BBM will reportedly not support iPad or Android tablets at launch
Earlier this week, BlackBerry announced the arrival of BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS. A new report suggests that the messaging service will have some …
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Amazon tablets soar in mobile content consumption
Millenial Media, a leading mobile advertising platform, is out with another Mobile Mix report. It shows Amazon’s tablets gaining share in the mobile content market at …
Android 4.3 was a no-show at I/O, but report claims launch coming soon
The first day of Google’s I/O Developers Conference keynote has come and gone without a single mention of a potential update to the company’s Android …
Android shipments explode in Q1 as iPhone stalls; Windows Phone tops BlackBerry
Microsoft and BlackBerry are fighting to become viable alternatives in the mobile market, and while Android and iOS accounted for a majority of smartphone shipments …
HTC confirms no plans for HTC One with stock Android
Google made a splash at its I/O Developers Conference on Wednesday when it announced a special edition Galaxy S4 smartphone. The device will be sold …
HP announces two new dockable Android and Windows 8 tablets
HP on Wednesday announced the Android-powered SlateBook x2 and the Windows-powered Split x2. The SlateBook x2 is equipped with a 10.1-inch 1920 x 1200-pixel display …
Google Play game services brings leaderboards, achievements, matchmaking and more to Android
Google on Wednesday at its annual I/O Developers Conference in San Francisco announced Google Play game services. As earlier rumors suggested, the gaming suite is …
Video: Watch the live stream of Google’s big Google I/O 2013 keynote right here
Google’s annual Google I/O conference is the biggest event of the year for Android and the rest of Google’s always expanding product portfolio. Google’s keynote …
Google accidentally confirms Android 4.3
Google plans to unveil Android 4.3, an updated version of its popular mobile operating system, at the Google I/O conference on Wednesday. The news won’t come …
Samsung captured 95% of all Android profits in Q1
Want to know why Google is nervous about Samsung’s dominance of the Android ecosystem? Look no further than new research from Strategy Analytics showing that …
NVIDIA Shield available in June for $349, preorders begin today
NVIDIA on Tuesday announced the upcoming availability of its Shield gaming console. The Android-powered handheld will be one of the first devices to be equipped …
Google’s new Android boss says software like Facebook Home could be blocked
Android will likely always be open source, but just how open the platform will remain is an ongoing question. In a recent interview with Wired, …
BlackBerry announces BBM for iPhone, Android due this summer
We’ve known BlackBerry has been planning to offer BBM on rival platforms for quite some time. Now that services like WhatsApp, iMessage and Kik are …
Android gaming service expected to debut at Google I/O
Google has long been rumored to be developing a Game Center rival for Android smartphones and tablets. Information from a new Google Play Services file, …
Google now letting all Android developers answer critics on Google Play
Earlier this year, Google began a trial program to allow select Android developers the opportunity to respond to their critics on the Play Store. The …
Inside the new Android: Google’s new mobile boss opens up about the future of Android
When Google announced that Chrome chief Sundar Pichai would also be taking over the company’s Android division from former Android boss Andy Rubin, speculation naturally …
Google abandons plans for physical credit card, still preps Google Wallet update for I/O
A new report suggests that Google will unveil an update to its forgotten Wallet service later this month. According to AllThingsD, Google was originally planning …
Earl: An Android tablet built to keep you alive
Amid the sea of iPhone cases, camera mounts and iPad styluses that have flooded various crowd-funding sites in recent years, an interesting new project emerges. …
Samsung will reportedly launch an Android notebook in the coming months
Earlier reports have indicated that Google and its partners are preparing to launch Android-powered notebooks that could debut later this year. Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities …
$99 Ouya game console delayed until late June
The $99 Android-powered Ouya game console has been delayed by three weeks and won’t be available until late June. Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman noted that …
iPhone growth stalls as Android continues to nip away at Apple’s market share
A new report has found that mobile device shipments, including notebooks, tablets and smartphones, exceeded 300 million units in the first quarter of 2013. According …
Google reportedly abandons work on ‘X Phone,’ hands device off to Motorola
Google has long been rumored to be developing a high-end smartphone, codenamed the X Phone, in collaboration with its Motorola division that would be designed …
BlueStacks brings mobile gaming to the big screen with GamePop console; free with $6.99 subscription
BlueStacks is known best for its App Player software, which allows users to run Android apps and games on Windows and Mac PCs. The company …
Huawei is betting big with a new metal smartphone
A new leak suggests that Huawei is planning to release a super thin flagship smartphone with a metal frame. Images published by Engadget reveal that …
Apple seeks Android source code from Google in Samsung patent case
Apple claims Google is withholding information about Samsung’s use of the Android source code. The company is now asking a judge to force Google to …
LG and Sprint prepping new quad-core Optimus phone
AT&T nabbed the exclusive rights to carry the LG Optimus G Pro smartphone in the United States, however new information suggests a similar handset could …
Apple does it again: iPad mini opens the floodgates for 8-inch tablets
When Apple unveiled the iPad in 2010, smartphone vendors were caught off guard and they rushed to launch similar tablets to take advantage of the …
Asus plans to beat PC malaise with mix of Chromebooks, Android tablets
With the PC industry in decidedly bad shape lately, PC vendors have been looking for alternative ways to generate revenues in a computer market that’s …
Android is eating everyone’s lunch in the U.S. – except for Apple’s
The latest U.S. smartphone market share data from comScore shows an interesting twist compared to global data. Fast growth in emerging markets has sent Apple’s …
Jelly Bean overtakes Ice Cream Sandwich, but still trails moldy Gingerbread
Slowly but surely, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is inching its way toward overtaking the two-and-a-half year old Gingerbread as the dominant platform version of Android. …
