Chrome grabs #3 spot in U.S. browser usage, ousts Safari
For the first time since the browser’s inception, Google’s Chrome has overtaken Apple’s Safari in percentage of U.S. market share. Web analytics company StatCounter reports Chrome …
T-Mobile Vibrant: $199.99 on July 21st
The Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant has been a long time coming, but today an official release date and pricing were finally announced. As of July 21st, T-Mobile will …
Verizon enters the Galaxy S fray with the Fascinate, U.S. Cellular tags along
AT&T has the Captivate, T-Mobile has the Vibrant, and now Verizon Wireless has the Fascinate, it’s very own iteration of the Samsung Galaxy S. Featuring the same 4″ …
EVO 4G to get a software update on June 28th?
We’ve not yet independently confirmed this, but one of our Sprint connects just dropped us a line to let us know that Sprint is gearing …
Android 2.2 source code now available for Android developers
At the DROID X launch on Wednesday, Andy Rubin confirmed that Google is uploading the Android 2.2 source code to its Android Open Source Project (AOSP) repository. With …
Motorola DROID X first impressions
So we’ve had the DROID X in our dirty little mitts for about and hour, and while that isn’t nearly enough time to give a …
Live from the New York City DROID X event
Oh, hey kids! We’re here live and in living color in the Mandarin Hotel Ballroom to see what Verizon & Company have in store for …
Google to launch new search engine-powered music service
Google is going to step into the online music business according to The Wall Street Journal, which cites to sources familiar with the matter. The search giant …
Android OS 2.2 build FRF72 is not final, Froyo still percolating
A leaked version of Android OS 2.2 (Froyo), build number FRF72, was thought by some to be the final GM candidate of Google’s latest mobile …
Google Voice now available without an invite
Wave wasn’t the only Google service to be opened up to the public this week, as Google has now lifted its invite only restriction on …
Connecticut AG Blumenthal to spearhead Google privacy probe
Last week, the French National Commission on Computing and Liberty announced that Wi-Fi data sniffed and collected by Google Inc.’s Street View cyborg car contained …
Dell and Google working closely on Chrome
Although Dell has never appeared that enthusiastic about Google’s Chrome OS, the Texas-based company does have plans for the Google netbook OS. Amit Midha, the …
Verizon releases a Droid X teaser
Remember those leaked scripts for the Droid X commercial? Well Big Red has just posted a portion of one of them to its YouTube channel. …
Samsung Galaxy S Pro specs emerge at long last
There’s little in the way of proof that the following specifications are accurate, but according to one of Android Central’s “tried-and-true” tipsters, we now have …
Motorola's Droid 2 shown off on film
Last week we got to see the Droid X strut its stuff on video, so it’s only fitting that this week we get to see …
Data captured by Google Street View includes passwords and emails
Google confirmed last month that while snapping photos of the local flavor, the search giant was also inadvertently capturing packets of data from unsecured routers. …
Report: Google working on paid content system for publishers
According to La Repubblica, Google has spent the past year working on a paid content system for publishers to be known as Newspass. The system …
Rogers Acer Liquid e hands on!
Even though it was the first carrier to bring Android to Canada, Rogers has always had a bit of a tough time convincing Canadians to …
Samsung's Galaxy Q to challenge the BlackBerry in the U.S.?
According to one of the Korea Time’s sources, Samsung is preparing an Android smartphone designed to go head-to-head with the BlackBerry in the U.S. Said …
Sony Ericsson announces the Xperia X8
Feeling the Xperia X3 too small and the Xperia X10 too large, yesterday Sony Ericsson announced what we like to think of as the Goldilocks …
YouTube intros a simple video editor
Earlier today, YouTube introduced a simple and very easy to use cloud-based video editor for its millions of users. Creating things like mashups couldn’t be …
Bell launches the HTC Legend
Virgin Mobile is no longer the only Canadian carrier to offer the HTC Legend, as today its parent company, Bell, announced that it too will …
Google working to refine Android's UI
According to TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington, Google’s Android team is currently burning the midnight oil working on a UI refresh for it’s ever popular smartphone OS. …
HTC Desire headed to the U.S. in August
And the lovely deluge of hot summer smartphones continues, as today HTC announced that it will be bringing the 1GHz Snapdragon-powered Desire to the U.S. …
New images of the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Pro S leak out
It seems that there was a bit of doubt surrounding yesterday’s leak of the Sprint-bound Samsung Galaxy S Pro. Well in order to put the …
Is this the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S Pro?
This certainly isn’t the first time we’ve discussed the Samsung Galaxy S Pro, but this definitely is the first time we’ve seen anything that isn’t claimed …
Android gains web marketshare at expense of iOS
Apple’s iOS might be in the most dominant position when it comes to mobile web traffic in North America, but according to Quantcast, it’s Google’s …
FTC to formally investigate Apple's iPhone policies
According to a new report, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have come to an agreement that the latter will open a …
Droid X gets shown off alongside iPhone, EVO 4G and Droid Eris
There’s no denying that the Droid X floodgates are wide open now. Over at the Android Forums some new photos of the device have emerged …
Virgin Mobile Canada launches the HTC Legend
Sure low-cost carriers in the U.S. might have some of the best rate plans out there, but there’s no denying that when it comes to …
