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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

Read more at: http://www.androidguys.com/2011/02/27/odd-5-minutes-motorola-xoom/

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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

Read more at: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9211638/Xoom_4G_upgrade_could_take_more_than_six_days

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 ...

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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. ...

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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, ...

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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, ...

Read more at: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/motorola-xoom-preview-hands-on-first-impressions/

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. ...

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[Breaking] The "Few Weeks" Are Finally Over – 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? ...

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Flash coming to Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) 'within a few weeks'

By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | February 22, 2011, 3:50am PST Adobe has announced that Flash Player will be available for Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) devices “within a few weeks” of the devices becoming available. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally ...

Read more at: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/flash-coming-to-android-30-honeycomb-within-a-few-weeks/11508

How to manually update your Epic 4G to Android 2.2.1 Froyo

If you don't want to wait for the Sprint Epic 4G's Android 2.2.1 Froyo update to push out over the air, you can now manually update your phone. Here are the steps to manually update your Epic 4G to Froyo: Download the update from Samsung. ...

Read more at: http://www.androidcentral.com/how-manually-update-your-epic-4g-android-221-froyo

Motorola Xoom Shipping Without Flash Support

When Motorola's big Android tablet, the Xoom, will be launches this Thursday it will be missing one of its key selling points above an iPad. Apple famously refuses to support Flash for mobile devices, saying it's a dying technology and a drain on ...

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Motorola ATRIX 4G Review

The display is a step up from most of your everyday Android smartphones of the day, at a lovely 4-inch qHD capacitive and 960 x 540 pixel resolution. Calculated down to the pixels per inch, it's still not quite as sharp as an iPhone 4, but still blasts ...

Read more at: http://androidcommunity.com/motorola-atrix-4g-review-20110220/

Free Site Gives Users an Easy Way to Create their Own Android Applications

Just in time for this month's debut of Google's new online App Store, an application development Web site is making it possible for consumers to develop applications for the Google Android OS free of charge. The site-FreeAndroidAppMaker.com- offers a ...

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Android 3.0 Honeycomb Booting on the HTC EVO 4G

When Android Honeycomb was released it came along with notice from Google that it would be for tablets only. Since it would be opensourced, just like other versions of Android, people could do with it as they wished. They were quick to follow up that ...

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Android This Week: Tablets Galore; Honeycomb Phones; Wi-Fi Media Streaming

19, 2011, 5:00am PT No Comments Although Google introduced Honeycomb, or Android 3.0, a few weeks ago, some device makers were waiting for the right stage to introduce their new tablets. This week's Mobile World Congress (MWC) afforded that chance, ...

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News: EU: Android May Trump iPad Antitrust Concerns

18th, 2011 While various aspects of the European Union's regulatory bodies are taking a gander at Apple's subscription plans for its iPad tablet empire, the reality is that Google's Android platform may be enough of a competitor to stave off any ...

Read more at: http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/eu_android_may_trump_ipad_antitrust_concerns/

Google Making Android Ice Cream with Gingerbread, Honeycomb

Google's Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" build for smartphones and Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" build for tablet computers will be blended for Android 2.4 "Ice Cream." The future for Google's next Android operating system became clearer this week where at least ...

Read more at: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Google-Making-Android-Ice-Cream-with-Gingerbread-Honeycomb-286887/

Google serves up ice cream as Android sweetener

Picture: AP Source: The Australian GOOGLE is expected to serve up a new Android mobile device operating system this year called Ice Cream and it will be both for mobile phones and Android tablets. The new version will be designed both for mobile phone ...

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Report: 'Google Music' Coming via Android Honeycomb

By Chloe Albanesius BARCELONA - Google will tie its rumored Google Music service into its upcoming Android Honeycomb mobile operating system, a Motorola executive said here at Mobile World Congress. According to The Guardian, Motorola Mobility chief ...

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'Leaked' Dell plans date Windows 7, 8 tablets

That's according to Android Central, which, along with sister site WP Central, says it has acquired from a tipster rough release plans for Dell's portable devices. The plans--which include information on a handful of Android devices, including four ...

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T-Mobile to Sell Cheap Phones

By Allen Tsai | Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:24 am T-Mobile plans to sell the Samsung Galaxy Mini and Move, two cheaper Android phones, as the beleaguered carrier, which lacks an iPhone to compete with AT&T and Verizon, turns to capture the low-tier market. ...

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Hands-on with Sygic Aura GPS app for Android

by Antuan Goodwin One of the first and biggest hurdles any third-party navigation app will need to clear on Google's Android platform is Google itself. While this may not be the case with other mobile OSes, Android (or at least devices running version ...

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GetJar Snags $25 Million As It Looks to Ride Android Growth

A key part of GetJar's strategy is to ride the growth of Android, which is booming in sales and offers big opportunities for independent app markets. ...

Read more at: http://gigaom.com/2011/02/15/getjar-snags-25-million-as-it-looks-to-ride-android-growth/

MGM Resorts expands app to Android

MGM Resorts, which owns 10 properties along the Strip, has expanded its apps service to include devices that use Google's Android system. ...

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Motorola Mobility buys security provider 3LM

by Elinor Mills BARCELONA -- Motorola Mobility announced today that it has acquired Three Laws Mobility (3LM), which provides security software for Android ...

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Software Rules at Spain's Phone Confab

Then Apple Inc. launched the iPhone, and Google Inc. released the Android open-source operating system. Today, the focus has shifted to software-defined ...

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Motorola's Atrix 4G Android superphone is now available for preorder from AT&T

Well look what just popped up on AT&T's site. Yup, you can now officially preorder the Motorola Atrix 4G from AT&T for a cool $200, with contract, ...

Read more at: http://www.wirelessgoodness.com/2011/02/13/motorolas-atrix-4g-android-superphone-is-now-available-for-preorder-on-att/

Apple Prepping Smaller, Cheaper iPhone: Report

Apple is reportedly working on an iPhone model to compete with Google's growing Android handset market share. In an effort to more directly challenge ...

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RIM PlayBook May Run Android Apps to Hook Developers

RIM's PlayBook tablet may port applications from Google's Android Market, giving consumers access to more than 130000 software programs. ...

Read more at: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/RIM-PlayBook-May-Run-Android-Apps-to-Hook-Developers-610364/

HP TouchPad: Has HP Done Enough to Compete With Apple and Android?

By comparison, at other recent events (Google's Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" launch, RIM's showing of its PlayBook at a developer's roundtable) companies seemed ...

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NOKIA ignores Android, jumps from burning platform into oil-soaked waters

Sidestepping adoption of the more popular and rapidly-growing Android, Nokia has made a bold move that could prove to be one of its worst. ...

Read more at: http://androinica.com/2011/02/11/nokia-ignores-android-jumps-from-burning-platform-into-oil-soaked-waters/

RIM to craft PlayBook to run Android apps but fears Oracle lawsuit

By Daniel Eran Dilger RIM plans to add support for running existing Android 2.x apps on its upcoming PlayBook tablet to narrow its "app gap," but also fears ...

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Gartner: Symbian is Still the Number One Smartphone Platform [REPORT]

A recent report from Canalys touted Android as the top smartphone platform in Q4 2010, but a new report from Gartner disputes that claim. ...

Read more at: http://mashable.com/2011/02/10/symbian-number-one-gartner-report/

HP Makes Google Android Look Even More Creaky

Plus, most new cool apps are coming out on iPad, not on Android or HP or RIM. 2. They are making us wait until summer to get one, with wifi, or later with ...

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Dell: Windows for business tablets, Android for consumer

... for its enterprise customers in the first half of this year, arguing that businesses will prefer Microsoft's operating system to Google's Android. ...

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Android skyrockets while Blackberry tumbles

Some new numbers from mobile industry tracker Comscore are in, and the picture they paint is so extremely stark it's almost eye-popping. ...

Read more at: http://www.tgdaily.com/mobility-brief/54013-android-skyrockets-while-blackberry-tumbles

Kyocera's dual-screen Android smartphone may tax CPU

The phone's software, which is built on Android 2.2, has received extensive customizations to take advantage of the secondary screen. ...

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Sprint to Sell Dual-screen Smartphone for $199

By Agam Shah, IDG News Sprint launched a new smartphone on Monday that runs Google's Android OS and has two 3.5-inch touchscreens that can be viewed side by ...

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Motorola Xoom Tablet Comes with Steep $800 Price Tag

So, if this is indeed Motorola's pricing scheme for the Xoom, Apple doesn't really have to worry about Android tablet domination any time soon.

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Motorola Xoom Super Bowl XLV ad: 'Empower the People'

The Android 3.0 (Noneycomb) sporting Motorola Xoom is set to take on the iPad, and even the iPad 2, and it finally saw its first real ad (as opposed to ...

Read more at: http://www.examiner.com/technology-in-national/motorola-xoom-super-bowl-ad-empower-the-people

Nokia's Fall Spurred by Rise of Android, iPhone

Blame the rise of Google's Android operating system worldwide and Apple's iPhone dominance in the US for pinching Nokia, which is struggling to remain ...

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Is the Android Market Finally Good Enough?

By Anders Bylund (TMF Zahrim) I've been pounding the table over the deficient app store for Android programs. It's been a mess that's difficult for ...

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Motorola Atrix 4G Leads ATandT Android Push vs. Verizon

AT&T is embracing Android as Verizon Wireless did before it; the move is likely to ease the pain of any iPhone sales lost to Verizon starting next week. ...

Read more at: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Motorola-Atrix-4G-Leads-ATT-Android-Push-Vs-Verizon-873475/

Google's Android Is World's Leading Smart Phone Platform

Google's Android has become the world's leading smart phone platform, according to a new report from tech research firm Canalys. Shipments of Android-based ...

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7 reasons why Android Honeycomb tablets can fare better than Apple iPad

And when the messages appear in Android, it just appears at the bottom of the screen and disappears without causing any interruption. ...

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Magid: Google makes bid to challenge Apple's iPad

Google formally showed off a version of Android for tablets, and Apple and News Corp jointly unveiled the long awaited daily "newspaper" for the iPad called ...

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Google's Android 3.0 'Honeycomb' Just for Tablets

By Mark Hachman Google's Android 3.0 or "Honeycomb" is a tablet-only OS for now, a Google spokesman said Wednesday. However, a company spokesman answered ...

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Google Shows More Honeycomb, But Not Enough

By Fritz Nelson , InformationWeek More of Google's Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), the mobile operating system optimized for tablet devices, crawled out into the ...

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Can Windows and Android Catch Up to the iPad in Business?

Furthermore, how likely is it that tablets running Windows, Android, or other OS will be able to catch up? In Apple's latest earnings call in January, ...

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Super Bowl XLV Media Day: Packers split on iOS / Android, Cowboys CIO talks ...

We also had a brief moment to ask Packers center Scott Wells whether his team was pro-iOS or pro-Android. His answer? "It's probably split. ...

Read more at: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/01/super-bowl-xlv-media-day-packers-split-on-ios-android-cowboy/

iPhone vs. Android: Most profitable vs. most popular

That's how the battle has been shaping up between Google's (GOOG) Android OS for smartphones and Apple's (AAPL) iPhone. Android is reported by Canalys to ...

Read more at: http://www.appolicious.com/finance/articles/5027-iphone-vs-android-most-profitable-vs-most-popular