo, HVGA seems…

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