Huawei hedging bets against Android
Chinese hardware maker Huawei has confirmed that is it is exploring its own mobile operating system as a backup in the event it must walk away from Android. Just as ZTE is doing with Mozilla’s Firefox OS, Huawei is planning on ways to augment …
Google spills the Jelly Bean at Googleplex
We knew from the beginning that Google would launch the next version of Android OS at the Google I/O 2012, but we still didn’t know the final name of it. Google cleared the air today though when they spilled some huge jelly beans in their …
AT&T educates their consumers on Gingerbread [VIDEO]
Take a few minutes to brush up on Android 2.3 with this video.
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Nielsen: HTC Leads All Android Manufacturers (U.S.)
A new post on Nielsen’s official blog breaks down mobile operating systems and the various handset makers and their respective shares. At 39 percent, Android accounts for the largest share of the U.S. consumer market, followed by Apple (iOS) at 28 percent and RIM (Blackberry) …
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comScore: Android is Most-Used Smart Phone OS
In just a little over two years, Android has leapfrogged every other mobile OS. Our favorite platform is now the most popular smart phone OS in the United States.
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Major Exploit in Google’s Android/PC Web Browsers!
IT Security-Researcher MJ Keith of Alert Logic has found an exploit in our beloved Android OS. This involves the use of an attack code “piggy backed” on a loading a web page. Once the attack code is on the host phone it allows “hacker” to …
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LG “Honeycomb” Tablet Release in 2011
Want some news about LG’s new Android tablet powerhouse? Last we heard from the Korean tech giant LG, it was scrapping plans for Froyo and looking forward to a more suitable version of Android for their tablets, which a senior official at the company has …
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Three out of Four Android Phones at 2.1 or Higher
Google’s latest platform version data is out, collected from the Android Market during the two weeks leading to November 1. Most telling in the report is that 77-percent of Android smartphones are running either Android 2.1 (Eclair) or Android 2.2 (Froyo). The breakdown of said …
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Andy Rubin: Android Updates Will “Probably end up Being Once a Year”
Google VP Andy Rubin recently spent some time speaking with the Silicon Valley Mercury News where he shared a few details about the future of the mobile platform. Rubin acknowledged the rapid maturity of Android and how it has kept developers and OEMs up at …
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Battle of the Network Stars
When purchasing a new phone many of us are being faced with not only a question of a handset but a prospective betrothed wireless carrier for at least a two year term (this is/was the genius of the Nexus One, more on that later). That …
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Special Edition AndroidGuys Podcast This Thursday!
Mark your calendars for this Thursday, 7PM Pacific/10PM Eastern for a special edition of our AndroidGuys Podcast! We’re trying some new things, with a new format for Thursday nights… you certainly won’t be disappointed. Hosting the maiden broadcast for Thursday will be myself and this …
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Engadget: Android-Based ICD Gemini is Most Feature-Complete Tablet Yet
Built around the 1GHz Tegra 2 SOC, the 11.2-inch ICD Gemini should provide comparable endurance to Apple’s A4-sporting iPad, while besting it in the grunt stakes with its glorious ability to chew through 1080p video when required. If that wasn’t enough, the rest of this thing’s spec sheet …
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Android for Non-geeks
If you’re anything like me then all this talk about Android development, source code, root, version, etc., is all completely over your head. If you don’t know who Cyanogen is, it’s okay. Well, for now. So, what’s the real deal about Android phones? So far,
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Report Shows More Planning to Buy Android over iPhone
For the first time, more people are considering Android than iPhone. ChangeWave conducted a recent study for people who are considering purchasing a smart phone over the next 90 days. According to the results, 30% of those polled are considering Android as opposed to 29% …
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