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Woz: Android will be the dominant smartphone platform
Speaking to the Dutch-language De Telegraaf newspaper, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak threw his two cents in regarding the ongoing battle for smartphone supremacy between Apple and Android. Surprisingly, or perhaps not, Woz thinks Android is the platform that will ultimately win out, likening the situation to how Windows emerged victorious over the Mac back in […]
Continue reading...Why there’s still no Netflix app for Android – Fragmentation
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Netflix redefined the way we watch movies and it was only a matter of time before the service started showing up on devices like the Xbox and Apple TV in addition to infiltrating devices in the mobile space. A Netflix app for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad has been available since August, and like you’d […]
Continue reading...How smartphone owners view each other [Comic]
Friday, November 5, 2010
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Check out this hilarious comic depicting how smartphone users view themselves and how they’re perceived by others. via csectioncomics
Continue reading...Andy Rubin responds to Jobs’ claim that Android isn’t open
Thursday, October 21, 2010
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Google’s Andy Rubin recently tweeted a response to Steve Jobs’ claim that Android really isn’t as open as people think. the definition of open: “mkdir android ; cd android ; repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git ; repo sync ; make” Nerdity in full effect, but as John Gruber points out, this tweet probably resonates with about .01% […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs goes off on Android
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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From Monday afternoon’s earnings conference call.
Continue reading...LG says Android 2.2 “Froyo” not up to snuff for a tablet
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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LG Electronics announced earlier this week that it was abandoning its plans to release a tablet computer running Android 2.2, otherwise known as “Froyo.” “We plan to introduce a tablet that runs on the most reliable Android version,” an LG official explained. “We are in talks with Google to decide on the most suitable version […]
Continue reading...Steve Ballmer envisions Microsoft collecting royalties on every Android device sold
Monday, October 4, 2010
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Late last week, Microsoft sued Motorola alleging that it’s lineup of Droid smartphones, which make use of Google’s Android OS, infringe on a number of Microsoft’s patents pertaining to synchronization of data such as email and contacts, along with patents which cover how applications are notified of changes in signal strength and battery power. Microsoft, […]
Continue reading...Microsoft files suit against Motorola over Android
Friday, October 1, 2010
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Nokia’s suing Apple. Apple’s suing Nokia. Apple’s suing HTC. And now Microsoft is suing Motorola. Boy, the smartphone market sure is a legal minefield these days. The WSJ reports: Microsoft Corp. accused Motorola Inc. of violating its patents with smartphones that use Google Inc.’s Android operating system, firing a legal salvo in a market where […]
Continue reading...Outgoing Nokia exec pees on handset makers who choose Android
Sunday, September 26, 2010
It’s no secret that Nokia is still struggling to come up with a worthy competitor to the iPhone. Hell, Nokia is still struggling to hold onto whatever vestiges of smartphone relevancy it had way back when. Not only is Apple lapping Nokia with successive iterations of the iPhone, but the emergence of Android is also […]
Continue reading...Android – Too open for its own good?
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Now that Apple has loosened up many of its previous restrictions on iOS development, iPhone critics are struggling more than ever to come up with reasons why the iPhone pales in comparison to Google’s Android. One reason still shouted from the rooftops centers on the openness of Android, especially when measured against what were previously Apple’s evil, […]
Continue reading...Did the growing popularity of Android prompt Apple to revise its app review guidelines?
Friday, September 10, 2010
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The Wall Street Journal speculates that Apple’s recent change of heart regarding its app store policies was rooted not only in the FTC’s anti-trust investigation, but also due to mounting pressure from Google’s Android OS. Some analysts said the changes show how threatened Apple is by the increasing momentum of Google’s Android Market. App development […]
Continue reading...Google isn’t counting upgrades in their activation figures
Monday, September 6, 2010
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As Steve Jobs touted the success of Apple’s lineup of iOS devices, he couldn’t help but taking a shot at Google when he said, People are throwing around a lot of numbers as to how many of their operating systems they’re activating per day. We are activating a little over 230,000 iOS devices per day. […]
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
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