Bizarre Android malware disrupts bizarre Japanese girl-band election
Symantec recently discovered what it’s calling “bizarre malware” that has been created to infect Android phones of fans who are voting in Japan’s premier annual …
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Developers still more interested in iOS than Android
Apple and Google are both readying their annual developer conferences that are set to take place later this month. Each company is expected to announce …
Federal judge cancels upcoming Apple, Motorola trial
Federal judge Richard Posner on Thursday cancelled Apple’s upcoming patent infringement trial against Motorola Mobility, Bloomberg reported. Apple had asserted that several of Motorola’s Android …
38% of recent iPhone buyers switched from Android or BlackBerry
A new survey from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners found that the number of customers switching from Android and BlackBerry handsets to the iPhone has continued …
Acer unveils sub-$200 quad-core Android tablet
Acer on Wednesday unveiled its latest tablet, the Iconia Tab A110, during the Computex Taipei trade show, The Verge reported. The 7-inch 1280 x 800 resolution …
Android growth to end in 2012 as Microsoft begins to steal Google and Apple's thunder
The unprecedented growth rate Google’s Android operating system has enjoyed can’t last forever, and a new report suggests 2012 is the year Android’s share of …
Playstation Suite renamed to PlayStation Mobile, HTC jumps on board
Sony on Tuesday at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles announced that its PlayStation Suite for mobile devices will be renamed to PlayStation Mobile. …
Android patent litigation roundup, featuring Google IP lawyers and the Samsung Galaxy Tab
It’s another day in the tech world, which means that there are lots of stories swirling around Android devices allegedly infringing upon patents. Hit the …
Microsoft's on{x} pushes mobile automation to new heights, but only for Android users [video]
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a new app and set of APIs called on{x}, which pushes smartphone automation to new heights. The app allows users to …
Nyko and NVIDIA partner to offer Tegra 3 optimized game controllers
Nyko and NVIDIA on Monday announced a new partnership in which the two companies will offer a new line of Android gaming controllers to support …
Ice Cream Sandwich slowly slinks toward double-digit Android adoption
Ice Cream Sandwich may have been billed as Google’s grand unifying version of Android, but so far it is still struggling to crack the 10% …
Android smartphone sales sink in U.S. for fourth consecutive month
Research firm comScore on Friday released its latest U.S. numbers concerning mobile market share, and Asymco’s Horace Dediu noted on Monday that there may be …
Microsoft's Office Mobile suite to launch November 10th for iPad, iPhone, and Android
Microsoft is currently planning to release an Office suite for Apple’s iPad, and quite possibly the iPhone and iPod touch. BGR last week exclusively reported …
Samsung Galaxy S III announced for Canada with 2GB of RAM, 1.5GHz dual-core processor
The Canadian variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III will scrap the quad-core Exynos processor found in the European version and instead feature a 1.5GHz …
Google Nexus tablet confirmed in benchmark tests
Google’s Nexus tablet has seemingly been confirmed by Rightware’s Power Board benchmark test result site. The rumored device recently appeared in the results database and …
Sony confirms Xperia Play will remain on Gingerbread due to gaming issues
Sony Mobile on Friday confirmed that it no longer plans to update its Xperia Play smartphone to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich due to compatibility issues with …
Apple owns 74% of smartphone web traffic, 95% of tablet traffic
According to a new report from online advertising network Chitika, smartphones and tablets now account for 20% of all Web traffic in the U.S. and …
HP's webOS team may join Google
HP’s open source webOS team, known as Enyo, will reportedly be leaving the company and joining Google, according to The Verge. The computer giant in …
GameFly to take on Google with new Android app store
GameFly announced on Wednesday that it plans to begin publishing mobile games for Apple’s iOS platform and Google’s Android operating system. In addition, the video …
Tablets now account for 20% of mobile ad impressions
Millennial Media on Thursday released a new report outlining estimates first-quarter market share across mobile devices and operating systems. The mobile advertising company found that …
Google Play gets in-app subscriptions for Android
Google on Thursday announced an update to its Google Play Store that allows Android users to make in-app subscriptions. The update comes more than year …
Google's Nexus tablet to launch in July, report claims
Google’s Nexus tablet will reportedly ship in June with an initial volume of 600,000 units per month, according to Digitimes. The slate, which is being …
Android, iOS gain share in Q1 as Symbian, BlackBerry plummet
Google’s Android operating system and Apple’s iOS platform showed big market share gains in the first quarter of 2012 as Symbian and BlackBerry shipments plummeted. …
NVIDIA’s Kai strategy aims to make $199 quad-core Android tablets a reality
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang previously mentioned that more Tegra 3-powered tablets would be coming to the market this summer, starting at the low price of …
Samsung's Galaxy S III smashes preorder records in U.K.
Samsung’s Galaxy S III hasn’t even launched yet and it’s already setting records. News of the high demand among carriers for the upcoming flagship Samsung …
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 redesigned with S Pen in mind
As previously reported, after a less than stellar unveiling at Mobile World Congress in February, Samsung delayed the launch of its Galaxy Note 10.1 in …
Google did not infringe Oracle's patents with Android
In the widely publicized patent infringement case between Google and Oracle, a San Francisco jury on Wednesday found that Google’s Android operating system does not …
KickStarter projects looks to transform Android tablets from boring to gorgeous [video]
Google has focused a great deal of effort over the years on making its Android operating system more attractive. Android partners’ first attempts at tablets were …
Microsoft set to release Office for iOS and Android tablets in November
BGR has learned from a reliable source that Microsoft is currently planning to release the company’s full Office suite for not only Apple’s iPad, but …
Verizon says global capabilities coming to select Android handsets this summer
Verizon Wireless on Monday confirmed that the DROID RAZR, RAZR MAXX, HTC Rezound, and DROID 4 will receive global roaming capabilities later this summer, enabling the …
