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Samsung Denies Galaxy S III April Release Date
Samsung has said Twitter users will be the first to hear when the Galaxy SIII hoves into view
Analyst: Google Mobile Business Set For Growth
Google's mobile advertising business may top $4.5bn this year, according to analysts Piper Jaffray
RSA 2012: NSA Develops Ultra-Secure Android Smartphone
Spooks' 'Fishbowl' smartphone is locked down but made entirely from off-the-shelf components
Toshiba Goes Thin With Excite 10 LE Tablet
Toshiba is claiming its Android Excite X10 is the thinnest, lightest 10-inch tablet on the market
New Metrics From Android Market Arm Developers With App Usage Statistics
Google's application metrics dashboard for Android Market now informs developers how their products are faring with users
MWC 2012: Panasonic Announces Waterproof Eluga Power Phone
The Eluga Power is the second Panasonic phone designed for non-Japanese markets in more than six years
Facebook Denies Spying On Android Users’ SMS Texts
The social network giant accuses The Sunday Times of misunderstanding its Android app's SMS functionality
Rubin: Google To Push Tablets This Year
Android creator Andy Rubin said Google will redouble its focus on tablets, possibly meaning a Nexus tablet is on the way
Choose Your Own Device Promises A More Secure Future
Bring-your-own-device means all manner of hardware is starting to appear on the network. Eric Doyle argues that there is safer path
Google Claims 850k Android Activations Daily
The stellar growth of Android shows no sign of slowdown with Google now claiming 850,000 daily activations
MWC 2012: ViewSonic Launches New Android 4.0 Tablets
ViewSonic has expanded its ViewPad line with new tablet models running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
MWC 2012: Samsung Unveils 10.1 Inch Galaxy Tab 2
Samsung unveils the successor to the Galaxy Tab in Barcelona
MWC 2012: Samsung Galaxy Beam Can Project 50-Inch HD Image
An Android smartphone that uses a 15 lumens projector to beam movies and games onto handy flat surfaces
RSA 2012: Zero-Day WebKit Flaw Allows Android Device Takeover
Start-up CrowdStrike will demonstrate the use of a flaw in Android WebKit to take full control of mobile devices
MWC 2012: Sony Debuts Xperia P And Xperia U Smartphones
Sony has announced two Android-powered smartphones for release later this year
MWC 2012: HTC Unveils Ice Cream Sandwich-Powered ‘One’ Series
HTC One X, One S and One V announced as HTC's core smartphone range for 2012
Android Apps Cost 2.5 Times More Than iPhone Apps
Canalys survey reveals disparities in the price of paid-for content between the two markets
Box Updates Android Client, Offers 50GB Storage
Box has updated its Android client software with collaboration features, as well as 50GB of free storage
Google Docs For Android Gets On-Device Editing And More
Google has boosted Docs for Android with native editing and real-time collaboration capabilities plus improved presentations
MWC 2012: Canonical Puts Ubuntu Desktop On A Smartphone
Canonical announces an Ubuntu version that helps kill off PCs by taking smartphones to the next level
Over Half Of Brits Use A Smartphone
A survey shows smartphone penetration in Britain has reached 50.3 percent
LG Enters ‘Phablet’ Market With Optimus Vu
LG has introduced its Optimus Vu five-inch phone/tablet device, competing with Samsung's own 'phablet' device, the Galaxy Note
ZTE Readies Mimosa X Smartphone With ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’
China's ZTE is aiming its low-cost Mimosa X handset at the mainstream mobile phone market
Windows 8 Tablets Need Apps, Low Prices And A Bruised Android
Nicholas Kolkowski explains what Microsoft needs to do to take a chunk of Apple's tablet market
MWC 2012: ZTE To Unveil Two Ice Cream Sandwich LTE Handsets
ZTE will officially launch two new Android handsets next week, the PF200 and N910at Mobile World Congress
ITC Dismisses HTC Patent Claim Against Apple
Taiwanese phone maker HTC has lost the latest leg of its increasingly bitter legal dispute against HTC
US Regulators Criticise Android, iOS Child Protection
Applications for Apple's iOS and Google's Android devices don't provide enough information on how children's privacy is protected, according to the US' FTC
Apple Wins Slide-To-Unlock Patent Claim Against Motorola
Who would have thought that swiping a finger across the screen could cause this much commotion and expense
Android Malware Increased By 3,000 Percent in 2011
Google's Android was targeted with malware more than any other mobile operating system in 2011