Android now powers almost 60% of mobile devices – about 3 times the amount of iOS devices
During the first quarter of 2013, Android continued to surge forward. Google’s mobile platform powered an impressive 59.9% of all “smart” mobile devices sold, with a total shipment level of 308.7 million units. in comparison, Apple’s iOS powered only 19.3% of devices sold – 3 …
Google: We want Glass hacked
…Not only that, Google plans to show you how.
Jelly Bean is the safest version of Android yet
Google made history at this year Google I/O by launching the best version of Android OS so far, which is known as the Jelly Bean a.k.a Android 4.1. The operating system is not only designed to give smooth and best experience, but also to protect …
Google may be accelerating development of their own voice assistant program
It goes without saying: Apple’s Siri is one of the main selling points of iOS. It just works, and it just works well. We know also that Google has been working on their own voice assistant in the Google X Lab. Now, according to the …
Apple’s request for early injunction against Samsung denied, Galaxy S III will launch on time
Score one for Samsung, folks. Apple’s attempt to hold back the Galaxy S III failed, as the request for an early injunction by Apple was denied by Lucy Koh, u.S. District Judge from San Jose. Basically, she was too busy to hear the case before …
Apple drops Google maps, opts for an in-house alternative
It was only a matter of time, folks. Apple has officially announced that they’re dropping Google Maps on their iDevices and going for something cooked up within their own walled garden walls. Big loss? That stands for debate, as Google Maps has never really …
TomTom to launch Android application this summer – again
If you are a big fan of GPS applications, then I am sure you are familiar with TomTom. TomTom is one of the leading applications and it’s been around for a long time – but it’s still not available for Android, yet is for iOS. …
Digital Harmony Games Takes Cross Platform Multiplayer to a New Level with Dragons vs. Unicorns
While mobile gaming continues to grow at a practically exponential level, game development company Digital Harmony knows what players want, and plans to give it to them… soon. The company is slating their first title as “Dragons Vs. Unicorns,” and is using the game …
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Factoring in Tablets, Android Has a Long Way to Go to Beat iOS
Comscore released a report earlier this week which covered mobile traffic over the last few months. One of the more interesting facts in this report is that although Android owns the majority of the smartphone market, iOS has a considerably larger share of internet traffic (measured …
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According to Nielsen Research, Games Most Popular Mobile App Category in US
All your smartphone are belong to us! Apparently no one is using their smartphone to be productive, they just want to play games!
According to Nielsen research, games continue to be the most popular app category while productivity apps find themselves on the lower rungs of the ladder. This of course doesn’t surprise me one bit, what does surprise me is the fact that 93% of the people downloading games are actually willing to pay for them! Hear that developers? You’re more likely to get paid off of games vs. any other category. Chop, chop, start churning out those games!
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Another Sign that Android is Taking Over the Mobile Universe
We had an interesting press release come across our desks today, concerning the company Pinger and it’s Textfree app for Android. The gist of the press release was how fast it took the number of Android users to gain parity with the number of iOS users using Textfree on Apple devices. So how long do you think it took for the Android app to catch up?
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Monitor your Kid’s Smart Phone via PhoneSheriff
According to a press release, Retina-X Studios has recently release PhoneSheriff. This mobile application spans its services across Android, BlackBerry, WP7, and iOS. PhoneSheriff is an application made for parents to view and monitor all of their child’s smart phone activity. When PhoneSheriff is installed on the child’s phone and the companion “control” application is installed on the parents phone, the parent can:
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Xobni for Gmail Arrives in Private Beta; Xobni for Android and iPhone Moving to Beta Soon
Many of us are already familiar with Xobni, the social networking integration tool, and now, a private beta for its highly-anticipated product for Gmail and Google Apps – Xobni for Gmail, has been announced. The product is free and helps users find and easily manage contacts. Xobni will move its Android and iPhone apps into beta for users to test within 90 days. People interested in testing any of these new products can request access to the beta versions on Xobni’s website.
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Tonight on AGTN!
As Ray Walters, one of the hosts of AGTN always says, “It is once again Thursday, and you know what that means! It is once again time for the Android Guys Thursday Night Droidcast!“ Here is what Ray, Aaron, Benji and Stacie have coming up …
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ScoreLoop Encouraging IOS Devs to Make the Move to Android
Is it just me, or does it feel like that perhaps the industry is finally taking notice that Android is here to stay? The latest indication that this is so comes from the social gaming guru’s, ScoreLoop. Check out a quote from their page talking …
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