Tag Archive | "Android"
Apple asked Google not to use multi-touch in Android
Citing a developer who supposedly worked on Android, VentureBeat is reporting that Apple asked Google not to implement multi-touch technology in its Android mobile OS, and that Google, obviously, complied. The implementation of multi-touch on the iPhone gives it a key advantage over competing phones such as the G1 and the BlackBerry Storm, and it raises the […]
Continue reading...iPhone outsells G1 Android by 6 to 1
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
According to a report from Morgan Stanley, the Android powered G1 phone from T-Mobile sold around 300,000 units this past quarter, about 1/6 of the number of iPhones that were sold. The figures, however, are somewhat misleading. For starters, the G1 didn’t come out until October, and more than that, the phone was tied to […]
Continue reading...The problem with developing for Google’s Android
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
From tkcodesharing: So the problem is that as it seems, we will have a lot of different devices, with different configurations. Some will have touch interfaces, some will not, some will have a D-PAD, some will have trackballs, some will have acceleration sensors and so on… That increases the amount of time and resources a […]
Continue reading...Breaking down the competing App Stores: Google vs. Apple vs. Palm
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Wired has an informative article that breaks down each of the various app stores used by Apple, Android, and Palm. One point that struck a chord was that it seems that Google, in their zeal to make the Android marketplace as open as possible, has instead created a free-for-all type of system that developers and […]
Continue reading...Why developers prefer the iPhone, and why Android and RIM face an uphill battle
Thursday, November 27, 2008
I came across this quote from Cosential that captures the essence of why many developers are starting to prefer coding for the iPhone. “In learning about development for the Blackbery platforms, we have to create a build for each phone and each network. As a developer, I just can’t afford it. Most of my customers […]
Continue reading...The significance of App stores in the effort to de-throne the iPhone
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
As BlackBerry prepares to release the much talked about touchscreen BlackBerry Storm, it’s also preparing to launch its own app store that it hopes will rival the offerings of the iPhone. As smartphones become more and more popular, companies are scrambling to bring their own versions of touchscreen phones to the market. Inevitably, smarthphones will […]
Continue reading...T-Mobile G1 Pre-orders not as high as initially thought
Friday, October 17, 2008
Over the past 2 weeks, word has been spreading across the web that pre-orders of the new Android based G1 phone were reaching 1.5 million units. This number seemed almost too good to be true. The iPhone 3G, by way of comparison, sold only 1 million units in its first weekend, and it was subject […]
Continue reading...First Reviews of Googles First Android Phone, T-Mobile’s G1
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Check out Walt Mossbergs mostly positive review here. The New York Times, however, wasn’t as impressed.
Continue reading...The first mover advantage of the iPhone
Friday, September 26, 2008
With the release of the first Android phone behind us, BusinessWeek discusses the uphill battle Android might be facing when it comes to getting developers to develop for the platform.
Continue reading...First impressions of Google’s new phone
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The reviews are in, and they’re mostly positive. Overall, there seems to be a lot to like, but the consensus is that it’s no iPhone. Walt Mossberg shares his initial impressions of the phone here. Times Online has a review of the phone here.
Continue reading...Android: A nightmare for Apple?
Monday, September 22, 2008
Time has an interesting piece on the upcoming HTC Dream from T-mobile that will be running Googles highly touted Android OS. Can it give the iPhone a run for its money? Time seems to think that it can.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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