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Gazelle says BlackBerry trade-ins reach all-time high in wake of iPhone 4S release
Just a few years ago, Blackberry was synonymous with smartphone. The profits at RIM were plentiful and Blackberry devices were considered the creme de la creme. And then along came the iPhone and completely turned the smartphone market upside down. In one swift stroke, Apple redefined the very notion of what a smartphone looked like […]
Continue reading...It’s this type of design/usability detail that sets Apple apart from the competition
Monday, October 24, 2011
It’s the little things, really. It’s not uncommon to hear, when people describe what they like about Apple products, that devices like the iPhone just seem more elegant than the competition. Typically, these conversations center on differences in software design, but the unparalleled attention to detail that Apple pays to its products can also be […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs promised to “destroy Android”, claims it was a stolen product
Friday, October 21, 2011
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Steve Jobs was furious when he learned of Google’s plans with Android, famously yelling at then Google CEO Eric Schmidt for what Jobs deemed as being stabbed in the back. You’ll recall that Schmidt, at the time, was a member of Apple’s board of directors before resigning in August 2009 citing conflicting interests. It’s subsequently […]
Continue reading...Samsung says Galaxy Nexus was designed to bypass Apple’s patents
Thursday, October 20, 2011
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Google yesterday introduced its latest flagship Android device – the Samsung manufactured Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0, otherwise known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Now if you follow Apple at all, or even the broad technological landscape, you’re probably aware that Apple is currently suing Samsung alleging that its Android smartphones and tablets infringe upon a […]
Continue reading...Android’s new font, Roboto, looks awfully similar to Helvetica on the iPhone
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Google’s new premier smartphone – the Galaxy Nexus – features a new font dubbed Roboto. Now we’re not saying that Android derives a good deal of inspiration from iOS, but folks with a keener eye for fonts than we possess noticed that Google’s new system-wide font is awfully similar to Helvetica, the font Apple initially […]
Continue reading...Android’s Andy Rubin on Apple sans Steve Jobs, Siri, and more
Thursday, October 20, 2011
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Google’s Android chief Andy Rubin, who incidentally used to work for Apple, sat down on Wednesday with Walt Mossberg at the AsiaD conference to discuss, what else, Android and the latest Galaxy Nexus from Samsung. So while the bulk of the interview centered on Android and Google’s newly released Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS, […]
Continue reading...Josh Topolsky interviews Android lead designer Matias Duarte
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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This is My Next has a great and wide-ranging interview with Google’s Matias Duarte, who you might recognize as the design genius behind Danger, Helio, and more recently Palm where he helped design and develop its highly regarded WebOS. These days, Duarte works for Google and helped shape Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. “Android is […]
Continue reading...Google announces Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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Google a few hours ago announced the official arrival of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and its next flagship Android phone – the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The device sports a whopping 4.65-inch Super AMOLED screen. Further, it supports 4G and 1080p video capture, sports a 5 megapixel camera, and comes in 16GB and 32GB models. […]
Continue reading...iPhone leads the way with 89% retention rate; Android checks in at 55%
Thursday, September 22, 2011
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In a relatively short amount of time, Android has emerged as a potent competitor to the iPhone. Indeed, Google and its partners have done a tremendous job marketing and getting competitive Android devices into the marketplace. Famously, Google executives have touted that over 500,000 Android devices are activated every single day. That’s certainly impressive, even […]
Continue reading...Gamestop planning to release gaming optimized Android tablet – Report
Monday, September 12, 2011
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Well the Android party is about to get a little bit more crowded, folks. Last week we reported that Gamestop was rumored to be getting into the iOS hardware business as a means to stay relevant in a gaming market that has largely shifted towards mobile gaming and digital downloads. Now comes word that Gamestop […]
Continue reading...HTC files lawsuit against Apple with patents they recently acquired from Google
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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Apple’s ongoing legal disputes with a bevy of Android manufacturers took an interesting turn recently. Bloomberg is reporting that HTC on September 1 filed a lawsuit against Apple asserting patents that it recently acquired from, you guessed it, Google. The report notes that the patents in question were originally acquired by Google less than a […]
Continue reading...Microsoft was also contemplating Motorola acquisition before Google swooped in
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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As the reverberations from Google’s acquisition of Motorola have started to simmer down, Om Malik of Gigaom writes that Motorola was keen on selling and that Google wasn’t the only interested suitor. Microsoft was also interested in purchasing Motorola and acquisition discussions between the two companies had reportedly been ongoing for some time. Driving Microsoft’s […]
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
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