Android

Android App Use Dominated By A Handful Of Players

Android users spend most of their time on just a tiny fraction the apps available, according to a survey

13 years ago

Android And Win8 Only Real iPad Challenge Says Dell

CEO Michael Dell names two platforms as only options to the iPad tablet, calling remaining OSs “other noise”

13 years ago

ViewPad Tablet Runs Android Over Windows 7

ViewSonic's ViewPad 10pro runs Android "Gingerbread" in Windows 7, thanks to application virtualisation

13 years ago

Microsoft Mulled Motorola Purchase For Android Strike

Google was not the only company interested in acquiring Motorola, apparently Microsoft was also prowling

13 years ago

Android Tablets Snatch 20 Percent Market Share

New research has indicated that Android-based tablets now hold 20 percent of the tablet market

13 years ago

HTC Honeycomb Puccini Tablet Set For Q3 Arrival

The crowded Android tablet market is to get another player with the arrival of HTC's Puccini

13 years ago

Android Trojan Answers Incoming Calls

A new variant of the Nickispy Trojan can intercept calls while sending messages out to a remote server

13 years ago

Microsoft Quick To Woo Android Refugees

Microsoft has already begun its overtures to Android phone makers displaced by the Google-Motorola deal, says Nicholas Kolakowski

13 years ago

Motorola Launches Defy+ Rugged Android Handset

As it agrees to be acquired by Google, Motorola has introduced the Android 'Gingerbread'-based Defy+ smartphone

13 years ago

Google Wins More Than Patents With Motorola

Google's stunning Motorola Mobility move nets a powerful patent portfolio, a good phone maker and intriguing options, says Wayne Rash

13 years ago

Huawei To Launch Own-Brand UK Handsets Next Month

Huawei is set to launch the Android Blaze in order to establish itself as a handset brand 'from scratch'

13 years ago

Google To Buy Motorola Mobility For £7.7bn

Google has announced it will buy mobile phone manufacturer Motorola in a deal worth $12.5 billion

13 years ago

A Dozen Vulnerable Android Apps Uncovered

Commonly used Android apps leave phones vulnerable to phishing and hijacking, according to Privateer

13 years ago

Analyst: Amazon To Challenge iPad With Content

Analyst Tim Bajarin argues Amazon's tablet could undercut Apple and turn it into a profitable e-commerce tool

13 years ago

Study: Android Leads On Mobile Advert Impressions

Google's Android is the top advertising target by impressions, but Apple's iPhone remains the top smartphone

13 years ago

Google Misdirection In Patent Spat Is Gamesmanship

Microsoft and Apple are using patents suits to bash Google. Google is hitting back in this colossal waste of time,…

13 years ago

Nokia Wanes As Android Grabs 43.4% Market Share

Gartner said Google's Android is the top phone operating system but Nokia hangs on as top manufacturer

13 years ago

Apple Targets Motorola With Tablet Complaint

Apple is looking to follow up its injunction success against Samsung with a new lawsuit against Motorola

13 years ago

Gingerbread Samsung Galaxy R Runs On Tegra 2

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy R, itsfirst Android smartphone powered by Nvidia's Tegra 2 dual-core processor

13 years ago

Most Mobile Apps Fail To Secure Personal Logins

ViaForensics tests showed that 76 out of 100 mobile apps did not store user account names securely

13 years ago

Facebook Messenger For iPhone And Android

Facebook Messenger service for smartphones extends one-to-one and group Messages beyond the desktop

13 years ago

Security Researchers Warn Of Android Design Flaw

Researchers have warned of a flaw in Android that allows fake pop-ups to appear in legitimate apps

13 years ago

Huawei Vision Smartphone Signals Cloud Intent

Huawei revealed a smartphone, the Vision, that is closely integrated with its cloud services platform

13 years ago

Don’t Just Whine, Google: Oppose Software Patents!

Google has complained about "bogus" patents used against it. It should join the campaign against software patents, says Clint Boulton

13 years ago

Android And iPhone Look To Dominate 2012

Apple's iPhone and Google Android smartphones could dominate the smartphone market well into next year

13 years ago

Chinese Android App Stealthily Records Mobile Calls

An Android app from China can record and transmit phone conversations without the owner being aware

13 years ago

Skype Adds Video For More Android Phones, Tablets

Skype new Android app has added video calling support for 17 new smartphone and tablet devices

13 years ago

Google Exec Slams ‘Bogus’ Apple And Microsoft Patents

A Google executive has lambasted Apple, Microsoft and Oracle for allegedly plotting against Android

13 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Tab Lands In The UK

Samsung's latest challenger to the tablet throne is available nationwide in Britain from today

13 years ago

A Million Users Hit By Android Malware In 2011

Android phone users are regularly being hit by numerous malware varieties, according to a Lookout report

13 years ago