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Google announces Google TV
At Google’s I/O conference today, they announced the impending arrival of Google TV, a new service built on both Chrome and Android. The service will go live this Fall, and while some TV’s will come with the service built-in straight out of the box (Sony is on board), an external box will also be available […]
Continue reading...Why Google developed Android
Thursday, May 20, 2010
“If we did not act, we faced a draconian future. Where one man, one company, one carrier was the future.” Well, either that or money. via Gizmodo
Continue reading...Domestic Android sales surpass iPhone sales for first time during 1Q of 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
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For the first time, sales of Android based devices here in the US were greater than iPhone sales during a given quarter. According to data released earlier today by the NPD group, Android sales during the 1Q of 2010 represented 28% of all smartphone sales while iPhone sales represented 21%. Leading the pack, as usual, […]
Continue reading...Microsoft licenses patent portfolio to HTC, angling for royalty payments on Android handsets
Friday, April 30, 2010
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Less than two months ago, Apple made a power move when it announced its plans to sue HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents. Concurrently, Apple filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission seeking to ban the import of HTC manufactured devices. In early April, the ITC agreed to investigate Apple’s claims. Apple’s moves […]
Continue reading...Volume of app downloads on iTunes over 10x greater than on BlackBerry App World
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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RIM CEO Jim Balsillie revealed today that RIM’s BlackBerry App World has about 20 million registered users who download approximately 1 million apps daily. Apple’s iTunes App Store, in contrast, sees anywhere from 10 to 20 million app downloads every single day. Compounding things for RIM is that BlackBerry App World only has 5,000 or […]
Continue reading...Apple as a moral authority, keeping porn off the iPhone
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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There are so many Steve Jobs emails these days it’s becoming tough to keep up. One particularly noteworthy exchange that we missed last week happened in the wake of Apple’s rejection, and subsequent acceptance, of Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Mark Fiore’s iPhone app, NewsToons. If you recall, Apple initially rejected the app because it satirized […]
Continue reading...Android running on a jailbroken iPhone 2G [Video]
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Well this is kinda trippy. A jailbroken iPhone 2G running the Android OS. Pretty cool if, you know, you’re into that sorta thing. As of now, the hack only works on the original iPhone but the mastermind behind this devious scheme says he might try and port it over to the iPhone 3GS in the […]
Continue reading...Report: Google planning Android tablet to battle the iPad
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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The New York Times reported this weekend that Google has plans to not only compete with the iPhone, but with the iPad as well in the form of a new Android-based tablet. Eric E. Schmidt, chief executive of Google, told friends at a recent party in Los Angeles about the new device, which would exclusively […]
Continue reading...The Android ‘Flea Market’ – Why it’s more than a numbers game
Friday, April 2, 2010
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Barry Oneill on the problems plaguing the Android Market: I conclude therefore that a large proportion of Android users simply cannot purchase and download paid for apps to their phone. I blame Google and its appallingly poor management of the Android market. Despite having a Google Checkout account I still cannot see, never mind purchase […]
Continue reading...Andy Ihnatko on what elevates the iPhone above all other smartphones
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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Andy Ihnatko nails a key difference between the iPhone and everything else: If there’s a single feature that elevates the iPhone from the rest of the pack, it’s the way that it urges and enables me to maximize the amount of time I spend thinking and doing and creating, each and every day. I’ve got […]
Continue reading...Behind Google and Apple’s growing and heated rivalry
Monday, March 15, 2010
Apple and Google have been on the outs for a few months now, and with Apple taking a jab at Google’s Android OS via their lawsuit against HTC, it doesn’t seem like the 2 tech heavyweights will be best buds again anytime soon. In a fascinating article from this past weekend, the New York Time […]
Continue reading...Why Smule won’t be developing mobile apps for Android
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Apple’s App Store is in many ways the lynch-pin that helps the iPhone maintain its status as the top smartphone on the market. While competitors continue to mimic the iPhone’s UI, one area where companies like Google, RIM, and Palm have struggled is in creating an app store comparable to the massively successful iTunes App […]
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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