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Android is the fastest growing mobile OS based on new ad metrics

August 18, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Advertising companies often release metrics data showing how platforms are performing. While ad impressions aren’t exactly the most ideal way to measure OS strength, they have been useful in gauging…

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Oracle sues Google over Java patent infringement on Android

August 12, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Better late than never I suppose. It looks like Oracle has finally completed some copyright research and found out that Google’s Android operating system uses a little language called Java that they pi…

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Google introduces Voice Actions for Android, allows users to control their phones with voice commands

August 12, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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The voice recognition on Android has been a real added benefit to the Android user. Today, Google announced at their press event they are taking their voice recognition one step further with the app Voice Actio…

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Gartner weighs in on smartphone growth and it’s all about Android

August 12, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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OK, so the headline may not be exactly true, but what do you expect? This is an Android-centric blog. What the Gartner data that is coming out does show is that Android is definitely on the rise in a serious way. So,…

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Froyo update kills Android task killer apps

August 9, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Android device owners who have become fond of task killers have recently discovered that those apps are no longer working since their phones have been updated to Android 2.2. (Froyo). Though users have attemp…

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LG not yet convinced of supporting Google TV on their sets

July 12, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Even though many big name manufacturers including Sony and Logitech got behind the announcement of Google TV back in May, it appears that the number two LCD maker in the world just isn’t completely con…

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Google says no Nexus Two coming; that means a Nexus Two is coming, right?

July 5, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Google set out to push the envelope and show people what Android could do when challenged. It’s fair to say that “Mission Accomplished” is the best way to describe that goal when it comes to the Nexus One. H…

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Try out an early build of Adobe AIR for Android 2.1 or 2.2 right now

July 3, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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If you have been following the melodrama that is the Adobe/Android vs. Apple/anything that they want, you may be a non-believer that the Flash or AIR platform will ever make it to Android in a real way. Well, if yo…

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Official OTA Android 2.2 Froyo update for Nexus One starts to roll out

June 29, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Looks like last night and the wee hours of the morning some AT&T and T-Mobile Nexus One owners got a little Froyo update treat. This time Android 2.2 Froyo is official as Google themselves have acknowledged…

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Google uses remote kill switch to uninstall Android apps

June 24, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Google has announced that the company has used its little-known remote kill function that allows it to uninstall apps from Android devices. On the Google developer blog, Rich Cannings explained that Google h…

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Android’s growth nearly triples; 160,000 phones activated each day

June 23, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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It seems like every time an executive from Google opens his mouth, Android’s growth numbers increase. In February, CEO Eric Schmidt said that Android ships 60,000 phones each day. Then last month at Goo…

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Google Maps for Android adds train schedules, live Places info, more Latitude features

June 22, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Another day, another upgrade from Google. The latest service treated to new features is Google Maps on Android 1.6 or higher, which has added upcoming schedules at transit stations, more integration with Lat…

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iPhone vs. Android isn’t about numbers; it’s about time [Opinion]

June 8, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Some interesting statistics were released the other day about smart phone market share that left some Android fanboys in a bit of denial. According to Nielson research, the iPhone has taken a healthy 28% of the…

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Some lucky Nexus One owners already receiving Android 2.2
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Some lucky Nexus One owners already receiving Android 2.2

May 22, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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When Google announced the release of Android 2.2 into the wild, they made mention of the fact that it would be coming to the Nexus One and Moto DROID in “a matter of weeks” (sometime in June). We also a…

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Tethering will be supported in Android 2.2, but it will be at the carriers discretion
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Tethering will be supported in Android 2.2, but it will be at the carriers discretion

May 21, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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As we learned yesterday, Android 2.2 will officially include support for Internet tethering. That part was the good news, but it does come with a catch — that support will be left in the hands of the carrie…

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Android Market website will be searchable, browseable, syncable
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Android Market website will be searchable, browseable, syncable

May 20, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Google today announced that the Android Market website will undergo a massive overhaul. No, we aren’t talking about the minor update that appeared on Monday; Google is making the Android Market browse…

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