Apple and Google have turned smartphone market on its head

By Troy Wolverton In the smartphone business, Google's Android partners are racking up the sales and Apple is sucking up the profits, leaving some of the ...

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All Hail Google Android, The Global King Of Smartphones

Google's Android operating system is now the most popular mobile platform in the world, knocking off Nokia which was number one for the last ten years, ...

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First look: Honeycomb APIs power tablet-friendly Android apps

By Ryan Paul | Last updated January 30, 2011 6:00 PM Android 3.0, codenamed Honeycomb, introduces a completely new user interface suitable for tablet ...

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AT&T CEO: We'll push Android phones

10, and is likely to shift resources away from Android. In effect, AT&T and Verizon Wireless (News - Alert) are set to swap strategies in the highâ€"stakes ...

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Google Unveiling Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS In A Few Days At Event

Earlier this past week Google released the preview SDK for Android 3.0 developers and they also released details on new things ordinary users can expect to ...

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Google invites us all to big Honeycomb event on February 2

We learned a lot about Honeycomb at CES earlier this month â€" after all, it was powering a whole lot of tablets, and there are plenty of Android 3.0 videos ...

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Google to Launch Android 3.0 'Honeycomb' on Feb. 2

By Mark Hachman Google plans to launch Android 3.0, or "Honeycomb," at an event at its headquarters on Feb. 2, the company said. Google sent out invitations ...

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Google Android 3.0 Preview SDK Ships for Tablets

Google rolled out a preview SDK for Android 3.0, offering developers the chance to write software on an OS intended for tablets such as Motorola's Xoom. ...

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AT&T Will Push Its Android Phones

By AP The chief executive of AT&T on Thursday said the company would begin “very aggressively” marketing smartphones based on Google's Android software now ...

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Sony bringing PlayStation games to Android

by Stephen Shankland Sony, apparently eager to profit from the still relatively immature Android gaming market, announced a program to bring older ...

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Google hopes to fix weak growth of Android Market app purchases

By Ryan Paul | Last updated January 26, 2011 7:10 PM Google's Android mobile platform is experiencing considerable growth, but the company is reportedly ...

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Google 'downright' unhappy over sales of Android apps

A lot better, Android platform manager Eric Chu told the Inside Social Apps conference in San Francisco. Oliver Chiang said in Forbes that Chu “knows that ...

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Will Kongregate Arcade Tweaks Satisfy Android Market Rules?

25, 2011, 5:15pm PDT No Comments Less than a week after getting its Kongregate Arcade pulled from Android Market by Google, Kongregate is hopeful that ...

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Apple-Loving App Developers Seduced by Android: Report

But a new survey shows that Android is catching upâ€"at least among the people who build apps. Want to know which devices and gadgets are going to grow great ...

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Mueller is forced to back off Android copyright infringement claims

By Lawrence Latif THE FALLOUT from Florian Mueller's claim that files and comments in Google's Android source archive show that parts of the code were ...

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Latest Motorola Xoom rumors: Android tablet coming to Best Buy on February 17 ...

By Sean Portnoy | January 24, 2011, 2:14am PST Probably the most anticipated Android-based tablet, Motorola's Xoom has been the subject of a couple of leaks ...

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LG, Motorola, more sharing 'copied' Oracle code via Android

Further investigation by Florian Mueller has found that key Android phone manufacturers are sharing the allegedly copied Oracle code from Java. ...

Read more at: http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/01/23/android.phone.makers.caught.spreading.oracle.java/

Froyo Update Now Rolling Out To The LG Ally

A few days ago it was revealed that Verizon would be finally updating the LG Ally to Android 2.2 Froyo. Now, less than a week later, users are reporting ...

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T-Mobile Pushes Android 2.2 For Samsung Vibrant

As reported on Thursday, Samsung has begun upgrading its Vibrant smartphone to Android 2.2, making it the most up-to-date Android smartphone from the ...

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Google found distributing Oracle's Java code within Android project

Oracle, which acquired Sun last year, has brought suit against Google claiming that Android illegally infringes upon its Java intellectual property. ...

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Google copied Java in Android, expert says

Mueller has closely examined the Android code and found six files, in addition to one that Oracle pointed out in its complaint, that are nearly identical to ...

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Sidekick reborn as Android-powered Sidekick 4G

Well, this morning the Sidekick was re-launched, at a press breakfast but this time it will be powered by Android. So far there's no word on pricing or ...

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Android Atlas Weekly 32: The Android phone of the future and a blast from the ...

by Justin Eckhouse We take a look at a pie-in-the-sky concept for the Android phone of the future, the old school T-Mobile Sidekick may return as an Android ...

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Apple Calls Android Tablets 'Vapor' - and It Isn't Just Hot Air

It's a nice trickâ€"and one Google and Android manufacturing partners are having trouble mimicking. Regardless of your opinion of the Android platform for ...

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Kongregate CEO Jim Greer on getting pulled from the Android Market

by Christopher Grant on Jan 19th 2011 8:20PM Kongregate CEO Jim Greer called Google's swift removal of his company's Kongregate Arcade app from the Android ...

Read more at: http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/19/kongregate-ceo-jim-greer-on-getting-pulled-from-the-android-mark/

Apple's Tim Cook Bashes Android and Windows Tablets: No "Concern" About ...

BY Austin Carr Today At Apple's last earnings call in October, Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance to knock iPhone competitors RIM and Android. ...

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Is a deadlock between Samsung and carriers stagnating Android updates?

It's the stuff of playground arguments: An anonymous insider claims the manufacturer and its carriers won't back down, and it's why you don't have Android ...

Read more at: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/is-a-deadlock-between-samsung-and-carriers-stagnating-android-updates/

Android vs. Apple: The 2011 cage match

By Jason Hiner | January 18, 2011, 5:30am PST If you thought Google Android and Apple iOS butted heads in 2010, wait until you see what they do in 2011. ...

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Consumer Reports Cautious on Verizon iPhone 4 – Good News for Android?

What's this mean for Android? We can't be sure, especially since this same magazine warned consumers not to buy the original ATT iPhone 4 because of it's ...

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iPhone vs. Android holiday scoreboard

by Erica Ogg According to Steve Jobs, the real battle between iPhone and Android phones didn't start until October. During a rare appearance on Apple's last ...

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Comparison: iPhone 4 and Two Hot New Android Smartphones [INFOGRAPHIC]

... and then there's that iTunes App Store with 300000 choices for the iPhone, as opposed to the Android Market's 200000 apps (and counting fast) for the ...

Read more at: http://mashable.com/2011/01/16/verizon-smartphones-compared/

Motorola Atrix 4G May Be Coming March 1

Android Central uncovered this leaked internal AT&T screen showing March 1 as the launch date for the device. That would mesh would AT&T's promised to ...

Read more at: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Motorola-Atrix-4G-May-Be-Coming-March-1-794795/

The iPhone: It's chic, smart and cool, but is it about to lose its mojo?

Or it would be if not for the growing commerical clout of Google's Android. "Too late for the iPhone," read one headline last week in a Daily Beast column ...

Read more at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/16/iphone-android-apple-mobile-phone

Tech Notebook: Even with a Verizon iPhone, 'momentum' for Android

Even with a Verizon iPhone, Palo Alto industry analyst Canalys predicted this week, Google's Android army will grow more than twice as quickly as its major ...

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LG: WP7 falls short as carriers tire of "too much Android"

By Daniel Eran Dilger LG reports disappointment with sales of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 while its carriers complain of "too much Android" as the third ...

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TeleNav rolls out Android update with multi-route, Quick Search, and more

By Matthew Miller | January 14, 2011, 5:00am PST TeleNav provides a full featured GPS navigation solution for Android smartphones and just released an ...

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EVO Phone With Keyboard? Just Not Our Type

But like that phone, the Shift is a speedy and functional Android workhorse. (Curiously, the brand new phone runs Android version 2.2 even though Google ...

Read more at: http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/01/evo-phone-with-a-keyboard-just-not-our-type/

Android Ice Cream Sandwich Slated for Google I/O?

Google's next Android build, likely called Ice Cream Sandwich, is slated for liftoff at Google I/O and launch on smartphones in the summer. ...

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Next iteration of Android to be 'Ice Cream Sandwich'

by Scott Webster During a recent interview with TechCrunch, Android's head honcho Andy Rubin let slip that the name of the next release of the mobile ...

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The iPhone, The Carriers, Android and the Marketer

The delay in the iPhone getting to a wider market allowed the Android ecosystem to evolve to the point where it is real and it's not going anywhere. ...

Read more at: http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2011/01/the-iphone-the-carriers-android-and-the-marketer.html

Google Android More Vulnerable Than IPhone, Antivirus Maker Says

12 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc.'s Android operating system for mobile devices is more vulnerable to hackers and viruses than Apple Inc.'s iPhone platform, ...

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CES 2011: Xoom tablet, Android, 3D TVs highlights as show wraps up

... for videoconferencing and regular photos, will be available in February as the first tablet running on Google's Android Honeycomb operating system. ...

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CES Count the Tablets 45-51: Intel Demos Windows & Android

These were a mix of Windows and Android-powered devices, and they include one device (the Motion CL900) that we already covered from Microsoft's booth, ...

Read more at: http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ces_count_the_tablets_45-51_intel_demos_windows_android/

Hulu Plus Announced for Android, Netflix Possibly Coming Soon

For those wondering whether their Android phones will ever get the kind of streaming TV/movie love as the iOS platform, some good news over the weekend. ...

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Android runs down iPhone in the Smartphone Races

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | January 9, 2011, 4:58pm PST Blackberry is still number one, but Android has passed the iPhone iOS for second place in the ...

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Google Android Overtakes Apple iPhone In Popularity

Digital News Report â€" While more users turn to the RIM BlackBerry smartphones to keep in touch, Google Android phones are now used more people than the ...

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Hands-on: Motorola's Atrix Android phone leads secret double life as a netbook

By Ryan Paul | Last updated January 8, 2011 7:10 PM Motorola unveiled its new Android-based Atrix 4G smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this ...

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Android-based ViewSonic ViewPad 4 phone announced

By Florin on 08 Jan 11 The company says the new device is, in fact, a tablet â€" but since it offers “full cell phone functionality”, runs Android 2.2 Froyo, ...

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A sit-down with Toshiba and its 10.1-inch Android tablet prototype

Toshiba is looking to get into the Android tablet space in a big way. And by big, we mean 10.1 inches, with Honeycomb (once it's actually available). ...

Read more at: http://www.androidcentral.com/sit-down-toshiba-and-its-101-inch-android-tablet-prototype

Android Edges iPhone in US Smartphone Market: ComScore

Google's Android operating system beat Apple's iOS in US smartphone market share by one percentage point, according to comScore. ...

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Potential iPad rivals at CES

The Motorola Xoom Android Honeycomb tablet is expected to be the first on the market running the newest version of Google's operating system. ...

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Google Previews Android 3.0 for Tablets

They have even given a sneak preview of the new Android 3.0 called Honeycomb. Let's face it, they need to work hard because they are facing very good ...

Read more at: http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2011/01/google-previews-android-3-0-for-tablets.html

Motorola Debuts Android Honeycomb Tablet at CES

Today, Motorola has finally revealed Xoom, its first Android-powered tablet. And yes, it runs on Honeycomb, the fabled, forked version of Android intended ...

Read more at: http://mashable.com/2011/01/05/motorola-debuts-android-honeycomb-tablet-at-ces/

Amazon takes first Android Appstore steps

by Stephen Shankland Amazon has invited programmers to submit Android applications for sale through the company's upcoming app store, a move that marks the ...

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Asus take aim at iPad with scattershot of Android and Windows products

Like Motorola's upcoming tablet expected at CES, the Asus Transformer is waiting for Google's Android OS 3.0 Honeycomb. Asus already outlined that it ...

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AC Nielsen: iPhone leads smartphone race, but Android making headway

The horserace for domination of the smartphone market is tighter than ever, with Apple's (AAPL) iOS leading the way and Google's (GOOG) Android attracting ...

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Can Google's Android Market Undercut Apple's iTunes for News?

Google is trying to attract news publishers with a plan to charge them less to sell news apps for Android cell phones than the 30% that Apple typically ...

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Google Considering a "Digital Newsstand" for Android

Do you want your news delivered to your Android, app-style? [Wall Street Journal via CNET] Send an email to Kevin Purdy, the author of this post, ...

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TV maker Vizio reveals Android smartphone and tablet

Vizio is also expected to launch an Android powered tablet computer called the Via Tablet. The Via Tablet will offer a massive 8-inch high resolution ...

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Android Tablets, Smartphones to Rule at CES

Android is set to "explode" at the Consumer Electronics Show next week, with smartphones and tablet computers from Motorola, HTC and others out in force in ...

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Archos 70 Internet tablet with Android, 250GB hard drive

For starters, it runs on Google Android. This is not the first time that Archos has dabbled in Android and it certainly will not be its last either. ...

Read more at: http://www.mobilemag.com/2011/01/01/archos-70-internet-tablet-with-android-250gb-hard-drive/

Android Bug Sends Text Messages To Wrong People

Google has acknowledged that there is a bug in Android's default text messaging app that sends texts to the wrong person. But, according to Mashable's ...

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