Android scores an awesome game before iOS for a change
In most cases, popular mobile games hit Android only after they have been launched in the App Store, but that won’t be the case with …
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Google is reportedly cleaning up Android’s security flaws for a major push into the workforce
Is Google finally getting ready to take enterprise customers’ concerns about Android security seriously? Two unnamed sources tell The Information that Google is planning a …
Android 4.4.3 KitKat update reportedly coming soon
After a never-before-seen version of KitKat has been spotted a few days ago – version KTU65 – suggesting that Google may release at least one …
Apple might make Android fans happy after all
Apple is apparently working on various music-related products meant to counter the effect of dropping download sales, with the company currently being rumored to consider …
Even the White House may drop BlackBerry for Android
In addition to not doing too well in the consumer market, BlackBerry may be in danger of losing some precious business and government contracts in …
How to force Android apps into Google’s awesome new ‘immersive mode’
Android 4.4 KitKat introduced a number of great new optimizations and features. While only a small percentage of Android devices currently run the latest version …
You can now tell Google to take pictures for you
Google on Wednesday updated its Google Search / Google Now app for Android with new voice commands that will supposedly let users take pictures and …
Here’s how to give your Android phone a huge speed boost, just like Apple sped up iOS 7.1
Apple released its eagerly anticipated iOS 7.1 update last week and while the new software added a bunch of great new features and cleaned up …
Video: Here’s how Android Wear actually works
Google on Tuesday unveiled Android Wear, a clear sign that wearable devices are very important for the company, and that it certainly wants smartwatch designers …
Amazon will again fork Android for its Chromecast rival
Not only will the Amazon “set-top box” look more like a Google Chromecast than an Apple TV, but the device will actually run a version …
Amazon’s exciting new 3D smartphone is reportedly launching this year
Amazon has been rumored to be prepping an Android smartphone of its own since 2011, but the company has not released such a device in spite …
Google wants iOS and Android fans to play nice with each other
Google is going to announce new features for its Google Play game services engine that will let iOS and Android users actually play together in turn-based …
Google’s seriously cool new Android radial menu design revealed
We’ve seen designs for radial menus in Android before but they’ve never looked this cool or this detailed. Patent Bolt has spotted a recently published …
Are dual-boot phones the most useless innovation ever?
Now that we know both Microsoft and Google are working to stop OEMs from releasing dual-boot devices that combine Windows Phone and Android, maybe we …
Market share of smartphones with 8-core processors is actually going to drop in 2014
A new report from Taiwan says that while various Android device makers have plans to introduce more smartphones packing eight-core mobile processors this year, the …
Samsung has three accessories to improve Galaxy accessibility
Samsung on Friday announced three smartphone accessories that should improve accessibility on certain Galaxy devices – namely the Galaxy Core Advance – for users that …
Your kid will no longer be able to rack up huge in-app purchase bills on Google Play
Just like Apple but on a smaller scale – at least for the time being – Google has been hit with an in-app purchase related …
Video: This smartphone spying software would make the NSA proud
While some companies are coming up with new hardware and software meant to thwart spying attempts and protect the privacy of the users, other companies …
Nokia’s Android phones are already a smash hit in China
It took Nokia quite a few years to finally launch an Android device, and when it did unveil such devices they were not quite the …
Some Samsung Galaxy phones come with bonus backdoor feature
A new security issue that may affect the privacy of Android device owners who purchased certain Samsung Galaxy models has been found, and apparently patched, …
This spring, Android is getting a new roommate
Dual-booting Android/Ubuntu handsets may be the dream for certain hardcore smartphone fans, but dual-booting Android/Windows Phone devices may prove to be quite interesting for a …
Android users can now buy 2014’s most addictive mobile game
If you have friends who love to play games on their iPhones then chances are you’ve heard of Threes!, a puzzle game developed Sirvo that gives …
Android OEMs to likely cash in on Apple’s 64-bit ‘marketing gimmick’
A new note from ABI Research reveals that 64-bit mobile processors will dominate the mobile landscape by 2018, when such processors will grab 55% of …
Woman sues Google after her kid blows $66 on in-app purchases
In-app purchases are apparently becoming big problems for parents who let their children play free mobile games on their tablets. GigaOM brings us word that …
Google preps assault on smartwatch market with new Android SDK for wearables
With wearables set to become the technology growth market of the next few years, Google isn’t content letting its Android partners do all of the …
Video: Check out this credit card-sized battery for iPhone, Android
The LithiumCard isn’t the only credit card-sized battery for mobile devices seeking crowd-funding, as there’s also a TravelCard project that offers iPhone and Android smartphones …
Customers may want iPhone, but end up buying Android instead
A new study reveals that Apple is still the most coveted brand in emerging markets, even though not all potential customers can afford its products …
Dual Android/Windows tablets/laptops get the boot from Google
After claiming in a recent report that the new Asus dual-booting Android/Windows tablet/laptop combo that was announced at CES 2014 may not actually hit stores, …
Irony: Android SmartWatch doesn’t even run Android
“Android SmartWatch” would be a very apropos name for Google’s own smartwatch, but that’s not going to happen, as such a product already exists. Sadly …
This health smart device wraps around your iPhone, not your wrist
Not all health and fitness smart devices launched this year will wrap around the user’s wrist (or even ankle for some products), but also around …
