Android
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Motorola's comeback attempt rests on software
News Motorola appears to finally get serious about modern phone software, building communications hub called Motoblur to run atop Android.
Monday, September 14 2009 09:57 AM
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Motorola Inc., Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Hardware, Facebook, Apple iPhone, Motorola Razr
iPhone soars, Microsoft 'main loser'
News Apple iPhone's market share grew significantly over past year while newcomer Android also made waves and Windows Mobile suffered, says Canalys.
Thursday, August 20 2009 07:29 PM
Tags: Smart phones, Windows Mobile, Symbian, BlackBerry, Apple Inc., Motorola Inc., Smart Phone, Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, OEM
Windows Mobile loses nearly a third of market share
News Microsoft's mobile operating system lost 28 percent of its smartphone market share over the past year, according to analysts at Gartner.
Monday, November 16 2009 01:02 PM
Tags: Mobile platforms, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Google Android, Market Share, Symbian Inc., Operating System, mobile, Google Android, Smart Phone
Can Android Market catch up with Apple App Store?
News commentary Increased developer hustle and bustle around Android and slew of devices based on Google's mobile operating system, signal that apps written for this platform will skyrocket.
Wednesday, October 28 2009 11:29 AM
Tags: Mobile applications, Google Android, Apple Inc., Phone, Operating System, cell-phone operating system, App, mobile, Mobile applications, Google Android
Moto Droid off to a good start. But is it good enough?
News Motorola's Droid phone reports healthy figures in first week of sales, but will face competition from other Android phones coming on to the scene.
Tuesday, November 17 2009 10:56 AM
Tags: Google Android, Smart phones, Ed Zander, Apple Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Phone, Motorola Inc., advertisement, Google Android, Smart Phone
Google: We're not making Android hardware
News Rumors of a Google-developed smartphone have been circulating for years, but don't expect to see Google hardware anytime soon, according to the head of its Android project.
Monday, November 02 2009 07:14 PM
Tags: Google Android, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Phone, TheStreet.com Inc., Motorola Inc., software, California, Google Android, Android
Android apps show big potential for growth
News People with Android-based phones are downloading applications frequently. As number of handsets grows, Android phones are likely to become viable rivals to iPhone.
Friday, August 28 2009 10:10 AM
Tags: Applications and tools, Mobile platforms, Mobile commerce, Motorola Inc., Android, Survey, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch
Android's spread could become a problem
News With more handset makers adopting Android, there's a danger of multiple versions of the operating system.
Friday, October 16 2009 09:55 AM
Tags: Google Android, Phone, Operating System, software, mobile, handset, Google Android, Android, Device, Carrier
Verizon: Who needs the iPhone?
News To stay ahead of AT&T and Apple, Verizon is placing a big bet on Android smartphones and other new gadgets.
Friday, October 30 2009 09:25 AM
Tags: Smart phones, Google Android, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Phone, Wireless company, Droid, Google Android, Android
Embedded Android code goes open source
News Company behind Mips has released the source code for porting the Android operating system to that processor architecture.
Thursday, August 06 2009 11:08 AM
Tags: Operating systems, Digital Television, Smart Phone, TV, Electronics, Android, IP Telephony, processor, Internet, manufacturer
Report: Acer Android netbook pushed back
News Report says the company isn't seeing as strong demand for Android-based netbooks, and will delay a previously announced model.
Wednesday, July 29 2009 11:29 AM
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Operating systems, Acer Inc., PC Company, Android, Google Inc., ASUS, Google Android, Microsoft Windows, Computex
Acer to sell Android netbooks, phones this year
News After the launch of a model running on Android later this year, the majority of Acer's netbooks will offer the open source OS as an alternative to Windows.
Wednesday, June 03 2009 09:31 AM
Tags: Linux, Open source, Notebooks and tablets, Acer Inc., Smart Phone, Android, operating system, phone, subnotebook, Microsoft Windows
The Google Android party has begun
News Two years after Google announced Android, phone manufacturers are launching new devices sporting the mobile operating system and mobile operators are lining up to sell them.
Friday, October 09 2009 04:00 AM
Tags: Google Android, Google Inc., Phone, Operating System, Motorola Inc., U.S., mobile, Google Android, Device, Wireless
Google stuffs staffers' stockings with Android phones
News This year, the search giant is giving its employees an HTC Dream, or G1 smartphone running its Android mobile operating system, as a holiday gift.
Tuesday, December 23 2008 07:25 AM
Tags: Smart phones, Bluetooth, Business applications, Browser, Google Inc., Android, Australia, phone, software, handset company
Samsung Android phone due in June
News O2 Germany has confirmed it will carry Samsung's i7500, which is likely to be the first non-HTC Android phone to be released in Europe.
Tuesday, April 28 2009 10:34 AM
Tags: Smart phones, O2 Plc., Mobile, Android, Web Browser, HTC Magic, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., headphone, handset




