Android is a mobile operating system (OS) based on the Linux kernel and currently developed by Google. With a user interface based on direct manipulation, Android is designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, with specialized user interfaces for televisions (Android TV), cars (Android Auto), and wrist watches (Android Wear). Android is the most popular mobile OS. As of 2013, Android devices sell more than Windows, iOS, and Mac OS devices combined.
Telenav now has two apps called Scout, but they offer different user interfaces and somewhat different functionality. One is for North America and the other — brought in through Telenav’s Skobbler… Read more »
Samsung continues to struggle to become a major provider of mobile software services in a world dominated by Android and iOS. So the company hopes to use Tizen to build vast… Read more »
The first APIs for developers to extend their Android apps to the car are here but Google has limited them to two for now: Messaging and audio functions. Read more »
If you’ve seen Android 5.0, you’ve seen Google’s new Material Design language. It may look new, but it started conceptually more than 2.5 years ago and anticipated what computer hardware would… Read more »
Using an iPhone 6 Plus, Fleksy beat its own Guinness World Record for the fastest mobile keyboard. The intelligent software works on iOS and Android, where it now costs half as… Read more »
Whatsapp just got a whole lot more secure for Android users. On Tuesday, the company announced that it’s added a strong encryption protocol to its Android app, which means that Whatsapp… Read more »
Samsung makes a lot of different phones, almost all of them functionally identical Android devices with slight differences. Now it’s planning to streamline the number of smartphones it makes by at… Read more »
NYC has selected CityBridge, a consortium of companies including Qualcomm and Transit Wireless, to replace up to 10,000 outdoor pay phones in all five boroughs with slick new internet stations called Links. Read more »
If you’re lucky enough to have Android 5.0 Lollipop on your phone or tablet, you might be wondering where to find silent mode. It’s still there, but it’s under a different… Read more »