Android phone sales toppled iOS late last yearTechRadar UKAndroid may have finally overtaken iOS smartphone sales, at least over the holidays, according to a new report from Kantar Worldpanel. According to the consumer panel research group, all Android…
Daily Archive: February 26, 2013
Bored of Android? 17 per cent of new Windows Phone users ditching droids – TechRadar UK
CNET UKBored of Android? 17 per cent of new Windows Phone users ditching droidsTechRadar UKAndroid sure didn't suffer too much by losing an estimated 119,000 or so users to Windows Phone in 2012, increasing its market share to 56.2 per cent. iOS wa…
Google Gets Android App Store Competition from Russia’s Yandex – eWeek
eWeekGoogle Gets Android App Store Competition from Russia's YandexeWeekThe apps in the Yandex.Store are already being used by Russian mobile operator OAO MegaFon and by device maker Oppo Electronics, according to Bloomberg. The app store, which wi…
doubleTwist (for Android) – PC Magazine
doubleTwist (for Android)PC MagazineThe free doubleTwist bills itself as "iTunes for Android" and it's easy to understand why. The Android app—which works in conjunction with desktop software and optional premium add-ons—makes it very…
Opera with WebKit for Android hands-on preview – The Verge
Opera with WebKit for Android hands-on previewThe VergeOpera revealed earlier this year that it plans to ditch its long-running Presto rendering engine in its mobile browsers and move over to the much more common WebKit engine (the same browser engine …
Hands On With Tecdesk’s Android-Powered Desk Phone – PC Magazine
Hands On With Tecdesk's Android-Powered Desk PhonePC MagazineBARCELONA – File this one under "Weird Stuff from MWC." The Tecdesk Smart 5500 is a standard 5-inch Android phone. Built into a full-on desk phone. Check out the slideshow, beca…
Hands On: Rugged CAT B15 Android Phone Can Take a Lot of Abuse – Mashable
T3Hands On: Rugged CAT B15 Android Phone Can Take a Lot of AbuseMashableBARCELONA — CAT, the same company that designs and manufactures heavy machinery, has got a rugged Android smartphone on display here in Barcelona, offering some serious durabilit…
Pentagon to open networks to iOS, Android devices in 2014 – Apple Insider
Apple InsiderPentagon to open networks to iOS, Android devices in 2014Apple InsiderPentagon to open networks to iOS, Android devices in 2014. By Kevin Bostic. The U.S. Department of Defense will open its networks to smartphones and tablets from Apple a…
Google’s Andy Rubin: ‘No plans’ to open Android stores – CNET
Gotta Be MobileGoogle's Andy Rubin: 'No plans' to open Android storesCNETAndy Rubin, who heads up Google's Android business and also qualifies as an extremely reliable source when it comes to this particular company, offered a different…
Android takes the US smartphone market share lead for January – Inquirer
CNET UKAndroid takes the US smartphone market share lead for JanuaryInquirerGOOGLE'S DESSERT THEMED mobile operating system Android has knocked Apple's iOS off the top spot in smartphone market share in the US, a report by Kantar Worldpanel Com…