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.
Android Activations Reach 1.5M A Day; Expected To Reach 1 Billion Activations By End Of 2013
04/16/2013, The Android adoption rate has been steadily climbing as we saw activations surpass 500 million last fall, which we’re sure after the holiday break as reached an even higher number than that. Google’s Eric Schmidt spoke at the AllThingsD Mobile [...]
Android Is ‘Kind Of A Mess’ Says Windows Phone Chief
04/16/2013, It is no secret that Android smartphones account for 70% of the entire smartphone market. While its rival, the iPhone, maintains a clear lead in the U.S., Android has long passed it in the global market. One major reason for [...]
LG Holding Press Event On May 1; Will The Optimus G Pro Get Its U.S. Launch?
04/16/2013, We reported on a rumor yesterday LG was planning to host an event on May 1 to possibly announce the Optimus G Pro, and you guys will never guess what made it into our mailbox. Well – besides our usual [...]
Eric Schmidt Touts New Motorola Products As Phenomenal
04/16/2013, Motorola has been under Google’s belt ever since 2011 when it was acquired for $12.5 billion, yet both companies have not come up with a line of devices that can cause a stir in the market. Recent reports indicate that [...]
Motorola Making ‘Just Right’ Sized Smartphones With Stock Android Software
04/16/2013, According to latest reports Motorola is working on smartphones which are ‘just right’ sized. If this is indeed true, the new devices will be a welcome break from the monotony of large screen Android smartphones in the market. These new [...]
Facebook 6.0 For iOS Brings Chat Heads And More
04/16/2013, Facebook showed off a number of new features that it has been working on to enhance user experience on mobile devices, at the Home launch. Facebook Home brings all of those features for Android, one of them is Chat Heads. [...]
First Facebook Home Update Coming Mid-May
04/16/2013, Facebook Home was officially announced some ten days ago, alongside the HTC First. Facebook hopes to make Android smartphones more “people-centric” with its latest software offering, which Microsoft believes to be an imitation of Windows Phone. That side, Facebook hasn’t [...]
Android Was Initially Only Supposed To Be For Cameras
04/16/2013, As the global smartphone market now stands, 70% of all devices are powered by Android OS. Samsung is one of the leading manufacturers, holding some 30% share of the entire market, courtesy of its hugely successful Android smartphones. Andy Rubin, who [...]
Outlook.com Android App Update Brings New UI And Features
04/16/2013, The Outlook.com Android app was previously updated back in November last year. Today Microsoft has announced a new update for this app, which brings an overhaul for the entire user interface as well as new features. Microsoft says that the [...]
Facebook Reportedly In Talks With Apple And Microsoft About Porting Facebook Home [Rumor]
04/16/2013, Facebook Home, for those unfamiliar, is a launcher for Android devices which basically deeply integrates Facebook into the phone, allowing users a more immerssive Facebook experience. The UI itself is pretty sleek and we have to say that it looks [...]
Android Malware Infections Tripled In 2012
04/15/2013, The smartphone used to be a safe environment to develop for, especially in its early days when there was no such thing as malware or viruses, or other kinds of malicious code. Well, times have definitely changed over the years, [...]
BLU Products To Rely On Stock Android From Now On
04/15/2013, If you are out in the market looking for a new Android-powered smartphone, you would most probably fall back on the tried and tested such as the likes of Samsung, Sony, LG, and HTC of course, but would you want [...]
Next Google Nexus 7 Expected To Ship 8 Million Units This Year
04/15/2013, There have been a number of rumors floating around in regards to the next Nexus 7 as we heard it could be equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU and could be released in July for possibly $149. A new report is estimating just [...]
