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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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! ...

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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. ...

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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, ...

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Michael Vick calls on Android to pull dogfighting app

An Android app called “Dog Wars” 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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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Skype plugs Android privacy flaw

By John Leyden • 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, ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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. ...

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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). ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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.

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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