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Android manufacturers may start following Amazon’s lead
Though Android fans like to downplay the problem, platform fragmentation remains a huge problem that manifests itself in a myriad of ways. Whether it means that your brand new Android device isn’t up to snuff to play the latest game or take advantage of the latest Android update, or that the user experience varies wildly […]
Continue reading...Larry Page says Steve Jobs’ anger of Android was “just for show”
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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In a bizarre revelation, Google CEO Larry Page claimed in an interview yesterday that Jobs’ anger towards Android was just for show, and was simply a means to inspire the rank and file at Apple. I think that served their interests. For a lot of companies, it’s useful for them to feel like they have […]
Continue reading...iPhone outselling all other smartphones combined at AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint – Analyst
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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All Things D reports on a research note from Canaccord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley who writes that the iPhone may not only be the top selling smartphone at AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint, but that it may be outpacing all other smartphone sales combined. “Our March checks indicated the iPhone continues to extend its market share […]
Continue reading...Android still has majority of US smartphone market
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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New data released by Nielsen and covering February 2012 reveals that Android is still the smartphone marketshare player to beat in the US. The study found that nearly half of all US mobile subscribers own a smartphone, marking a 38% jump from the same period a year-ago. And what are these subscribers purchasing? Well, Android […]
Continue reading...Google to start selling its own tablets
Friday, March 30, 2012
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The WSJ reports: Google, undaunted by a short-lived attempt to market and sell smartphones on its own, is now trying the approach with tablet computers in a quest to capture market share from Apple’s iPad. The Internet search company will sell co-branded tablets directly to consumers through an online store like rivals Apple and Amazon […]
Continue reading...Are Apple and Samsung talking settlement?
Thursday, March 29, 2012
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Perhaps this crazy 10 month bout of litigation that has spanned the globe will come to an end sooner than later according to a report from Business Week. Citing people familiar with Apple’s situation, the report claims that executives from both Samsung and Apple have “communicated lately about potential settlement options.” “Apple CEO Tim Cook does […]
Continue reading...About those sexy Android names [Photo]
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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Seems like some Android manufacturers have been spending some extra time in certain aisles in CVS. So which is it, does your Android smartphone have something in common with a Condom? via The Intercom Blog
Continue reading...Apple open to settlement talks with Android manufacturers – Report
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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Apple and Samsung remain at each other’s throats as the two companies continue to battle it out over patent infringement issues that span the globe and encompass a wide array of technologies. In Steve Jobs biography, the Apple co-founder didn’t mince words when describing his outlook on Android. “I will spend my last dying breath […]
Continue reading...Google’s Andy Rubin plans to “double down” on Android tablets, effectively blames developers for poor Android sales
Friday, March 2, 2012
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Google’s strategy with Android has proven masterful when it comes to smartphones, but in the tablet space, an endless stream of Android-based tablets have done little to nothing in the face of Apple’s growing iPad domination. All told, Android tablets have moved about 12 million units in 2 years, which pales in comparison to the […]
Continue reading...New Motorola ads pit Siri vs. Google’s Voice Actions
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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At this week’s 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Motorola released three commercials going after Apple’s Siri by showing it in a heads-on competition with Google’s Android voice action feature on three Motorola smartphones, the Atrix 2, the Photon 4G, and the Electrify. In this clip, which showcases the iPhone vs. the Atrix 2, […]
Continue reading...HTC looking to reclaim the Android throne with One X, One V, and One S devices
Sunday, February 26, 2012
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While Samsung might be the top Android smartphone vendor today, it wasn’t all that long ago that HTC’s lineup of smartphones offered the most compelling Android experience on the market. But as things tend to go in the smartphone industry, Samsung quickly caught up and soon surpassed HTC in both total sales volume and elegant […]
Continue reading...Google’s losing bet on hardware manufacturers
Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Dustin Curtis recently wrote a great post explaining why a lot of the Android phones out on the market today are completely atrocious from a UI perspective. Curtis relays a conversation he had with Rich Miner, one of the founders of Android, and how Google’s intention with Android was to take care of the nitty […]
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Friday, April 6, 2012
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