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
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. …
LG reportedly readying second Nexus device and a Google TV set
A new report suggests that LG and Google will be teaming up to produce several new products including another smartphone and an OLED TV set. According …
LG Optimus G Pro preview
LG has continued to make inroads in the lucrative mobile market that in recent years has become dominated by its South Korean rival Samsung. The …
Samsung’s shadow grows darker
HTC was once the top-selling smartphone vendor in the United States. It wasn’t even that long ago. The Taiwan-based vendor reported six consecutive months of …
Google has quite a show in store for us at this year’s Google I/O
Rumors were getting pretty ridiculous leading up to this year’s Google I/O conference. Among the products and software that have been rumored to be announced at …
Microsoft could generate $8.8 billion annually from Android royalties by 2017
Google unlawfully used technology from Oracle, Microsoft and others when creating its Android and Chrome operating systems, leaving its vendor partners exposed. Rather than engaging …
Android is now dominated by messaging apps
Perhaps the most fascinating trend in App Annie’s new March statistics is the transformation of the Google Play Android app store into a messaging app distributor. …
HP may be working on a quad-core 10-inch Android tablet
In the wake of grim PC sales, HP may be preparing to release a high-end Android tablet in the coming months. A listing on the …
Android widens lead in Q1 as iPhone loses market share, Windows Phone gains ground
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 platform has slowly increased its market share since being released last October. The latest numbers from Kantar Worldpanel found that the …
Android design chief praises Facebook Home, calls it incredibly polished
Facebook unveiled Facebook Home, an application that replaces your Android phone’s homescreen with Facebook photos and status updates, earlier this month for select Android smartphones. …
Galaxy Note III possibly pictured, said to include 6-inch full HD display, eight-core CPU
An image published on a Chinese website over the weekend supposedly reveals Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note III phablet. According to MyDrivers, the next-generation Note smartphone will …
Android developers now banned from bypassing Google’s Play Store app updates
Google on Friday changed one of its Play Store policies to prevent apps from being updated outside of its marketplace. The company states that “an …
Sony reportedly prepping water-resistant Xperia phone with 720p display
Sony is reportedly preparing to launch a new flagship Xperia smartphone in the near future. According to the Xperia Blog, the Xperia ZR will be …
