All the stories tagged with Android
Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.
Microsoft Believes Facebook Home Imitates Windows Phone
04/07/2013, Microsoft is of the view that Facebook Home imitates Windows Phone and that the launch event for Facebook’s new Home on Android “was remarkably similar” to the launch event the Redmond based company did for its Windows Phone over two [...]
Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100P, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Start To Receive Android Jelly Bean
04/05/2013, A number of Samsung manufactured devices have been slowly getting the Android Jelly Bean treatment over the past few months as the Galaxy Note, Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Express have all received their respective updates. Two Samsung Android devices which were introduced [...]
HTC First Running Facebook Home Demo [HD video]
04/04/2013, Earlier today, Facebook lifted the veil from its Facebook Home. It’s not a smartphone, but rather a new suite of apps that include Cover Feed which replaces the default lock screen application and allows users to access Facebook data more [...]
Apple’s New Patent Allows Access To Apps From Lockscreen
04/04/2013, Apple has filed for a new patent today. The technology described in the patent is interesting to say the least, and it could make for a very good feature in any future iOS firmware update. Basically the idea is to [...]
Facebook Home Demo at Facebook HQ
04/04/2013, This morning we attended the launch of Facebook home, a new integration of Facebook deep inside the Android experience. Mark Zuckerberg and his team insisted on the fact that this is not a forking of Android and they are [...]
Apple Still Reigns Over The U.S. Smartphone Market
04/04/2013, Latest data from comScore reveals that Apple still maintains its lead at the top of U.S. smartphone market. Data of three months that ended in February shows that Apple remains the biggest smartphone vendor in the US with 39% markets [...]
Legitimate Use Case For A SmartPhone Remote Camera App (Finally)
04/04/2013, We’re at Imaging Week in Seoul, Korea and I found a good use case for those camera remote control apps on Android or iOS (here, this guy runs it on the Samsung Galaxy S3). I’ve been in many camera media [...]
Nearly 50% Of Instagram Users Come From Android Background
04/03/2013, Just a year after introducing the Android version of Instagram, it is interesting to take note that nearly 50% of the entire user base of Instagram happen to use Google’s Android operating system, too. This interesting statistic was revealed as [...]
Flipboard For Android Updated
04/03/2013, We read about how Flipboard for iOS received a major update sometime last week, where the version number of Flipboard there was increased to version 2.0. Of course, with each app revision, it goes without saying that there will be [...]
Twitter For Android Version 4.0 Released With New Look And Feel
04/03/2013, Version 4.0 of Twitter for Android has been released. Being one of the most widely used apps on Google’s mobile platform, a new update is always welcomed. The latest update brings a new UI feel as well as a couple [...]
Google Reportedly Has An Android Based Laptop In The Pipeline
04/02/2013, Google has been trying hard to infiltrate the PC market but so far it has not achieved much success. It has gained much dominance in the smartphone and tablet arena thanks to its Android OS, but as far as its [...]
RadioShack HTC One Ad Reveals $50 Google Play Bonus And $199 Sprint Pricing
04/01/2013, Component shortages have delayed the U.S. launch of HTC One. The manufacturer is obviously not happy about that, since unavailability of the product might see prospective customers shift their interest to other latest offerings such as the Galaxy S4, which [...]
Feedly Updates Mobile Apps, Adds New Features And Better Search
04/01/2013, As soon as news broke out of Google Reader being shut down, the search began for viable alternatives. Feedly stood out among the rest, amassing over 500,000 new users in a matter of days. They’ve really been stepping up their [...]
