Frontpage » Tag » android

News tagged with android

Related topics: google , iphone , smartphone , ipad , research in motion

Motorola buy a blow to Google's Android partners

Google's Android partners welcomed the Internet giant's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility on Monday but the move may force the handset makers to rethink their strategies, analysts said. ...

Technology / Business

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion (Update 2)

Google Inc.'s $12.5 billion deal to buy cellphone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. is aimed at giving the Internet search leader more legal firepower as it battles Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to gain ...

Technology / Business

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 7

HP cuts tablet price in bid to challenge iPad

US technology giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Thursday cut the price of its freshly-launched TouchPad tablet computers in a bid to gain traction in a market dominated by Apple's iPad.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Review: Can a smartphone camera do it all?

If you're anything like me, your cellphone and its built-in camera is always on you, while your digital camera gathers dust at home.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (10) | comments 9

Facebook launches mobile messaging app

Facebook launched a mobile messaging application Tuesday for Apple's iPhone and Android devices.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research group shows iPhones cost less to support

(PhysOrg.com) -- ClickFox, a firm that analyzes customer experience when trying to solve problems with their technology has focused its attention on how much work and cost is involved in supporting and troubleshooting ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (12) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

Google lawyer slams Apple, Microsoft over patents

Google's top lawyer accused Apple, Oracle, Microsoft and other companies of using "bogus patents" to wage a campaign against the Internet giant's Android mobile platform.

Technology / Business

created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Google buys IBM patents to beef up portfolio

Google has bought more than 1,000 technology patents from IBM as the Internet giant seeks to build up its portfolio and head off potential intellectual property suits.

Technology / Business

created Jul 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Review: ViewPad 10 features Windows and Android

(AP) -- Viewsonic's new tablet has a unique solution for consumers who are still clinging to Microsoft's Windows, even as Google's Android operating system gains traction: It offers both.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Samsung says 5 mn new-model Galaxy handsets sold

South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, said Wednesday it had sold five million Galaxy S II smartphones worldwide since the device debuted in April.

Technology / Business

created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

RIM cutting 2,000 jobs, COO retiring

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) announced Monday it was cutting 2,000 jobs and that its ailing chief operating officer planned to retire.

Technology / Business

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Oracle to question Larry Page in Google patent lawsuit

Oracle will get to question Google co-founder Larry Page under terms set by a US judge presiding over a patent suit pitting the business software titan against the Internet giant.

Technology / Business

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lenovo unveils Android Netflix tablets, plus Win 7 model

It's a tough time to announce new tablet computers, after Apple's phenomenal quarterly report, but Lenovo is unveiling three new models taking aim at the iPad.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Using touch screens and apps to treat autism

As a commercial software expert for the financial services industry, Ted Conley was frustrated with the technology that a speech therapist recommended to help his developmentally disabled son. So he decided to build his own ...

Technology / Software

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China's Alibaba to launch mobile operating system

China's leading e-commerce company Alibaba said Friday it will launch a mobile operating system, joining industry giants Google and Apple in providing software for smartphones.

Technology / Software

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3