Amazon Appstore now allows Android users to Test Drive apps
The Amazon Appstore was updated on Monday to include the company’s popular Test Drive feature on Android devices. The retail giant previously allowed users to …
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Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S III preorders now live in the U.S.
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S III smartphone won’t be available in the United States until this summer, but the unlocked international version of the phone is …
Motorola won't update DROID 3, DROID X2 to Android 4
Motorola recently updated its Android release timeline and revealed that certain devices will remain on Android 2.3 rather than receiving an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. …
Being open could close the door on Android
While I may recommend the iPhone to the majority of people who ask, Android is still my mobile operating system of choice. Google has created …
LG announces Optimus UI for Ice Cream Sandwich devices
LG on Wednesday announced a new user-interface skin for its Android-powered devices running Ice Cream Sandwich. The South Korean company’s Optimus UI 3.0 is said to …
Google Music deauthorization limit poses a problem for rooters [updated]
Similar to Apple’s iTunes program, Google Music only allows a certain number of devices to be connected to the service at one time. Google allows …
Android and iOS drive mobile app explosion [infographic]
One year ago, less than 40% of mobile subscribers in the United States had a smartphone. That number has increased dramatically, however; according to Nielsen, …
Android fragmentation gets visualized, again
Android’s rise to the top of the mobile operating system food chain as measured by device proliferation has been remarkably swift, but not without its …
Samsung announces Ice Cream Sandwich update for T-Mobile phones
Samsung recently updated its website to include a list of T-Mobile devices that will receive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades. “Samsung is in close communication …
More than 70% of users spend little or nothing on apps
Nearly two-thirds of consumers in the United States have spent money on mobile applications on at least one occasion according to a survey conducted by …
Android applications can run on Samsung-backed Tizen OS [video]
Tizen, the mobile operating system being developed by Samsung and Intel, can support programs written with Samsung’s Bada SDK as well as Android applications, The …
Voyager Mobile intros unlimited wireless plans starting at $19
Voyager Mobile, an MVNO that resells airtime on Sprint’s network, on Monday announced it will offer unlimited wireless plans for use on its nationwide 3G …
Samsung debuts Galaxy S III television spot [video]
Samsung on Monday released a European television commercial for its upcoming flagship Galaxy S III smartphone. Rather than a mouth full of specs, the 60-second …
Angry Birds follow-up dubbed ‘Amazing Alex’
Rovio earlier this week confirmed that it bought the IP for the game Casey’s Contraptions. The company’s founder and CEO Mikael Hed revealed to Finnish …
LG Eclipse superphone revealed, ready to take on Galaxy S III and HTC One X
Purported details surrounding an unannounced high-end smartphone from LG have emerged alongside a leaked image, possibly revealing LG’s upcoming flagship smartphone intended to take on …
Pebble raises record $10 million on KickStarter, sells 85,000 watches
The Pebble smartwatch has had a tremendous journey over the past three weeks. Not even a week after its announcement, the watch became the most funded …
Google ready to spend billions to make Google Play Music a success
Google is reportedly breaking out its massive checkbook in an effort to gain blanket rights to major labels’ music catalogs. Following unconfirmed reports that Google’s …
Rovio confirms life after Angry Birds
Rovio on Wednesday announced that its immensely popular Angry Birds franchise had reached 1 billion downloads, and the Finnish game developer celebrated the achievement with …
Facebook to launch its own app store in the coming weeks
Facebook on Wednesday announced it will be launching a new App Center in the coming weeks on the Web, iOS and Android. The company hopes …
iPad 2 said to have extinguished Kindle Fire demand
Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet exploded onto the scene late last year. Despite only being available for a month and a half in the holiday quarter, …
Angry Birds has been downloaded more than a billion times [video]
Rovio on Wednesday announced that its Angry Birds franchise has surpassed one billion downloads across Android, iOS, Windows and Mac OS X, with 350 million …
Wake up call: 59% of mobile apps don't earn enough to break even
With Instagram recently having been acquired by Facebook for $1 billion and OMGPOP, makers of Draw Something, cashing in for $200 million, developers are attacking …
Flipboard for Android leaks, download now available to all
As expected, Flipboard for Android has been pulled off of the Samsung Galaxy S III and is now available for all to download. The popular social …
Sprint's HTC EVO 4G LTE launches May 18th for $199.99
Sprint on Wednesday announced that its upcoming flagship Android smartphone, the HTC EVO 4G LTE, will become available on May 18th for $199.99 on contract. …
Google Play Store surpasses 15 billion downloads
After reports surfaced claiming the Google Play Store was about to reach 15 billion app downloads, Google confirmed to TechCrunch that it reached the milestone …
Apple and Samsung drop numerous patent claims, settlement talks continue
Apple on Monday filed litigation that narrows the number of patent infringement claims against Samsung by roughly half, and Samsung five hours later offered to …
Samsung looks beyond Android
Android has been good to Samsung. Very, very good. Samsung recently reported its second consecutive quarter of record earnings, thanks in no small part to …
AT&T CEO blames Google for slow Android updates, Google fires back
When asked about the slow roll-out of updates for its Android-powered smartphones and tablets, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson claimed Google was at fault and the carrier could do …
Angry Birds generated $106 million for Rovio in 2011
Rovio on Monday announced the company’s financial results for 2011. The mobile game developer generated $106.3 million in sales based on the success of its Angry …
More than 50% of U.S. mobile users own smartphones
The majority of mobile subscribers in the United Stated now own a smartphone according to the latest numbers from Nielsen. The research firm found that …
