Android lost smartphone market share for the first time, as Apple had a great fourth quarter buoyed by the launch …
Android market tops 400,000 apps
Google’s Android Market now hosts more than 400,000 active applications from about 100,000 publishers, with the majority of apps available …
Google pulls Siri-like app off Android market
Google has reportedly yanked an app masquerading as Siri, Apple’s voice command personal assistant software, from the Android marketplace. The …
Android 4.0 for smartphones, tablets ready: Intel
Intel on Friday said it has readied Android 4.0 for smartphones and tablets based on its upcoming Atom processor code-named …
New mobile malware targets Android
All new malware being written for mobile devices targets Android, according to a McAfee report on malware trends in Q3 2011. …
Android Overtakes iOS in App Downloads: research
The Android operating system now leads in total app downloads, another benchmark in the race to dominate the smartphone market, …
Microsoft, Compal sign patent deal covering Android, Chrome
Microsoft has signed a patent agreement with Taiwan’s Compal Electronics that provides coverage under its patent portfolio for Compal’s tablets, …
Visa launches Android person-to-person payments app
Visa Europe introduced an Android application yesterday that lets users send money to other Visa cardholders over their mobile phone, …
Microsoft signs Android licensing deal with Samsung
Microsoft has signed a cross-license patent agreement with Samsung Electronics that grants Microsoft royalties from Samsung’s Android-based smartphones and tablets, …
Android tablets lose ground to RIM, TouchPads
Android tablets are losing ground to new entrants, including the much-criticised Research In Motion PlayBook and even the discontinued Hewlett-Packard …
Android overtakes iPhone in Europe
Android has become the second most popular smartphone platform in the five leading European markets, according to figures from comScore, …
Android gaining tablet market share: ABI Research
Android media tablets are slowly grabbing market share from the iPad, but no single competitor has yet to mount a …
Top five Android smartphones this DSS
Jacky’s Ashish Panjabi takes a look at Android smartphones Over the last couple of months, we’ve seen a definite uptick …
Study finds Android app-makers careless with some data
A lot of the software written for Google’s Android mobile phones falls short when it comes to user privacy and …
Google accuses Oracle of delay tactics in Android suit
Google is accusing Oracle of dragging its feet in providing a large volume of documents related to the companies’ lawsuit …
Skype enables video on more Android smartphones
Skype has released version 2.1 of its application for Android, which allows more smartphones and tablets based on Google’s operating …
BNZ launches banking app for Android devices
With close to 10,000 hits per month coming into its mobile website from Android users, Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) …
Android market share nears 50% worldwide: Canalys
It’s a new month, which means that another research firm has released data showing us that Android and the iPhone …
Android Trojan records phone calls
A new Android Trojan is capable of recording phone conversations, according to a CA security researcher. While a previous Trojan …
Android phones help poor farmers in Uganda
Mobile-phone companies and aid agencies have talked for years about deploying feature phones, coupled with basic text information services about …