After eight months on Gingerbread, HTC finally updates Rezound to Android 4.0
At HTC’s (2498) Rezound press event in November, the Taiwanese manufacturer noted that its latest smartphone was Ice Cream Sandwich ready and would receive an …
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Ice Cream Sandwich finally gaining steam as share jumps to 16%
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich seems to finally be catching on. The latest numbers from the Android Developers blog show that Ice Cream Sandwich is …
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich hits the Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi — the super-ugly, super-affordable $35 computer — is about to lose its Linux-only shackles and move into the modern touch interface era with Android. The Raspberry …
Android still powers more than half of all smartphones sold in the U.S.
Market research firm comScore on Wednesday released the results of its latest survey that found Android is still the most popular mobile operating system in the …
Google actually starts setting standards for Android apps on Google Play
The days of slapping a malicious Android app together and quickly tossing it onto the Google Play store are at an end. Per Mashable, Google …
Android might get the jump on iOS by adding multiple user support
One of the advantages of using a traditional operating system such as Windows or Mac OS X is the ability to have multiple user accounts …
Google Wallet updated to support all major credit and debit cards
Google (GOOG) on Wednesday announced an update to its Google Wallet app that allows users to add any credit or debit card to their smartphone …
iOS and Android growth stall in July as BlackBerry stabilizes
Research In Motion (RIMM) got some bad news this week as user interface magician and The Astonishing Tribe founder Hampus Jakobsson quit to explore new …
Quad-core Sony Xperia tablet leaks with Surface-style keyboard $450 price tag
Sony (ADR) is reportedly planning a thinner and more powerful successor to its Tablet S, according to leaked images obtained by German news site Mobiflip. …
Google toys with major Android redesign as patent wars heat up
The always-eagle-eyed PatentBolt has spotted a new patent application from Google (GOOG) that indicates the company is designing a way to bring radial menus to its …
Spotify finally brings streaming radio to Android devices
Spotify on Tuesday announced an update to the company’s popular Android app that adds the free custom radio feature that was previously only available for …
Android’s share of U.S. smartphone market declined in Q2 as iPhone share ballooned 43%
Google’s (GOOG) Android is still the leading smartphone platform in the United States by a huge margin, but that margin narrowed a bit in the …
Amazing Alex and the cruelty of the mobile app market
18 days after it debuted in the iOS App Store, “Amazing Alex” has dropped to No.10 on Apple’s (AAPL) paid iOS app chart and to …
Galaxy Note unofficially gets Jelly Bean
Android fragmentation is a notorious pain, but it seems some crafty software developers are taking matters into their own hands. Via PocketNow, XDA-Developers forum member XpLoDWilD …
Hacker uses NFC to pwn Android phones
Esteemed hacker Charlie Miller, who made a name for himself embarrassing Apple engineers with his iOS hacks, has returned with a big, juicy target in …
ABI: Developers are in for a dose of reality as mobile app downloads decline
Is HTML5 really overhyped? Not so fast, says a recent report from market research firm ABI Research. The firm on Wednesday released a new report …
Facebook phone rumors resurface: HTC-built Facebook smartphone launching in 2013
It had been exactly three months since reports of Facebook’s (FB) rumored smartphone resurfaced, so we were definitely due. The social networking giant is set …
iOS shoots ahead of Android in enterprise app developer interest
Appcelerator and IDC have released another survey of app developers and this time they’ve found that Apple’s (AAPL) iOS is now clearly favored by app developers …
HTML5 is overhyped, no threat to native iOS and Android apps
Industry watchers often debate whether or not HTML5-based Web apps pose a threat to the massive ecosystems that revolve around native apps. According to a …
Developer slams Android app store, calls it ‘broken’ and ‘designed for piracy’
Scottish app developer Matt Gemmell has written a lengthy blog post slamming Google (GOOG) for setting up Android in a way that makes app piracy insanely easy. Specifically, …
ASUS confirms Jelly Bean is headed to Transformer tablets
Shortly after HTC (2498) confirmed that its smartphones would receive an update to Jelly Bean, ASUS (2357) announced that an Android 4.1 update will be …
Samsung to unveil new Galaxy device on August 15th
Samsung (005930KS) on Friday sent a notice to the media that it plans to unveil a “major” new Galaxy device on August 15th. The South …
The BGR Show: Episode 7 – Google’s Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
This week on The BGR Show we spent some time looking at Google’s (GOOG) first ever Nexus tablet, the Nexus 7, and Android 4.1 Jelly …
Apple wins ‘mother of all smartphone software patents’ – could spell trouble for Android
Apple (AAPL) on Tuesday was granted 25 new patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, but one patent in particular stands out among …
U.S. ban on 18 Motorola smartphones and tablets starts tomorrow
The United States International Trade Commission in May ordered an import ban on various Motorola Mobility Android devices for infringing upon Microsoft’s patent covering the creation …
Jelly Bean deemed safest version of Android yet; iOS still way more secure
Google’s latest version of its Android mobile operating system, known as Jelly Bean, is the safest yet. The platform was designed to protect users from …
HTC has a superphone with a 1080p display in the works
In late April, BGR exclusively reported details regarding Verizon’s summer and fall smartphone roadmap. Along with confirming the carrier’s intention to offer Samsung’s Galaxy S …
Never-seen-before HTC tablet leaked in benchmarks
An earlier report suggested that HTC was looking to re-enter the tablet market after a slew of unsuccessful devices. According to benchmarks discovered by a …
Nielsen: BlackBerry nearly a non-factor in Q2, Android and iOS take top spots
New numbers from Nielsen illustrate what has long been obvious to anyone who pays attention to technology: old feature phones will soon be a thing …
Android accounts for more than half of all smartphones sold in U.S. and Europe
For the first time ever Android now accounts for more than half of all smartphone sales in the U.S. as well as the biggest markets …
