Android

GPS Tracking Trojan Hidden In Android App

A Trojan, hidden within an Android phone application, enables third parties to secretly track the location of the user via…

14 years ago

Google Vows ‘Strong Defence’ Against Oracle Lawsuit

Google has pledged to "strongly defend" open-source standards and protect its Android operating system from Oracle's patent infringement lawsuit

14 years ago

Google Extends Voice Search for Android

Voice Actions allows the use of spoken commands for browsing, texting and making calls, similar to technology from Siri and…

14 years ago

Java Creator Admits ‘No Surprise’ Over Android Lawsuit

Java creator James Gosling has admitted he is not surprised at Oracle's lawsuit against Google over claims that Android OS…

14 years ago

Google Suit: Now We Know What Java Means To Oracle

Friday 13th could be a very unlucky day for Java, whatever the outcome of Oracle's lawsuit, says Peter Judge

14 years ago

Oracle Sues Google Over Android’s Java

Oracle claims that Google's Android OS breaks the Java patents it acquired from Sun

14 years ago

Sony Developing Android 3.0-based Gaming Phone

Sony Ericsson is developing a phone and gaming hybrid device that will use the Android 3.0 operating system, codenamed Gingerbread

14 years ago

Palm Pre At Centre Of Bugging Concern

The Palm Pre handset is at the centre of concerns that attackers could turn mobile phones into bugging devices

14 years ago

Android 2.2 To Debut On Droid X Next Month

Motorola's Droid X smartphone will be upgraded to Google's Android 2.2 operating system in early September

14 years ago

Google Nexus One To Continue As Developer Phone

The Nexus One has received an extension to its life after Google made the smartphone its official phone for developers

14 years ago

Android To Outpace iOS By 2012

An iSuppli report has found that Android is headed for steep growth, due to hardware flexibility and revenue sharing

14 years ago

Android Handsets Outsell BlackBerry, iPhone

Smartphones running Android are now outselling Research in Motion's BlackBerry and Apple's iPhone according to new figures

14 years ago

Motorola Developing Android TV Tablet

Motorola is reportedly working on a tablet computer geared up for users who want to watch TV on the move

14 years ago

Android Is Still Scaring Off Enterprise Customers

If Android is going to succeed in the enterprise, Google needs to address some of the basic security and privacy…

14 years ago

Android Grows User Base Faster Than Apple iOS

Google's Android operating system grew 27 percent for the second quarter, which is higher than the growth of Apple's iPhone

14 years ago

Android 2.2 To Debut On Motorola Droid

Motorola said in a community forum that Google's Android 2.2 operating system (Froyo) will be pushed out to the Motorola…

14 years ago

Ten Stumbling Blocks That Could Derail Google Android

Android might be doing well, but concerns about security, privacy and an enterprise focus could hold the mobile operating system…

14 years ago

Google Android Clamps Down On Unauthorised App Use

As part of its effort to make the Android market a more serious option, Google has created a security tool…

14 years ago

UK Android Sales Up 350 Percent This Quarter

Google's Android operating system now dominates more that 13 percent of the UK contract smartphone market

14 years ago

Analysts Differ On Popularity Of Corporate Android

Analysts Michael Gartenberg and Jack Gold differ on just how enterprise ready the Android Froyo build is

14 years ago

eWEEK Europe Readers Prefer Android To iPhone

Android shot ahead of BlackBerry and iPhone in our readers poll, leaving Windows Mobile and Symbian in the dust. Next…

14 years ago

Droid 2 Set To Arrive With Android 2.2, Froyo

The next generation of the well-received Motorola Droid handset, is set to arrive running Android 2.2., codenamed Froyo

14 years ago

Asus Opts For Android Over Windows For New Tablet

Asus says it will use Google's Android platform rather than Windows for its EP101TC tablet computer

15 years ago

Lenovo Plans ‘LePad’ Android Tablet

Reports say the Lenovo LePad willl run Android, will be optimised for 3G, and will arrive before the year’s end

15 years ago

Nokia Buys Motorola Wireless Network Assets

Nokia Siemens Networks had agreed to acquire Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure assets for £785 million

15 years ago

Cheap ZTE Android Phone Arrives In The UK On 3

A budget priced Android-based handset, the ZTE Racer, is now available on the mobile network of 3UK

15 years ago

Google Receives Last Shipment Of Nexus One Handsets

Google continues to wind down its handset odyssey after the search engine giant received its last shipment of Nexus One…

15 years ago

HP Halts Android Tablet Development

HP has reportedly put its plans for an Android tablet on hold, and will instead focus its resources on tablets…

15 years ago

Details Leaked On HTC Desire Mark II

Details about the successor to the HTC Desire Android smartphone have been leaked by a UK retailer

15 years ago

Symbian Supporters Rally After Gartner ‘Titanic’ Jibe

Fans of Symbian rushed to defend it, after a Gartner analyst said the Nokia-dominated mobile OS is doomed

15 years ago