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.
After hearing about Tizen since 2011 and watching Samsung delay its Tizen phone last year, evidence suggests the handset is coming soon. With these specs, low priced Android competition and a… Read more »
LG has a new way to market smartphones that doesn’t rely on specs like camera megapixels , screen resolution, or price. Instead, it’s giving its new range of Aka phones Tamagochi-like personalities. Read more »
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Google Play started selling Sony’s sports-focused take on Android Wear on Monday for $249.99, which means five of the six officially announced Android Wear smartwatches are on sale from Google’s official online store (the Asus… Read more »
After years of watching device makers take their time getting the latest Android updates prepped, the pace has quickened, which is good for consumers. LG says it will start a limited… Read more »
goTenna is using fractal geometry to create a self-tuning antenna that will pump as much range and efficiency possible into its messaging baton. Read more »
With so many different Android phones with various hardware and network capabilities, Facebook can’t simply rely on using the version of Android as a way to manage the user experience. Instead,… Read more »
Windows and Office, locked at the hip, drove Microsoft’s hugely profitable software business. Now the company is starting to decouple the dynamic duo. Read more »
Yummly hopes adding Android to its growing mobile portfolio will provide the same boost in recipe searches and new users that its iPhone and iPad launch generated. Read more »
Google announced the start of its Android 5.0 rollout to Nexus devices on Monday but it hasn’t happened yet. A Wi-Fi bug on the Nexus 5 may be the culprit. Now… Read more »