Android

DoJ Wades In To Android Patent Attacks

Microsoft and Apple are being questioned about Nortel's former wireless patents and Android-bashing

13 years ago

Is Apple Trying To Beat Android… Or Destroy It?

Apple and Google may need each other, but Clint Boulton believes Steve Jobs wants to kill Android to settle scores…

13 years ago

Android Nears 50 Percent Of Global Smartphones

Android is just shy of the 50 percent mark for the global smartphone market, according to Canalys data

13 years ago

Microsoft’s Windows Phone Revenue Is Tiny

Microsoft's Windows Mobile revenue is puny compared to that of iPhone or Android. Nicholas Kolakowski asks if things are about…

13 years ago

Google Overhauls Tablet Search

Google has refashioned its search interface and ads on iPad and Android 3.1 'Honeycomb' tablets

13 years ago

Apple, Samsung Smartphones Surpass Nokia

Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Android devices both passed Nokia in smartphone sales in the second quarter

13 years ago

HTC Gingerly Launches Android Update For Desire

Gingerbread update finally arrives for HTC Desire handsets, but there's a very big health warning

13 years ago

Google Maps Catches The Bus

Google has integrated London's public transport system into Google Maps, alongside a handful of updates

13 years ago

Android Still Leads iOS In Smartphone Sweepstake

Android has grown its smartphone market share ahead of Apple's iOS, thanks to the arrival of new handsets

13 years ago

Samsung Shifts 5m Galaxy S II Phones Ahead Of US Launch

Samsung has sold 5 million Galaxy S II devices in just 85 days, and that is before it has hit…

13 years ago

Google Emails Come Home To Roost In Oracle Java Suit

Potentially damaging emails could make it hard for Google if the patent lawsuit against Oracle goes to court

13 years ago

RIM Job Cuts Won’t Save Its Corporate Strategy

RIM hopes that trimming the fat will boost its enterprise strategy. Sophie Curtis says the changes must go to the…

13 years ago

Mozilla Working On Custom Mobile OS

The Mozilla Foundation is building an open source operating system to rival Google's Chrome OS on mobile devices

13 years ago

Plenty Of Rare Bits Will Be Pulled Out Of The Black Hat Conference

This week, the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas will show how we all gamble with our security right across…

13 years ago

Oracle Told To Lower Android Patent Damage Claim

Oracle must lower its starting point for Android damages to $100m, but could depose Google CEO Larry Page

13 years ago

Google And Oracle Chided As Java Lawsuit Heats Up

US District Judge Alsup told Oracle and Google to be more reasonable in the Android Java patent case

13 years ago

Lenovo Tablets Shape Up For Work Or Leisure

Lenovo's tablets support Android or Windows 7 and are positioned both for consumer and business spheres

13 years ago

Google Adds 3D Buildings To Map Of London

Visitors to London can now navigate the streets in 3D, thanks to a Google Maps for Android upgrade

13 years ago

Can Amazon Give Google A Hit Honeycomb Tablet?

Amazon's Android tablet, slated to hit the market this October, could give Honeycomb a final chance for success, says Clint…

14 years ago

iPhone Preferred Over Android As Short-term Buy

Apple's iPhone is the favoured buy for the next 90 days, beating Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone 7

14 years ago

BBC Crowdsources UK 3G Coverage Map

The BBC is asking Android users to upload information which will map Britain's 3G coverage

14 years ago

Google Beats The Street As Q2 Sales Hit £5.6 Billion

Google demonstrated its growing financial muscle after posting a 32 percent rise in second quarter sales

14 years ago

Adobe Issues Dev Challenge With AIR And Flash Betas

Adobe and Sony have devised a contest for developers building Adobe AIR apps for upcoming Sony tablets

14 years ago

UK To Get ZTE Own-Brand Handsets

China's ZTE will begin selling Android handsets under its own brand later this year, under a deal with Brightpoint

14 years ago

Android Smartphones Used By One-Third US Adults

Android is the leading smartphone platform in the United States, according to Pew Research

14 years ago

Oracle Android Patent Battle Could Hurt Google

If Oracle starts to take licensing from Android phone makers, Google's share of the smartphone market could plummet, says Clint…

14 years ago

Nortel Patent Sell-Off Gets Approval

A consortium including Microsoft and Apple gains approval for its $4.5 billion purchase of Nortel wireless patents

14 years ago

Android Trojans Target Prime-Rate SMS

Two newly discovered Android Trojans steal from users by sending messages to prime-rate numbers

14 years ago

Malware Threatens 5 Percent Of Android And iPhones

Trusteer warns that five percent of iPhones and Android phones will be infected with malware in 2012

14 years ago

HTC Sets Gingerbread Desire Timetable

After some confusion, HTC is rolling out the long-awaited Gingerbread update for the Desire by the end of July

14 years ago