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.
Sprint Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Android Jelly Bean 4.1.1 Update Starts Rolling Out
03/11/2013, The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1′s Android Jelly Bean 4.1 update was rolled out by Samsung two months ago. Today, it looks as though Sprint customers who own a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 on their network will be treated to some Android [...]
Lenovo S920, S820 Leak; May Offer Android Jelly Bean, Quad Core CPUs
03/08/2013, Lenovo has yet to make a name for itself as a mobile phone manufacturer as they’re better known for their laptops, although they just started dabbling in the world of Android tablets. But it looks like they are indeed planning [...]
Reports Indicate That iPad Still Dominant, But Android Tablets Slowly Gaining Ground
03/08/2013, For many years Apple’s iPad has been considered the king of tablets, although Android manufacturers have been doing a pretty good job so far by releasing tablets with impressive specs, features and low price points. However recent studies by Chitika [...]
ASUS Transformer AiO: Where Windows 8 Meets Android
03/06/2013, All-in-one desktop systems are usually a great way to save table space since it usually does away with the need for a bulky CPU case, and if you’re in the market for a new AIO system, ASUS has announced the [...]
Android 4.x Finally Overtakes Android 2.3 Gingerbread
03/05/2013, It seems that it wasn’t too long ago that Android 2.3 (and its subsequent variants) was the dominant Android operating system, but according to recent statistics (via Android Developers), Android 4.x has finally caught up. While Android 2.3 Gingerbread is [...]
Green Throttle Launches Console-less Android Gaming Platform
03/05/2013, Android gaming has been getting a ton of love lately as both the OUYA and GameStick are expected to reinvigorate the Android gaming market in the coming months, but Green Throttle is looking to jumpstart the Android gaming revolution with its new [...]
China Thinks They’re Too Dependent On Google’s Android Operating System
03/05/2013, In terms of smartphone platform market share, Android is dominating with Apple’s iOS taking second place. While that is certainly good news as far as Google is concerned, other stakeholders don’t seem too pleased about it and China is one [...]
Opera Browser Beta For Android Arrives On Play Store
03/05/2013, I am quite sure that one major app that smartphone as well as tablet owners use each day would be the browser, and there is quite a number to choose from to date, with different browsers catering to various folks. [...]
Verizon Galaxy Nexus Finally Receives Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Update
03/05/2013, Assuming you are a proud owner of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus over at Verizon Wireless, surely you would realize by now that this is one particular Nexus device that seems to fall short when it comes to the kind of [...]
Native RTL (Right To Left) Support In Android 4.2
03/05/2013, When Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was rolled out to the general market, it did introduce limited support for bidirectional text in TextView and EditText elements, which enabled apps to show off and edit text in both left-to-right (LTR) and right-to-left [...]
Chrome Updates Offer Faster Browsing Experience
03/05/2013, There is nothing quite like an update to a current operating system or software to provide a performance boost as well as the squashing of bugs. Google announced that their recent Chrome updates will offer a faster and more simple [...]
Sony XPERIA Z Review
03/04/2013, Sony XPERIA Z Review | This complete review of the Sony XPERIA Z covers the most important aspects of this smartphone, from the design, to the multimedia and photographic capabilities to the hardware performance.
ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 Gets Android 4.2 Update
03/03/2013, ASUS has just announced that it is releasing an Android 4.2 Update for the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T in the United states. This is an over-the-air update and users should see it appear in the settings or as a notification [...]
