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.
You can now pre-order the Sony Smartwatch 3 which has a GPS radio and, thanks to the latest version of Android Wear, works for location-based apps without a phone. All Android… Read more »
Meet Google Inbox, a new way to manage email, reminders and things you have to do. There’s a bit of Google Now smarts within Inbox, helping to highlight information you need… Read more »
Need a new lock screen on your Android phone that shows your appointments and most used apps? Microsoft might have something for you. The company has new Android apps and a… Read more »
Slowly but surely, Nokia’s HERE Maps has worked its way to Android phones. It was a Samsung Galaxy exclusive but is now available for any phone running Android 4.1 and up… Read more »
OnePlus will sell its buzzy One smartphone for one hour next week, but it’s not the only hardware maker that has realized there are several advantages to selling devices through flash… Read more »
Major players like Apple, Google and Samsung have launched platforms in a bid to create new data services in the healthcare and fitness markets. Read more »
Android has always worked with two different email apps: One for Gmail and one for everything else. That may be changing with Android Lollipop based on this video showing support for… Read more »
Windows Phone has a much smaller share of the market compared to Android and iOS, so any Microsoft smarwatch will have to work with non-Microsoft platforms. That fits in nicely with… Read more »
News of a single person in charge of engineering for Google’s Chrome and Android platforms suggest to some that the two will merge in the future. Hasn’t that already been happening… Read more »