Acer backs away from Windows
Microsoft is having a tough time getting many of its PC manufacturing partners to use Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT for their new devices …
Android
Spray and pray: Archos to unveil a dozen new Android devices at IFA
Remember when more than 100 tablets were unveiled by various companies at CES 2011? Archos may someday try to beat that record on its own. …
Amazon reportedly prepping video game console for 2013 launch
Amazon is reportedly working to launch an own-brand video game console powered by Android that will launch by the end of the year, possibly before …
With simmering smartphone growth set to slow, all eyes turn to budget phones
The global smartphone market absolutely exploded over the past few years, making Apple the most valuable company in the world and propelling Samsung higher than …
Motorola Moto X review
The Moto X is a big bet for Google and Motorola. It’s a phone that wouldn’t have existed if Google had not paid $12.5 billion …
Android is crushing iOS everywhere… except in America
The past quarter has been a very good one for Android and IDC now estimates that Google’s mobile platform accounted for nearly 80% of all …
Apple’s lead in U.S. smartphone market narrows, BlackBerry’s share plummets
The smartphone landscape in the United States last quarter paints a familiar picture, according to newly released Nielsen data: the winners — namely Apple and …
Windows gains no tablet traction as PC OEMs turn to Android
Microsoft has had a hard time getting consumers to buy the Surface and it seems that other Windows-based tablets aren’t doing much better. New research …
Why the Moto X isn’t shipping with the latest version of Android
One of the more puzzling aspects of Motorola’s big Moto X launch last week was why the device won’t be shipping with the latest version …
Android’s latest security snafu: One-click authentication lets hackers steal passwords
Hackers have been uncovering a lot of Android security holes lately, including one vulnerability that lets hackers turn legitimate Android apps into malware and another …
Apple’s once-dominant tablet market share has collapsed
If it seems like only a year ago that Apple’s iPad was the only tablet generating serious sales around the world, that’s because it was. …
Jelly Bean tops 40% market share on Android devices
Jelly Bean has now firmly established itself as the dominant version of Android. The newest numbers posted on the Android Developers website show that Jelly …
Samsung’s tablet army helps Android march past iOS as top tablet platform
All this has happened before and all this will happen again. The latest numbers from Canalys show that Android has now overtaken iOS as the …
WSJ: The FBI can remotely flip on Android phone mics to record conversations
Anyone worried about being tracked by law enforcement officials really ought to think twice before buying an Android phone. The Wall Street Journal reports that …
An engine of destruction: The anatomy of a low-end Android phone
Last March, a low-end Android phone called Xolo Q800 debuted in Asia. The model remains almost unknown in the Western markets, but it is a perfect specimen …
BlackBerry Messenger for Android exclusively pictured for the first time
This would have been a much bigger deal a couple years back, but BlackBerry Messenger is indeed coming to iOS and Android later this year, …
Why Android’s ‘cheap and nasty’ strategy is a huge threat to the iOS ecosystem
Yes, many Android phones have that tacky, plastic feel. No, Android vendors selling those sub-$200 phones are not making much money. Yes, Android is seriously fragmented. …
New HTC One tweak lets you run Sense and stock Android on the same phone
Devices running stock Android haven’t exactly been big sellers compared to vendor-customized devices, but a vocal minority continues to clamor for more pure Google experiences. …
Microsoft Office Mobile finally available for Android
Microsoft released Office Mobile for the iPhone last month and as the days and weeks passed, many began to wonder when Microsoft’s popular productivity software …
Messaging apps now dominate Android app market revenue
Many angry readers ask me why I yammer on endlessly about messaging apps like LINE and Kakaotalk. Why would anybody care so much about this app …
Android fragmentation: A blessing and a curse
Android is certainly a very fragmented mobile operating system, but is this an entirely bad thing? British network-testing firm OpenSignal has posted a new chart showing …
BlackBerry’s U.S. market share plummets to just 1% in Q2 despite Z10, Q10 push
The second calendar quarter marked the first in which BlackBerry’s debut BlackBerry 10 smartphone, the Z10, was on store shelves for the entire quarter. It …
Dell’s potential savior, a $100 Android computer the size of a USB stick, now shipping to testers
Dell is said to be working on a new device under the code-name “Project Ophelia,” and reports suggest it will essentially be an Android-powered computer …
History repeats itself: Android tablet shipments blow past iPad
Whether or not people are really using Android tablets, it has become clear that Android tablet shipments are absolutely exploding as Apple’s overall iPad shipments decline. …
Android’s next big feature may be real-time language translation
Google is building a mobile translator that will one day make traveling around the world a breeze. Hugo Barra, Google vice president of product management …
Chromecast may just be the beginning of Google’s assault on the living room
A new report suggests that Chromecast may just be phase one of Google’s plan to take over the living room. According to The Wall Street Journal, …
HP to target back-to-school crowd with $99 Android tablet
Fresh off Google’s announcement that it will launch a Textbook section in its Play store, a new report claims HP is planning a low-cost tablet to …
Verizon’s LG G2 to reportedly launch in September
A new report claims that LG’s upcoming flagship smartphone will be available on Verizon in the coming months. According to Korean news outlet The Kyunghyang …
Who is actually using Android tablets?
Google has now activated 70 million Android tablets, but how many of those devices are getting regular use? Benedict Evans, a strategy consultant for Enders Analysis, …
Symantec spots first two apps that exploit biggest-ever Android security hole
Less than a month after researchers at Bluebox Security uncovered the biggest Android security hole to date, Symantec has spotted two malicious apps that are taking …
