News of Android: 2011

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Android This Week: iOS 5 vs Android; Sprint adds Droids; Market improves

11, 2011, 6:00am PT No Comments Android owners haven't seen a major software update since the arrival of Honeycomb in February, but iOS devices are bout to see one this fall. Appleintroduced some of the new features that iOS 5 will bring to current, ...

Friday, June 10, 2011

Virgin Mobile: No Android Skins For Us

By Sascha Segan Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that Virgin's new Motorola Triumph smartphone runs a relatively stock version of Android 2.2, while Motorola's new Photon 4G and XPRT phones for the main Sprint brand use Motorola's Blur software ...

SMS is doomed: Google working an Android iMessage, BBM competitor

Eventually, even dumbphones will move to smarter platforms like Android and take advantage of ubiquitous data networks. I don't shed many tears for the carriers in this situation. They've been making a killing by overcharging consumers for texting, ...

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: A slim and sexy Android tablet

By JR Raphael Computerworld - In the realm of Android tablets, standing out from the pack is becoming an increasingly challenging task for manufacturers. With its new Galaxy Tab 10.1 device, Samsung has managed to set itself apart with a quality few ...

Combined Android Models Advancing on IPhone

The [ Apple (ticker: AAPL)] iPhone continues to be the best-selling smartphone at nearly every store we surveyed with iPhone sell-through about matching all [ Google (GOOG)] Android handsets combined at most stores. Within Android, the Samsung [of ...

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Android Market Still Dwarfed by App Store

By Damon Poeter After some heady reports in recent months touting gains by Google's Android Market against the larger Apple App Store, researchers are reassessing their assumptions. The latest such reality check comes from mobile app sharing service ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wi-Fi 16GB

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wi-Fi 16GB Review, by Melissa J. Perenson June 8, 2011 The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wi-Fi is the first Android tablet to effectively challenge Apple's iPad 2 at what Apple does best: Design. Let's face it, when it comes to ...

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Google Asks Court To Disquality Damages Estimate From Oracle

(ORCL) expert, in connection with intellectual-property litigation between the firms involving Google's Android software. In a letter to Judge William Alsup filed Monday, Google attorneys took issue with unspecified damages estimated by Iain Cockburn, ...

Group Files FCC Complaint Over Verizon Tethering Tactics

By Chloe Albanesius Consumer group Free Press on Monday filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission against Verizon Wireless for allegedly requesting that Google block tethering apps in the Android Market. ...

Monday, June 6, 2011

Is it time to switch your mobile OS?

While the improvements are welcome -- we're keen on the Camera app shortcuts, for example -- many of them are features that Android users have been enjoying for some time. They include notifications, over-the-air updates, and the ability to search ...

ComScore: Android captures top spot in US smartphone market

By Rachel King | June 6, 2011, 6:50am PDT ComScore recently released the latest big statistics for the US mobile phone market, and everyone involved with Android is probably pleased right about now. Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and ...

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Android, Apple face growing cyberattacks

After a recent attack, Google last week removed 25 corrupted applications from its Android Market, but not before up to 125000 Android users downloaded the bad apps, says Kevin Mahaffey, chief technical officer of Lookout Mobile Security. ...

Stuck with Android? There's an app for that

This has left me stuck on the Android platform. Now, don't get me wrong, while I find iOS to be the superior platform, Android is a worthy competitor. Its biggest problem is fragmentation -- an Android phone from HTC looks different than an Android ...

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Microsoft's 'Windows 8' Could Challenge Google Android in Tablets

In the process, an analyst says, it could threaten Android's tablet plans. Microsoft is taking a radical new direction with "Windows 8," abandoning many of the traditional Windows hallmarks in favor of a brightly colored, tile-centric interface ...

Apps behind Android problems, says Motorola

By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor Sanjay Jha, the Cehief Executive of Motorla Mobility, has said that 70 per cent of returns of Android devices are down to problems with apps and software, rather than hardware. Speaking to the Bank of America ...

Friday, June 3, 2011

Poor education to blame for Android returns, not poor apps

Simply put, most new Android users don't know what they are getting into when they buy a new phone. Here's a quick, Occam's Razor-style approach to looking at the problem. To put things in persepctive, we start by asking how long a customer had to ...

Android Phone Makers Push the Edge in Drive to Differentiate

3, 2011, 7:30am PT No Comments Android handset makers HTC and Motorola are extending their user interface skins in new directions to help differentiate their hardware, though in some cases, it could exacerbate Android's already sticky problem of ...

Thursday, June 2, 2011

HTC CEO: We're the largest Android developer, after Google

by Jessica Dolcourt HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou took the stage at Qualcomm's Uplinq conference in Sad Diego today to talk about Android and Windows Phone 7, but not before tooting HTC's own horn. The Taiwanese phone-maker shipped 25 million ...

DroidDream Light a malware nightmare, booted from Android Market

By Ryan Paul | Published June 2, 2011 9:21 AM A number of malware-encumbered applications were found in the Android Market back in March, but the infestation was brought to a swift end when Google deployed its kill switch. ...

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Mobile OS Showdown: Android, BlackBerry, iOS, and Windows Phone 7

For this battle, we're comparing the four heavyweights: Android, BlackBerry, iOS, and Windows Phone 7. Symbian is on the fast track to extinction, and WebOS (found on Palm and some HP devices) is a minor player. Android: They say it takes a village to ...

T-Mobile Launching HTC Sensation June 15 for $199

1, 2011, 7:25am PT No Comments T-Mobile's next high-end Android smartphone, the HTC Sensation, arrives on June 15 for $199 after $50 mail-in rebate and two-year contract. The 4G device boasts a high resolution screen and dual-core processor, ...

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Google Removes 26 More Malicious Apps Found in The Android Market Thanks To ...

Lookout Mobile Security has identified a handful of new apps on the Android Market said to house the infamous DroidDream malicious code that hit Android Market in the form of 50 apps a few months ago. This time, 26 applications were found thanks to ...

Malicious apps removed from Android Market

by Elinor Mills Google has removed about two dozen apps from the official Android Market that were found to contain malware that can compromise data, mobile security firm Lookout is warning. Between 30000 and 120000 Android devices may have been ...

Monday, May 30, 2011

Today's Hottest Phones: They're All Android

Two years ago, a story about the best models would have featured the iPhone and some BlackBerry handsets, with Android-based phones scarcely mentioned. One year ago, the iPhone would have been front-and-center, with a mix of BlackBerry and Android ...

Security Alert: Fee-Deduction Malware on Android Devices Spotted in the Wild

This is the first time an auto-dialing malware that causes fee deduction is spotted on Android devices although similar software was once found on Symbian devices, which is a sign that mobile threats on Android are becoming more diversified. ...

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Google Pulls Yongzh's Emulator Apps Off Android Market

Well, be it the result of manufacturer complaints or other issues, Google has taken a heavy hand against one of the Android emulation scene's brightest stars. The company has suspended the Android developer account for Yongzh, otherwise known as Yong ...

Google Wallet Security Has a Weakness

Google Wallet is an ambitious mobile payment plan designed to let your Android smartphone be your wallet, but you should consider very carefully just how secure your credit card data will be in Google Wallet. Don't get me wrong, Google understands the ...

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Google Wallet will usher change? Think Again

Google rolled out a mobile payments system for its Android phone this week, with observers widely expecting Apple to do the same, but recent privacy snafus and infrastructure challenges question the technology's viability. The Internet-giant announced ...

Verizon woos Android lovers with Xperia Play, launches three other new phones

Verizon's ramping up its smartphone roster with a new lineup of devices, all featuring entertainment perks, speed boosts and new features. The four new devices include the Xperia Play, LG Revolution, HTC Trophy and Motorola Droid X2. ...

Friday, May 27, 2011

Microsoft gets $5 for every Android phone made by HTC, report says

Microsoft Corp. receives $5 for every Android phone made by Taiwan-based HTC Corp., according to a Citigroup report on Microsoft. The report released Friday said that Microsoft gets the money as part of a patent dispute settlement with HTC, ...

Majority of Paid Apps on Android Downloaded Less than 100 Times

Android may have a larger number of apps - 200000 Google reported earlier this month - but it doesn't have a large number of "winners." Distimo found that just 96 applications have been downloaded more than 5 million times in the Google Android Market, ...

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Who Will Win at Mobile Payments? Google or Square?

Google unveiled a mobile wallet and deals program that will allow users to tap their Android phone at the register to pay using near-field communication technology. At the press conference today, it also said it has built a deal network, ...

Native x86 Android runtime will enable Android apps on Windows

By Ryan Paul | Published May 26, 2011 8:10 AM A startup called BlueStacks has developed an Android runtime environment for the Windows operating system. It will enable users to run Android applications alongside conventional Windows software on ...

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Google Preps Mobile Payment System

By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Google is expected to announce an electronic wallet for Android phones at an event on Thursday in New York City. Unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal say that Google will introduce a mobile ...

LG Revolution arrives at Verizon Wireless on May 26

The Android 2.2-based handheld will also likely be very appealing to Netflix subscribers. Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and SmartPlanet as well as Editorial Director of ZDNet's sister site TechRepublic. He was most recently Executive Editor ...

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Google Android Mobile Payment Service To Be Announced With Sprint, MasterCard ...

Bloomberg reports that the company plans to unveil a new mobile payment feature for Android handsets from Sprint. The project may allow a customer to pay for purchases or redeem offers by waving or tapping a mobile device on a specially equipped ...

Firefox 5 beta arrives for desktop and Android

By Ryan Paul | Published May 24, 2011 8:04 AM Mozilla has announced the availability of the first Firefox 5 beta release for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Android. The new desktop version includes a built-in release channel switcher and support for CSS ...

Monday, May 23, 2011

Google Blocks Rooted Android Devices From Renting Movies

By Mike Isaac For now, Google is restricting rooted Android devices from using its movie rental service on the Android Market. Photo: Duncan Geere/Wired.co.uk For many Android enthusiasts, having total control is part of the platform's attraction. ...

Got Android? Get Firefox 5 beta, but don't expect Flash

As well as being made available for desktop platform, Mozilla released Firefox 5 for Android beta. While there are not major new features to get excited about, there's still enough to make it worth checking out. Performance is impressive in the beta, ...

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Google Blocks Android Movie Rentals on Rooted Devices

By David Murphy Excited for your first big movie rental on an Android device? If you've rooted your phone or tablet, guess again: Rooted Android users can't watch Android Market movie rentals. That's the latest news from Android Central, ...

Security flaw found in Android phones

NEW YORK â€" A significant security hole has been discovered in Google's Android operating system for smartphones that can allow attackers to gain access to users' personal information without their permission. The flaw, which was discovered by three ...

Saturday, May 21, 2011

What Is The Name Of Toshiba's Android 3.0 Honeycomb Tablet?

Toshiba is releasing a Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet this year, a bit later than was originally expected but it will come. Questions about features for the tablet have long been answered. Questions about pricing have also been answered. ...

HTC Sense Smartphones Take Android to New Heights

In Q1 2011, according to a recent Gartner report, the HTC Sense experience was the preferred Android experience among smartphone buyers. 9313500 HTC smartphones were sold during that quarter, most of which were HTC Sense smartphones powered by Android. ...

Friday, May 20, 2011

Apple refutes Amazon's stance that 'app store' is a generic term

"Apple denies that the mark APP STORE is generic and, on that basis, denies that the Amazon Appstore for Android service is an 'app store,' " the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant said in a document filed Thursday in an Oakland federal court. ...

Gartner: Android is Bulldozing Competition, Picks up Third of Market in Q1

Nokia Symbian OS (and by proxy, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, which will replace it) appear the only major competitors to Android's dominance. However, Nokia has bled over half its smart phone market share away in the last year. ...

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Google Android riding high as top global smartphone OS

By Brad Reed | Network World Android has further consolidated its status as the leading global smartphone operating system, according to data released by both Gartner and the Millennial Media mobile ad network. Gartner Research reported today that ...

AT&T removes Android app restrictions

(WIRED) -- After years of restrictions, AT&T will now allow Android smartphone customers to install applications downloaded outside the official Android Market. The recently launched Samsung Infuse is the first of AT&T's phones capable of installing ...

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Apple and Android phones face strict laws in Europe: report

A T-Mobile G1 Google phone running Android is shown photographed in Encinitas, California January 20, 2010. LONDON (Reuters) - Apple and Google smartphones may come under tighter regulation in Europe after a data protection panel ruled that data on the ...

Amazon Android Appstore starts platform dominance with exclusivity

By James Kendrick | May 18, 2011, 7:12am PDT Amazon is continuing its tech ninja moves into the Android ecosystem with the PopCap deal for games for the Appstore. James Kendrick has been using mobile devices since they weighed 30 pounds, ...

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Android vulnerability reflects need for more timely updates

By Ryan Paul | Published May 17, 2011 8:15 PM Rice University professor Dan Wallach wrote a blog post in February that discussed the threat that network eavesdropping poses to Android users. Several applications, including the platform's native Google ...

99% of Android devices vulnerable to authentication attack

Based on new research from the University of Ulm in Germany, Android users appear to be in even more danger than those on other platforms. A weakness in Android versions 2.3.3 and earlier leaves authentication tokens stored on devices for a full two ...

Monday, May 16, 2011

NVIDIA blames everyone (except NVIDIA) for lackluster Android tablet sales

By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | May 16, 2011, 2:34pm PDT NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang blames everyone for poor Android tablet sales. Well, everyone except NVIDIA. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a ...

Motorola Droid X2 Sports Gingerbread, Tegra 2 Chip

Verizon Wireless is allegedly launching the Motorola Droid X2 May 26, offering a similar handset to its predecessor, albeit with Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" and a dual-core Tegra 2 chip. Verizon Wireless is preparing to launch the Motorola Droid X2, ...

Sunday, May 15, 2011

NVIDIA CEO: Android Tablet Sales Lacking, Cheaper Models Needed

NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang However, things aren't going so smoothly when it comes to Android-based tablets. The first Honeycomb tablet on the market, the Motorola Xoom, has been an absolute dud in the marketplace. According to analysts, Motorola at best ...

Top 10 Awesome Android Features That The iPhone Doesn't Have

We love both Android and iOS, but the open nature of Android just means it can do things others just can't. Here are our favorite Android apps and features that you won't find on its Apple-clad brethren. We didn't hold anything back in this list: ...

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Barnes & Noble rolls out periodical support for Android tablets

By Matthew Miller | May 14, 2011, 4:52pm PDT Barnes & Noble rolled out support for periodicals with its Nook Color ArticleView technology for magazines on Android tablets. Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a ...

Android This Week: Netflix Plays; Honeycomb Improves; Infuse 4G Shines

14, 2011, 6:00am PT No Comments Google held it's annual I/O developer event this past week and outlined plans for Android, but key news took place even after the conference ended. Tuesday's keynote at Google I/O focused solely on the mobile platform ...

Friday, May 13, 2011

[Rumor] Amazon May Be Working On An "Entire Family" Of Android Devices (For ...

Either that or the Android Police team has some scary psychic powers (although some may call it intuition). According to Android And Me's latest rumor, Amazon is indeed set to dip their toes into the waters of the Android device market. ...

B&N updates Nook for Android for tablet users

by David Carnoy The free Nook for Android app has been optimized for Android tablets that run Android 2.1 or higher. Android tablet owners take note: Barnes & Noble has just updated its free Nook for Android app for users with 7-inch and larger tablets ...

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Google's Internal Collision Course: Chrome vs. Android

Day one of the event was all Android, all the time, and day two of the event was Chrome, Chrome and a little more Chrome (for good measure). With Android, the talk was basically about expanding Android everywhere. While Google had rushed out a separate ...

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Google's Plan to Take Android Everywhere

11, 2011, 6:51am PT No Comments Call it real-world domination, or simply Android Everywhere: Google unveiled two initiatives at its I/O developer conference on Tuesday that hint at plans to take Android well beyond the mobile and tablet device space. ...

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Android Ice Cream Sandwich Update Will Have More NFC Functionality

By Ginny Mies, PCWorld May 10, 2011 6:10 PM Google disclosed some more details regarding the newly announced Android update, Ice Cream Sandwich today. It also showed off some of the cool things Android app developers can do with NFC APIs. ...

Google testifies for Congress on controversial phone location tracking

WASHINGTON -- Google on Tuesday explained to a congressional panel how it protects users of its Android system for mobile devices from invasions of privacy, in response to worries about how those devices store location data. ...

Monday, May 9, 2011

Google I/O: Developers Want Android 4.0 'Ice Cream'

By Damon Poeter You scream, I scream, Google Android developers scream for "Ice Cream." That was the Monday buzz at San Francisco's Moscone Center, anyway, where Google I/O attendees were lined up to register in advance for Tuesday's big eventâ€"and ...

10 Android Apps for Health & Fitness

And for Android users, these apps will make that process a little faster, easier and more fun. Last year, we told you about a few good Android apps to get your lazy butt in gear. But given the rapid evolution of the Android Market, the Android OS and ...

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Nokia's slide worsens as Android and Apple thrive in western Europe

But Android was the clear winner overall, propelling handset makers which offered it to enormous growth and leaping from fourth place last year to take the lead for smartphone OS share in the quarter. (Tables of the figures are at the end of this post. ...

New Android smartphones stealing the spotlight

Codenamed 'Bliss,' the handset will be an Android-based phoneâ€"said to be a color-mix between forest and sea green for a calming effectâ€"will contain physical and software tweaks that were designed especially with women in mind. It's said the smartphone ...

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Android Continues to Win at Blackberry's Expense

By Keir Thomas, PCWorld May 7, 2011 8:14 AM More bad news for RIM's Blackberry: A recent survey of cell phone users shows Google's Android is continuing to gobble up its market share. In online forums, consumers cite Android's superior user experience, ...

Android This Week: Infuse 4G Lands; Honeycomb Gets Earth; Amazon Tablet Soon

7, 2011, 6:00am PT No Comments A number of new Android handsets were introduced this week, but the biggest announcement literally came in the form of the Infuse 4G. The handset arrives on AT&T's network on May 15 and has a 4.5-inch touchscreen, ...

Friday, May 6, 2011

Hands-On With Samsung's Mammoth Android Phone, Infuse 4G

By Mike Isaac Samsung obviously isn't preoccupied with that question, as evidenced by its latest Android device release, the Infuse 4G. As soon as you pop the phone out of the box, the first thing you notice is its size. The thing is massive. ...

Google Earth tweaked for Android 3.0 tablets

After a long wait, Google has fine-tuned its popular Google Earth app for Android-based tablets. Since its release in 2005, few of Google's creations remain as captivating as Google Earth. The app allows users to thoroughly explore the world, ...

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Samsung Galaxy S II (unlocked) Editors' Choice

It's also up-to-date with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The bad: The Samsung Galaxy S II lacks a hardware camera button, and you need to remove to battery to access the microSD card slot. Call quality could be better. The bottom line: Despite a few ...

ePayments Week: Report says developers chill on Android

by David Sims | @ndwoods | Comment | 5 May 2011 Even as more consumers are craving an Android phone, developer interest in the platform has stalled â€" for now. First, the consumer angle: When Nielsen surveyed smart phone subscribers last summer, ...

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

New Apps for Your iPhone and Android, April 2011 Edition

By Sarah Perez / May 4, 2011 2:50 PM / 0 Comments In our continuing series here on ReadWriteWeb, we round up some of our favorite new applications for smartphones each month, specifically for iPhone and Android devices. This spring edition is one of ...

Advocacy Groups, Michael Vick Say Android App Glorifies Dog-Fighting

Pet lovers are outraged at an approved Android app that depicts and glorifies dog-fighting. (Source: Android Market) Michael Vick, quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, lost nearly two years of his life to prison time for dog-fighting. ...

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

RIM Demos E-Mail, Android Apps On BlackBerry PlayBook

The company also ran a number of Android applications on the PlayBook, which will eventually be available in BlackBerry's App World store. Combined, the demos show that RIM is serious about shoring up the PlayBook's shortcomings, and it's willing to ...

Preakness app for your iPhone, Android & BlackBerry

The free app, available now in the Apple App Store and soon to come for Android and BlackBerry, appears to be a mix of native app design and a simple re-display of parts of the Preakness.com website. One feature that's pretty cool is the event schedule ...

Monday, May 2, 2011

Android users sue Google over tracking

Both Google and Apple now face class-action lawsuits from customers of Android system smartpone and mobile devices, as well as iPhone and iPads that they allege violate privacy by tracking locations the user visits. Google Inc. has been hit with a ...

Google: Location data 'extremely valuable' to Android's future

"I cannot stress enough how important Google's Wi-Fi location database is to our Android and mobile-product strategy," wrote Google product manager Steve Lee in response to an email question from co-founder Larry Page, now the firm's CEO. ...

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Google Memo Reveals Importance of Android Location Database

This question comes in the wake of eyes turning toward mobile handsetsâ€"specifically, Apple's iPhone and smartphones based on Google's Android OSâ€"for the information they collect about the various wireless access points and cell phone towers the ...

Google Faces $50 Million Lawsuit Over Android Location Tracking

Last week developers also revealed that Android devices keep a similar cache of cell tower and WiFi data, though Android limits the amount of data to 50 recently accessed cell towers and 200 recently accessed WiFi networks. Like iOS devices, a person ...

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Will Your Android Phone Get Gingerbread (and Google Video Chat?)

If you're an Android phone user, you may or may not be getting video chat. That's because the latest Google feature for its mobile operating system is only expected to work on phones running the Android Gingerbread update, or OS version 2.3. ...

Android Explainer Series: Android 101 for Beginners

Google's Android platform has revolutionized the mobile industry and now powers many phones and tablet devices from a variety of manufacturers. Even if you've never owned a smartphone or tablet before, you'll find it easy to use, fun, and incredibly ...

Friday, April 29, 2011

Google faces $50 million lawsuit over Android location tracking

Google Sued Over Android Location Tracking

Two women have sued Google for tracking their locations on their Android phones without consent. After iPhones were revealed last week to be recording and storing data about users' locations, Google's Android phones were also shown to be performing a ...

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Google sued over Android data location collection

by Elinor Mills Two Michigan women are suing Google over location data collected by Android devices, a week after Apple was named in a lawsuit citing privacy violations with the iPhone logging similar data. The $50 million lawsuit against Google seeks ...

Android apps to pass iPhone soon

Google's Android Market has more free software applications today than in Apple's App Store for the iPhone and iPad and will surpass the total number available in about five months, a new report says. The Distimo app analytics firm said that Google now ...

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Honeycomb Tablet Has 4G and 3-D But Is No iPad

By WALTER S. MOSSBERG For the many companies designing tablets based on Google's Android operating system to compete with Apple's dominant iPad, there are twin challenges. The obvious one is to convince consumers to buy something other than the iPad 2. ...

Four Android myths lazy analysts love

This is never more clear than when an outlet like Nielsen releases numbers on the US smartphone market, because immediately afterward legions of "analysts" will leap to the dumbest conclusion possible: Android is ascendant, and Apple is doomed! ...

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Android tablets: Motorola XOOM returned, Honeycomb half baked at best

However, Android Honeycomb tablets cost money, and if you actually happen to be a person that decided you needed a 3G/4G version of one, you're committing to a carrier like Verizon to pay for two years of wireless service as well. ...

Michael Vick: Dogfighting app for Android glorifies animal cruelty

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick -- who served prison time on dogfighting-related charges -- has come out against an Android dogfighting application. Vick released a statement in conjunction with the Humane Society of the United States, ...

Monday, April 25, 2011

Michael Vick calls on Android to pull dogfighting app

An Android app called â€œDog Warsâ€ allows players to participate in video game dog fights. America's best-known participant in real-life dog fights is not amused. Eagles quarterback Michael Vick issued a statement saying that Android should disallow the ...

US Army Enlists Android for Battlefield Communication

By Brennon Slattery, PCWorld Apr 25, 2011 7:36 AM Uncle Sam has tapped the Android OS to be all that it can be. According to the US Army's blog, the Defense Department has picked Google's Android smartphone OS to power a new military communication ...

Sunday, April 24, 2011

IPhone, Android location-logging feature sparks privacy concerns

By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY Revelations about how Apple iPhones and Google Android phones keep precise track of each user's whereabouts every day is sending shock waves through the tech and privacy communities. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Rep. ...

HTC Thunderbolt steals iPhone 4's thunder

Android fans are tired of the iPhone dominating the smartphone spotlight, but HTC's Thunderbolt is stealing the show. According to Boy Genius Report, an analyst from BTIG Research has found that since its debut, the HTC Thunderbolt is outselling the ...

Saturday, April 23, 2011

How concerned are you that the iPhone tracks and stores your location?

Apple Inc.'s iPhones and Google Inc.'s Android smartphones regularly transmit their locations back to Apple and Google, respectively, according to data and documents analyzed by The Wall Street Journalâ€"intensifying concerns over privacy and the ...

Google defends Android tracking users

Erick Tseng, senior product manager for Google, holds the Nexus One smart phone his company will produce, running the Android platform, during its unveiling at a news conference at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California January 5, 2010. ...

Friday, April 22, 2011

Google denies 'traceably' tracking Android devices

by Declan McCullagh Google acknowledged today that it collects location information from Android devices, but downplayed concerns about privacy by saying the information is not "traceable to a specific user." That claim, it turns out, depends on the ...

Android also collects users' locaton data -researcher

It's not just Apple that exposes data on the whereabouts of the owner of mobile devices running the iOS operating system - Google's Android does it too, according to a controversial researcher. Samy Kamkar said that Android Map exposes the data Google ...

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Study: iOS has twice Android's reach in Europe

by Josh Lowensohn A new study put out by ComScore found that there are more than double the number of iOS users in Europe compared with those on Google's Android platform. The study, which tracked residents in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy, ...

Skype plugs Android privacy flaw

By John Leyden â€¢ Get more from this author Skype has plugged a privacy flaw in the Android version of its VoIP telephony software. The update plugs a hole that created a possible mechanism for third-party apps to get access to private data (name, ...

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Android in focus at Intel

by Brooke Crothers Intel is now moving not-so-subtly toward Android as the default operating system for handheld devices, as the chipmaker yields to market realities. With Android leading Apple's iOS software in smartphone market share according to ...

Skype's Android App Gets An Update To Fix That Annoying Security Loophole

Skype released an update to its Android app that allows for making calls over 3G. It also addresses the security issues mentioned last week that could allow people to snoop on your phone and grab your phone number and call logs. ...

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Android fans accuse Apple of copying Samsung first

By Daniel Eran Dilger Immediately after Apple filed suit against Samsung over patent and trade dress infringements, Android enthusiasts have countered that it was Apple that actually copied Samsung from the beginning. The claim, distributed virally on ...

HBO Go teased for iPad, iPhone, Android

by Don Reisinger According to an HBO video posted on YouTube late last week, the HBO Go streaming service is on its way to the Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, and Android-based devices. "Get every episode of every season of your favorite HBO shows, ...

Monday, April 18, 2011

Apple sues Samsung, says it copied iPad

Samsung copied Apple technologies, designs and even packaging with its Google Android-based products, according to a complaint filed Friday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Apple is seeking a jury trial in the case. ...

THE TRUTH ABOUT SMARTPHONES: Our Exclusive Survey On iPhone vs Android

The majority of participants use Android, with most of the rest using iPhones. (This is similar to the recent market-share figures from Comscore, although Android appears to be over-represented and BlackBerry appears to be under-represented). ...

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Skype acknowledges Android vulnerability

"It has been brought to our attention that, were you to install a malicious third-party application onto your Android device, then it could access the locally stored Skype for Android files," Skype rep Adrian Asher confirmed. ...

Patch Launches New iPhone App

And yes, the Android version is coming soon. By LA Chung | Email the author | 6:00am Download the new Patch iPhone app today! Patch Los Altos Patch has new utility and portability. The Patch App has arrived and is ready for download on the iTunes App ...

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Why Google Doesn't Want the iPhone to Die

By Ed Oswald, Technologizer Us journalists and bloggers like to make a lot of the battle between Google's Android and Apple's iOS, but it the search engine has a vested interest in seeing the platform succeed. Why? iPhones and iPads are simply sending ...

Android This Week: Hot Handsets; Carrier Billing; Antitrust Actions

By Kevin C. Tofel Apr. 16, 2011, 6:00am PT No Comments The Android Army invasion continues marching this week as Google announced 350000 device activations take place each day. That's an annual run-rate of more than 127 million Androids which shows ...

Friday, April 15, 2011

Android: Over 3 billion apps installed; 350000 device activations per day

There are also 350000 activations of new Android devices every day. James Kendrick has been using mobile devices since they weighed 30 pounds, and has been sharing his insights on mobile technology for almost that long. Prior to joining ZDNet, ...

Google Brags About Android Market Stats

By Daniel Ionescu, PCWorld Apr 15, 2011 7:13 AM Google said during the company's earnings call on Thursday that more than 3 billion apps have been installed from the Android Market so far, and around 350000 smartphones are activated every day. ...

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Intel to pay OEMs to build Atom-Android tablets?

Intel is said to be preparing an incentive plan that will subsidize OEMs that put Chipzilla's processors into tablets running Android 3.0, aka "Honeycomb". According to a report by DigiTimes on Thursday, the plan will reward "first-tier notebook ...

Verizon iPhone boosts Apple's ad network share

by Lance Whitney Google's Android is still the leading mobile operating system on Millennial Media's ad network, but Apple's iOS regained some lost ground in March thanks to the growth of the Verizon iPhone. Rising by 11 percent since February, ...

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

RIM's PlayBook hopes to steal iPad's thunder

Yet, recently, most of the attention has been showered on sexier Android devices and the iPhone. With suitors now vying for customer affections in the sizzling marketplace for tablet computers, the heat is on RIM as it contends against Apple and Google ...

Gigabyte to Launch Two Dual-Boot Tablets This Year

You might be in luck, as Gigabyte is planning to launch two tablets that will let users boot either Android or Windows 7 operating systems. The 10-inch screen tablet will run Android 3.0 or Honeycomb, while the 7-inch device will run on Android 2.2 ...

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Sprint Releases New Music App for Phones

By Amie Ninh on April 12, 2011 Sad that your Android doesn't have iTunes to let you indulge your musical passions at a moment's notice? Fret no more, Sprint phone owners. Today, the wireless provider released a new music application for Android devices ...

HTC Is Launching A New Phone With An iTunes-Like Movie Download Service For ...

So far, Samsung is the only other manufacturer to offer a media center for Android. There's still no universal Android market for music, movies, and TV shows, which still puts the platform at a huge disadvantage to iOS and iTunes.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Skype With Video Chat Leaks On The HTC Thunderbolt -- Here's How To Get It Now

The HTC Thunderbolt, the first phone to run on Verizon's 4G LTE network, was supposed to ship with a new version of Skype for Android that allows video chatting. But a version of the app has leaked, and Thunderbolt owners can install it right now. ...

Android at Work: The Essential Guide for Business Users

By Scott Raymond | April 11, 2011, 6:00am PDT The Android tablet is rapidly becoming a popular personal computing device. How well does it stand up for business use? Jason Perlow, Sr. Technology Editor at ZDNet is a technologist with over two decades ...

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Official Windows Live Messenger for Android App to Be Released Monday?

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 10th, 2011 at 3:41 pm French outlet Clubic.com claims to have gotten word on an official Windows Live Messenger application coming to the Android market this Monday. The app is being developed by Miyowa but will get ...

Google CEO Page Promotes Android, Chrome, YouTube Managers

Google CEO Larry Page elevated Andy Rubin, Sundar Pichai and Salar Kamangar to report directly to him for their respective Android, Chrome and YouTube units. Google CEO Larry Page reorganized his senior management team April 7, promoting high-level ...

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Chrome OS Bound for Tablets -- Why?

I said no way; Android was for tablets, Chrome OS for netbooks and light laptops. Yes, I knew Google had mentioned Chrome OS on tablets a while back, but that was before Honeycomb. It turns out I was wrong. Yesterday CNET's Stephen Shankland published ...

Friday, April 8, 2011

Android or iOS? No Need to Choose

By Savio Rodrigues, Infoworld A high-profile VC and a well-known mobile application developer were recently involved in a debate about whether to build for Android or Apple mobile platforms. The answer, it turns out: "it depends," "both," or "simply ...

Android Chief: We're Still Open, Dammit

By Mike Isaac Google's Andy Rubin speaks at an Android Honeycomb event in February. Photo: Mike Isaac/Wired.com Android chief Andy Rubin took to the blogs Wednesday evening to combat recent reports of Google clamping down on Android's openness. ...

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Google defends its openness for Android

To counteract rumors that Google was clamping down on the openness of its Android operating software, the tech giant took to the blogosphere. "We continue to be an open source platform and will continue releasing source code when it is ready," Andy ...

Android lead responds to bullying accusations

From fragmentation to open-source access limitations, Android's still climbing uphill. In unifying its mobile platform, Google (GOOG) has had to up its regulatory tactics in order to manage things like malware and disparate user experiences. ...

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Mono for Android framework lets C# developers tame the Droid

By Ryan Paul | Last updated April 6, 2011 9:53 PM Novell is officially launching Mono for Android 1.0, a framework that will allow third-party developers to build native Android applications in C#. It complements the company's existing MonoTouch ...

Mono for Android Ships, Now .NET Developers Can Build Android Apps

As you're exploring these resources, check out this helpful resource from our sponsors: Cultivating a Developer Ecosystem: Understanding Their Needs Novell has announced the general availability of Mono for Android today, the solution that lets ...

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Android 'Test Market' Leak Hints at Google Music Cloud Player

By Peter Pachal A possible leak of a test version of the Android Market may have inadvertently confirmed the suspected coming release of Google Music. Although Google has since removed the "Test Market" from the device, others have posted some of the ...

Test Out Android's New Music App With Cloud Player Early

The upcoming version of Android's Music app has been accidentally leaked to the blog Tech From 10 and they have the app available for download on their site. The new music player is similar to the one included in Android 3.0 Honeycomb for tablets, ...

Monday, April 4, 2011

Google bids $900 million for Nortel patents

The acquisition would give the Internet search giant more resources to fend off patent violation lawsuits, especially from competitors to its Android mobile phone software. By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times Google Inc. said Monday that it was willing ...

Sony Android 3.0 tablet will drop by end of summer

As reported by the The Nikkei via Bloomberg, Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer has revealed that Sony will release a tablet running on Android 3.0. That tablet is expected to launch by the end of summer and in the United States first. ...

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Can Android be stopped?

One in three American smartphone users have Android -- that was at the end of February. It's April now, so the numbers are surely higher, based on the three-month trend. Holy Moly. Two months ago, ComScore disclosed data for the three months ending in ...

Windows Phone 7, Apple iOS to Follow Android in 2015

Android will garner 45 percent market share over the next 5 years, IDC and ABI agree. But IDC believes Windows Phone 7, not Apple iOS or RIM's Blackberry will grab No. 2. Few disagree that Google's Android operating system is becoming the Microsoft ...

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Android Market Share Now 1 of Every 3 US Phones

By David Murphy New numbers released by Comscore show that Android-based phones are continuing to take a chunk out of the market share of competing devices. And smartphones based on Google's mobile OS now eat up 33 percent of the US market, ...

Android Wins in Smartphone Sales Surge

Google Android's success since its launch is expected to continue, according to ABI Research. Also, 69 million smartphones running the Android operating system shipped last year, and ABI expects that in 2016 Android will have captured 45 percent of the ...

Friday, April 1, 2011

Pirated Android app uses shame as tool

The Android.Walkinwat purports to be a free version of another "Walk and Text" app, which costs $1.54 in the Android market and uses a phone's built-in camera to give you a live feed as you text, at least in theory preventing you from walking into stop ...

How LiveProfile Netted 1M Users in 5 Days

So how did an app that's been around since October for Android, and January for iPhone suddenly achieve such massive success? The answer might surprise you, especially if you're following the falling star of RIM, at least as it's generally depicted in ...

Thursday, March 31, 2011

New Android Malware Targets App Pirates

Following the recent removal of almost 50 apps from the Android Market due to malware infection, security firm Symantec has found yet another Android threat. Unlike the previous malware threats however, this latest incident is not found in the Android ...

Google Tightens Its Grip on Android

As you're exploring these resources, check out this helpful resource from our sponsors: Cultivating a Developer Ecosystem: Understanding Their Needs Google is exercising more control over what partners and carriers can do to the Android mobile ...

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Hacktivist Android Trojan Designed to Fight App Piracy

There's malware, then there's Android Trojans like the latest "threat" discovered by Symantec. Android.Walkinwat is like the Batman of mobile malware--a rogue vigilante seeking justice through means that also skirt legality, but for a good cause. ...

In-App Billing Can Boost Android Revenues More Than You Think

30, 2011, 7:35am PT No Comments Google Tuesday launched a long-awaited in-app billing feature for developers who can now add extra purchases in Android applications. Digital goods such as content downloads, additional game levels, virtual currency and ...

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Android In-App Billing Goes Live

By Chloe Albanesius Google on Tuesday announced that in-app billing for Android apps is now live. Developers can now publish apps with in-app payments and users can make purchases within those apps. "In-app billing gives you more ways to monetize your ...

IDC: Android, Windows Phone to rule mobile

by Don Reisinger Android and Windows Phone will reign supreme in the smartphone market in the not-too-distant future, a new IDC report claims. According to the market researcher, more than 450 million smartphones will ship in 2011, up from the 303.4 ...

Monday, March 28, 2011

Google, MasterCard and Citigroup to Bring NFC Payments to Android?

by Nate Rios on March 29, 2011 The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google, MasterCard and Citigroup are collaborating on a project that will bring NFC payments to Android phones. NFC, which is short for Near Field Communication, would allow users ...

Google Plans to Turn Your Android Phone into an Electronic Wallet

By Erica Ho on March 28, 2011 In the future, you better not lose your Android phone. Google is teaming up with MasterCard and Citigroup to turn your Android phone into a portable wallet, allowing you to pay for purchases simply by waving your phone ...

Sunday, March 27, 2011

OMG/JK: The Color Of Controversy

This last week has been full of controversy â€" from the launch of Color, the photo-swapping app that raised $41 million pre-launch, to reports that Google is not planning to open-source the tablet version of Android any time soon. And, as you'd expect, ...

It is 'STILL' about the Apps!

By Rommel Feria Amazon launches Android App Store. Apple sues over "App Store" name. Amazon re-launches as Amazon AppStore. Sneaky, eh! :) Anyway, Amazon is on to something here. It has a Kindle eBook reader, which does not run Android applications ...

Saturday, March 26, 2011

HTC Thunderbolt getting Gingerbread by Summer

In an email reply, HTC reps responded that the Thunderbolt will be getting an update in the second quarter of the 2011 that will notonly address the bluetooth issue, but also bring Android 2.2 (Gingerbread) to the 4G handset. ...

Android, FTW!

Obviously, I am in the Android camp but I wanted to keep an open mind and review the competition objectively to explain why I choose Android over anything else. (I was not able to get a Windows Phone 7 device, so while it is gone, it is not forgotten). ...

Friday, March 25, 2011

Google delays delivering Android Honeycomb for open source

Those waiting for Android Honeycomb will have to wait some more. Google announced that it will delay distribution of its newest Android source code, nicknamed Honeycomb, for the foreseeable future. Designed to run on tablet computers, the Honeycomb ...

Android openness withering as Google withholds Honeycomb code

By Ryan Paul | Last updated March 25, 2011 8:26 AM During a keynote presentation at Google's IO developer conference last year, Google VP of engineering Vic Gundotra proclaimed that the search giant created Android in order to bring freedom to the ...

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Is â€œClosingâ€ Honeycomb the Beginning of an Androidocalypse? Hardly.

Earlier today, we learned that Google would be limiting access to the source code for Android 3.0, aka Honeycomb, its tablet-specific OS. For a famously open-source platform, this decision was startling to many in the field; however, the situation ...

Is Motorola gearing up to abandon Android for its own OS?

It may sound crazy, but there's reason to believe that Motorola Mobility isn't content to rely entirely on Android for its mobile future. The company has been gathering developers from Apple and Adobe in an effort to build its own web-based mobile OS, ...

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Is Motorola getting ready to ditch Android?

Motorola is reportedly developing a web-based mobile operating system as a "possible alternative" to Google's Android. "[Yes], I know they're working on it," Jonathan Goldberg, an analyst with Deutsche Bank in San Francisco told InformationWeek. ...

Porn store for Android targeted in Apple's 'App Store' trademark defense

By Katie Marsal Apple's defense of its "App Store" trademark filing has a new target: a storefront for pornography available on the Google Android platform. The adult service "MiKandi" this month hit with a cease-and-desist letter from Apple over its ...

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Amazon To Launch Android Tablet After App Store Debut?

Amazon officially launched its alternative to the official Google Android Market, called the App Store, earlier today with nearly 4000 applications already including star hits like Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2. ...

Amazon's Appstore for Android Opens for Business

By Mikael RicknÃ¤s, IDG News Amazon has opened the Appstore for Android, providing another option for app shopping to US users of smartphones with Google's operating system. Amazon is trying to lure users away from Google's Market by offering users a ...

Monday, March 21, 2011

Microsoft suit over Nook centers on Android

Microsoft has filed a patent lawsuit against Barnes & Noble that centers on the Android operating system used in the bookseller's Nook e-reader. Without suing Google itself, Microsoft contends that in developing Android, Google infringed on Microsoft ...

Sprint integrating Google Voice, outs Nexus S 4G with Android 2.3

Google and Sprint are consummating this new level of hand-holding with a handset, the Nexus S 4G, which will ship with Android 2.3 Gingerbread on Sprint's network this spring. With Google Voice integration, Sprint customers will no longer have to ...

Sunday, March 20, 2011

What if Amazon released Android Kindle tablet?

It makes sense out of Amazon imminently launching an app store to rival Google's Android Marketplace. Why else does Amazon need its own Android app store? Well, there's an answer to that question, too. Read on. Firstly, in the short term, ...

Android beats iPhone on Web speed?

Google's Android operating system accessed the Web more quickly through mobile applications than Apple's iPhone. Google Inc.'s Android operating system accessed the Web more quickly through mobile applications than Apple Inc.'s iPhone, according to a ...

Saturday, March 19, 2011

LG Optimus One Getting Android 'Gingerbread' 2.3 This Spring

There are many different phones on the market powered by Google's Android mobile operating system from a wide array of different manufacturers. Each of these different phones feature their fair share of positive qualities be it price, big screen, ...

HP Grooming webOS for Assault on Android, Apple iOS

Android and Apple will have something to say about that. When new HP CEO Leo Apotheker said he expected the company's webOS platform on 100 million devices a year, he effectively declared war on Google's Android and Apple's iOS mobile platforms. ...

Friday, March 18, 2011

Adobe Flash 10.2 hits Android smartphones and Motorola XOOM

Adobe Flash Player 10.2 has finally arrived for higher powered Android devices running Android 2.1 or above, including the new Android 3.0 Honeycomb powered tablets like Motorola's XOOM. On the XOOM, at least, there's was some initial confusion in the ...

Motorola Xoom Gets Flash Supportâ€¦Sort Of

Unfortunately, Android 3.0 Honeycomb only gets a beta version. How important is Flash support for the Motorola Xoom? Let's quickly review. The iPad, despite its enormous popularity, has one particular flaw that theoretically keeps its sales from being ...

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Is Android really faster than iOS?

Android loads pages an average of 52 percent faster than the iPhone iOS, one tracking firm said this week. Others aren't so sure. Android is faster than the iPhone iOS, according to one new study. By Matthew Shaer / March 17, 2011 Android â€" the mobile ...

Android Loads Mobile Web Pages 52 Percent Faster Than iPhone, Study Says

By Chloe Albanesius Android phones load mobile Web pages 52 percent faster than the iPhone, but recent platform upgrades did not result in any major speed improvements, according to a Thursday study. Blaze Software took more than 45000 measurements on ...

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Samsung Introduces Android-Based Galaxy Player

Samsung has extended its Galaxy line of portable devices â€" which includes mobile phones and tablets â€" with the addition of its Android-based Galaxy Player. The 4-inch and 5-inch screen models of Galaxy Player, weighing 5 and 7 ounces respectively, ...

The Android Kill Switch: Mea Culpa

Over the weekend I wrote a piece which argued that walled gardens were conquering the Internet, and Google's ability to to remotely delete apps from Android devices effectively turned Android into a â€œsubtler but no less forbiddingâ€ walled garden than ...

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Staples to offer a host of Android tablets in 2011

Coming from two separate sources, they confirm the company's plan to offer at least eight Android tablets from a variety of manufacturers. While some devices are a few months old and currently offered through carriers, other products have yet to be ...

Google Enhances Android Developer Dashboard with Expanded Stats

Android developers logging into the application dashboard will find themselves looking at a host of new and expanded data. A new "Statistics" mark greets developers immediately upon entering the Developer Console whereupon they can dive deep into where ...

Monday, March 14, 2011

News: Consumer Reports: iPad 2 â€œMore Than Competitiveâ€ w/Android Tabs

Apple's iPad 2 is â€œmore than competitiveâ€ with competing tablets based on Google's Android operating system, according to noted iPhone critic Consumer Reports. In a first look piece posted by the magazine, the iPad 2's pricepoint, size, and Smart Cover ...

Amazon's Android Store Gets New Angry Birds Game As An Exclusive

Amazon's Android app store, which will supposedly launch this month, is going to get a nice exclusive in the form of a Angry Birds Rio, the latest exclusive game, the companies have announced. The app store will also get ad-free versions of Angry Birds ...

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Analysis: Google's Android malware problem

Reports of malware attacks on cell phones and tablets using Google Inc.'s Android mobile operating system has put an undesirable spotlight on the vulnerability of the Internet search giant's Android Market. The situation also highlights the differences ...

Symantec discovers more Android app malware

Symantec has discovered suspicious code within a fake version of the Android Market Security Tool on a third-party apps site. By Georgina Enzer Published March 13, 2011 Symantec has discovered suspicious code within a repackaged version of the Android ...

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Video: Android 3.0 Honeycomb Walk-Through

Android 3.0 Honeycomb offers a refreshing interface and many people are not aware the improvements it has over the older smart phone OS. For those of you who have yet to get their hands on one of these tablets, I decided demo five new features that ...

Motorola Xoom, Android 3.0 to Get Flash March 18

Adobe said Flash Player 10.2 will be available in the Android Market for Android 2.2 and 2.3 smartphones and Android 3.0 tablets March 18. Motorola Xoom owners need only wait one more week to download Adobe Flash Player 10.2, which will be available ...

Friday, March 11, 2011

Flash 10.2 heads to Motorola Xoom, other Android devices March 18

The next major update for Flash on Android mobile devices, version 10.2, will hit the Android Market on March 18, Adobe announced today. That's good news for owners of Motorola's Xoom tablet, as it launched without Flash support two weeks ago. ...

Google's Android security tool gets spoofed by malware

By Lawrence Latif SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has found its Android Market Security Tool spoofed to include a variant of the Trojan that it was supposed to detect. Google's Android Market Security Tool was released to combat the 'Droid Dream' Trojan that ...

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Tested: iPhone 4 (iOS 4.2.1 vs. 4.3) and Android phones

For Android phones, a 720p version of "Toy Story 3" is run. The reason we chose 720p for Android was that most Android phones are capable of running 720p video and we wanted the best quality video represented. On iPhone, we ran the movie through its ...

Review: Motorola XOOM, brimming with unrealized potential

By James Kendrick | March 10, 2011, 4:04am PST There has not been a single Android device yet to hit the market with as much potential as the Motorola XOOM; sadly, it is unrealized potential in its current state. James Kendrick has been using mobile ...

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Google rolls out Instant Previews on Android, iOS devices

by Scott Webster Google announced earlier this week that it has enabled Instant Previews for Android handsets running Froyo (2.2) or later. Like its desktop counterpart, it allows users to see search results in a handy image format before clicking ...

TEGA v2 review: Windows 7 tablet with Android on the side

The same ODM is making both the TEGA v2 for Tegatech in Australia and the ViewPad for Viewsonic, and they are the same right down to the dual-boot environment with Android. The TEGA v2 is a thin slate with a 10.1-inch display running at 1024Ã—600. ...

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Foursquare 3.0 lands right in time for SXSW

Foursquare will offer a major revamp for iOS and Android users, attempting to solidify itself as geo-social's leading innovator. There was a time when Foursquare was more or less the ruler and lone competitor in the geo-social market. ...

Android Leads in Smartphones, Will Tablets Ever Follow?

More data keeps coming in showing how Android's grip on the smartphone market is tightening with each passing month. Information from comScore (via Mashable) shows that the Android platform has taken the number one spot from BlackBerry. ...

Monday, March 7, 2011

Google Takes Heat Over App Security

The company behind the now ubiquitous Android operating system came under fire after computer-security experts last week uncovered more than 50 malicious applications that were uploaded to and distributed from Google's Android Market. ...

Google flips on death-ray, nukes Android malware ... but is it enough?

By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | March 7, 2011, 5:45am PST Google has used its remote kill-switch powers to delete malware from affected Android handsets following the uploading of around 50 Trojanized apps to the Android market last week. ...

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Google confirms it pulled malicious Android apps

by Steven Musil After several days of silence on the issue, Google has confirmed that it removed several malicious apps from its Android Market on Tuesday. The developer accounts associated with the apps were suspended, the Internet giant reported ...

Google Remotely Wipes Malware From Android Handsets

This will eliminate the apps from affected Android 2.1 and earlier devices. Google March 5 remotely removed 58 malicious applications that affected smartphones based on its Android 2.1 operating system and earlier, the latest of several steps to blunt ...

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Android gets anti-fragmentation tool

By Stephen Shankland , CNET News, 5 March, 2011 22:42 Google has made good on a promise to release technology it hopes will curtail Android's fragmentation problem, a complication for programmers who want their software to run on diverse devices. ...

These 20 Android apps shine on the Motorola Xoom

Tapping into Android apps on the Motorola Xoom tablet literally introduces a new dimension to Google's mobile operating experience. While the distinction between apps on tablets and smartphones on Android devices is less pronounced than what exists ...

Friday, March 4, 2011

Expert: Android Market should scan for malware

by Elinor Mills Android Market apps should be scanned for traces of malware in order to protect Android customers from downloading apps that look legitimate but are in fact malicious, a security expert told CNET today. Earlier this week Google removed ...

Another look at Saab's Android infotainment platform

Making its debut in the Phoenix concept car this week at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the Saab iQon is an Android-based infotainment system that uses downloadable apps to bring navigation, entertainment, and diagnostics functionality into the vehicle. ...

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Android malware attacks show perils of Google openness

This week's discovery of malware that hijacked tens of thousands of Android cellphones shows the pitfalls of Google's decision to make the operating system the Wikipedia of mobile platforms that offers apps written by virtually anyone. ...

Download Free Cars.com Android App Today

Last year around this time, we launched our free iPhone app, and starting today we're offering the same convenience to Android smartphone users. With the app, you can browse our listings, find and get directions to your dealership of choice and share ...

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Malware in Android Market highlights Google's vulnerability

By Peter Bright | Last updated March 2, 2011 6:10 PM Google has removed 21 applications from the Android Market after it was discovered that the apps secretly installed malware. The applications themselves included pirated and renamed versions of ...

Google Yanks 21 Malicious Apps From Android Market, Phones

By Daniel Ionescu, PCWorld Mar 2, 2011 5:41 AM Openness, one of Android's big advantages, can also be the Achilles' heel of the platform. Google has pulled the kill switch on 21 free malware apps from the Android Market and from around 50000 devices, ...

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Nvidia Tegra 2: A new form of Android fragmentation?

by Scott Webster One wouldn't naturally associate chip- and GPU-maker Nvidia with apps, but nevertheless, the free Tegra Zone appeared today in the Android Market. The app showcases current and forthcoming games that have been optimized for the Tegra 2 ...

T-Mobile Sunsets Danger Service As Android-Based Sidekicks Beckon

It appears that existing Sidekick users will have a choice of migrating to a new Android-based Sidekick, hopefully in time for the Danger service cutoff, or they can choose to transfer their existing data from the Danger servers. ...

Monday, February 28, 2011

Moto: Atrix-style dock coming to more phones

by Matt Hickey Motorola grabbed the spotlight a few weeks ago when it introduced its Atrix Android-powered smartphone. The handset isn't just a fairly impressive smartphone, it also has the capability to combine Voltron style with a type of dock that ...

Is Apple Getting Android Inspiration?

By Daniel Ionescu, PCWorld Feb 28, 2011 5:14 AM As Android phones continue to outsell iPhones, Apple has been apparently getting some inspiration from Google's mobile OS. A series of screenshots received by 9 To 5 Mac show Apple is using internally a ...

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Odd One Out: My 5 Minutes With the Motorola Xoom

In fact, I know many people within the Android community will disagree with me. With that said, the following are my thoughts on the Moto Xoom Android tablet. Granted, I only got to play around with one for 5 minutes in my local Verizon store, ...

BlackBerry could support Android apps

By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor 8:00AM GMT 28 Feb 2011 BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion could be about to announce that its device will begin to support applications made for Google's Android platform. Earlier reports from Bloomberg had ...

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Motorola Xoom: 8 Things To Like

I've now had the chance to spend some time with the Motorola Xoom, which is the first tablet to run Goolge's Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system. Having used previous Android tablets, such as the original Samsung Galaxy Tab, it's clear that this is ...

Android Spyware Distributed By Third Party Online Marketplaces

By Antone Gonsalves , InformationWeek Security experts have found more malware targeting Android smartphones, less than two weeks after the click fraud app dubbed HongTouTou was found in a variety of applications on third-party online marketplaces. ...

Friday, February 25, 2011

Xoom 4G upgrade could take more than six days

The Xoom, the first device to run Google's Android Honeycomb OS for tablets, works on Verizon's 3G network and became available on Thursday. When Motorola announced the tablet last month, it said users would be able to upgrade it for use on Verizon's ...

What iPad needs to steal from Android and HP

The problem is that instead of designing an interface explicitly for tablets, as Google did with Android 3.0, Apple just took the existing iOS phone interface and engorged it. That was fine for a Gen-1 tablet, but now that a year has passed and many ...

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Google removes Facebook contact integration for Nexus S

by Scott Webster The Android 2.3.3 update that began hitting Nexus S phones this week is notable not for what it provides, but for what it is not allowing. Google is using the update to apply platform rules that were in place but not reinforced. ...

Motorola Xoom: The Unboxing

By PJ Jacobowitz The Motorola Xoom is the first device to ship with Android 3.0â€"Google's first operating system designed specifically for tablets. It's being tested in the PCMag labs right now, so look for the full review for our take on the device, ...

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Motorola Xoom preview: Hands on first impressions

Rob Enderle goes hands on with Motorola's new Android Honeycomb tablet, discovering a solid but unremarkable iPad competitor that fails to wow. The Motorola Xoom is the first product to market using Android Honeycomb. The Xoom is attractive, ...

Google finalises its Android 3.0 SDK

By Lawrence Latif Last month Google announced an interim version of the Android 3.0 SDK to whet developers' appetites, but as devices running the operating system near public release, Google has gone ahead and finalised the APIs. ...

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

[Breaking] The "Few Weeks" Are Finally Over â€“ Android 2.3.3 Now Rolling Out To ...

Jaroslav Stekl is a tech enthusiast whose favorite gadgets almost always happen to be the latest Android devices. When he's not writing for Android Police, he's probably hiking, camping, canoeing, or coding. Done With This Post? ...