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Ice Cream Sandwich to be Unveiled on October 11?
Samsung begun sending out press invitations to their next “Unpacked” event, slated for October 11th. Kicking off at the same time as CTIA, this is likely the day and event where we’ll get our first look at the next version of Android – Ice Cream …
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Motorola Atrix 2 Leaked, Looks Promising
Earlier this year, AT&T released Motorola’s first ever dual-core device known as the Motorola Atrix. Then in July, some shots of a Motorola prototype device leaked and was soon labeled as the successor to the Atrix. Now our friends over at BGR have managed to …
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Google+ Announces New Features for Mobile Apps
Google have just taken to their blog to announce some new features for their social networking site Google+. The majority of these new features are aimed at the mobile apps for the site, the biggest being mobile Hangouts for Android handsets running 2.3+ with a …
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Google and Oracle Attempting Settlement Ahead of Trial
After spending more than one year of battling back and forth, Google and Oracle are in court, attempting to smooth things out. A quick primer – Oracle has accused Google of infringing on some of their Java software patents. The CEO’s for both companies were …
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Google Preps Android Developers for ICS
The official Android Developers blog has given us our first glimpse into how Android apps will operate when scaled across both phone and tablet displays and running Ice Cream Sandwich. In a post written to help developers prepare their apps for the next release of …
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Do You Still Care That Android is Open Sourced? (Op-Ed)
It’s the last quarter of 2011, and Google has barely three years in the Android can. I started thinking about this in the last few weeks and especially after writing my last article and why Android is successful. Is it still important that Android is …
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Google, Intel to Optimize Future Build of Android for Atom Processors
Get ready for even more innovation and choice in the Android universe. Intel and Google announced today that future builds of the Android platform will be written with optimization for the Atom processor line. Combined, these two companies will see that more OEMs and wireless …
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Eric Schmidt Spills the Beans About Ice Cream Sandwich Launch
Android OS is no doubt the leader of all mobile operating systems and currently Google is working on Android 4.0 a.k.a Ice Cream Sandwich, which was announced back at Google I/O. It’s actually going to be a one-size-fits-all OS for both mobile phones and tablets. …
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The NPD Group: Google Acquisition Has Potential to Revitalize Flagging Motorola
According to leading market research company “The NPD Group,” Android continues to dominate US smartphone market share. They say Android accounts for a whopping 52% of units sold in Q2 2011, iOS also gained a slight quarterly rise to 29% but BBOS fell to …
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AndroidGuys Weekly Wrap-Up: Google Buys Motorola, Droid HD Appears, and More!
Let’s take a look back at some of the bigger, more newsworthy items from the last week, shall we? There was plenty to talk about in the world of Android, but we’ve narrowed it down to a few items. Hit the break to watch Phil …
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Google Reader App Optimized for Tablets
Google has rolled out an update to their RSS reader, Google Reader, today, optimizing the experience for tablets. Users will find the refreshed UI falls in line with other recently updated Google apps/services, including Google News and search. The intuitive split-pane display offers headlines and …
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Motorola Hearts Google: A Love Story
Way back in September of 2005, Motorola came out with a bold new cellular telephone that could, in fact, sync with your Apple iTunes account. This auspicious device was dubbed the Motorola ROKR-E1. At the time it came with a mind blowing 512MB upgradeable SD …
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It’s Unanimous – Android Partners ‘Welcome’ the Google and Motorola Deal [UPDATE]
If you thought that other Android players would be upset of the news of Google acquiring Motorola this morning, then you’d be wrong. At least initially. Early press quotes indicate that 4-out-of-4 OHA partners are in agreement and each of them ‘welcome’ the deal. All …
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BREAKING: Google Acquires Motorola for 12.5 Billion to ‘Supercharge’ Android
It’s a huge day for Android today as Google just announced that they’ve acquired Motorola Mobility. Yes, that Motorola. New CEO Larry Page just put the word out on the official Google blog that they have opened their wallets up to the tune of 12.5 …
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