Android

MediaTek Chips Will Double Data Allowances With Opera Max Compression

MediaTek is to integrate Opera Max into its processors, offering mid-range Android smartphone users the chance to double their data

10 years ago

Google Launches First Android One Smartphones In India

Android One programme aims to create cheap but high quality smartphones as Google and partners target emerging markets

10 years ago

Evernote And Vine Among First Android Apps To Be Released On Chromebooks

Google wants more Android apps on Chromebooks in bid to create integrated ecosystem

10 years ago

IFA: Rugged Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Targets Difficult Business Environments

Samsung Galaxy Tab Active is dustproof, waterproof and can survive a drop of 1.2 metres

10 years ago

AVG Will Pay Up To $220 Million For ‘Humanised’ MDM Specialist Location Labs

The security vendor wants to take advantage of Location Labs’ partnerships with mobile operators

10 years ago

Microsoft OneDrive Android App Now Manages Personal And Business Accounts

OneDrive Android app now supports OneDrive for Business accounts as part of "unified" cloud vision

10 years ago

Android Maintains UK And European Dominance

Samsung fuels Android success in the UK but local manufacturers in China continue to make waves

10 years ago

Review: Leef Access microSD Card Reader For Android

Does what it says on the tin, thanks to USB OTG

10 years ago

HTC M8 Arrives With Windows Phone 8.1

Is HTC looking to escape Samsung's domination of the Android OS, with M8 smartphone running Windows Phone?

10 years ago

Android Factory Reset Does Not Erase Data, Warn Researchers

Data from a pre-owned device can be easily recovered using free software

10 years ago

Kaspersky Launches Free Android Vulnerability Scanner

Kaspersky Fake ID Scanner looks for familiar bugs like Heartbleed, MasterKey and FakeID

10 years ago

New Android Malware Is Spreading Through Third-Party App Markets

ESET sounds the alarm after Krysanec RAT is found piggybacking on top of its own security app

10 years ago

Heavy Metal Samsung Galaxy Alpha Launches In September

High-end Samsung Galaxy Alpha looks to take on iPhone 6 later this year

10 years ago

Hacker Roots Silent Circle’s Blackphone At DefCon

SIlent Circle doubts whether the hack could take place in the wild, but still thanks 'Justin Case' for his contribution…

10 years ago

Microsoft Demands Samsung Pay Android Patent Payments

Microsoft sues Samsung after Korean manufacturer allegedly stops paying Android royalties

10 years ago

Android FakeID Flaw Could Leave Phones Wide Open

Bad apps can fool Android phones using the Fake ID flaw, and take your credit card details. Your provider may…

10 years ago

Samsung Profits Fall, Despite Android Domination

Samsung profit falls, as research suggests Android is on the verge of turning smartphone platforms into a one-horse race

10 years ago

New Firefox For Android Brings Customised Home Pages

The mobile browser gets unique homepage add-ons, new APIs

10 years ago

Microsoft Scraps Nokia X To Focus On Windows Phone

Microsoft smartphone boss Stephen Elop declares Nokia X's fling with Android is over, amid massive job cuts

10 years ago

Samsung Relaunches Its Android App Store As Galaxy Apps

Samsung Galaxy Apps offers optimised and exclusive apps for Galaxy devices

11 years ago

Microsoft Rumoured To Be Preparing Android-Powered Nokia Lumia

Twitter tipster @evleaks predicts Android Nokia Lumia as the latest Microsoft flagship, the Lumia 930, gets a UK release date

11 years ago

Amazon Extends Developer Select Programme To UK Ahead Of Fire Phone Launch

Amazon offers benefits and monetisation options to developers who create Android apps optimised for the Fire Phone

11 years ago

4.5-Inch Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Arrives With Four Other Smartphones

Samsung launches more compact version of flagship smartphone, complete with quad-core processor and 4.5-inch display, alongside four mid-range handsets

11 years ago

Dell Improves The Wyse Cloud Connect Platform

The tiny PC powered by Android is no longer dependent on Bluetooth accessories

11 years ago

Google Introduces Android Auto – A Platform That Makes Cars Smart

The company gets ready to fight Apple on a brand new battlefield

11 years ago

Google Establishes Android One Programme For Affordable Smartphones

Android One aims to help manufacturers create affordable smartphones for emerging markets as Google takes on Microsoft and Mozilla

11 years ago

Google Announces First Android Wear Smartwatches

LG’s G Watch and Samsung’s Gear Live will ship next month, while Moto 360 is expected by the end of…

11 years ago

Android L To Boast New Interface And Samsung Knox Integration

Developer preview of Android L is released as Google seeks to expand reach of its mobile operating system

11 years ago

Microsoft Announces Forked-Android Nokia X2 In Bid To Spread Services

Microsoft reveals the Nokia X2, its first ever Android device

11 years ago