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.
A Chinese state agency told the country’s three main carriers they’re spending too much on phone subsidies. Now the largest of these, China Mobile, is reducing its budget for subsidies by… Read more »
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It’s taken a few years for Microsoft has finally got Windows Phone to a point where the operating system compares well with Android and iOS. And now, those two account for… Read more »
Qualcomm’s iZat indoor geo-location technology may be buried inside millions of newer smartphones, but there are only 21 malls where you can use it today, and they’re all in South Korea. Read more »
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Details aren’t yet available on the reason, but Motorola will hold a press event in Chicago on September 4. If I had to guess, the Moto 360 running Android Wear(s goog) is a… Read more »
Detailed benchmarks of a Motorola handset code-named “Shamu” are making the rounds and there’s evidence this phone could be the Nexus 6. But the chip choice of this handset doesn’t make… Read more »
HTC will release its Zoe app to other high-end Android phones later this week. Zoe, which debuted on the HTC One M8 earlier this year, is a way to remix video… Read more »
A new service called Live App Testing is available for programmers making apps that run on Amazon’s(s amzn) FireOS devices. Live App Testing allows beta versions of such apps that developers… Read more »
Amazon’s Local Register has a lot in common in Square’s Reader, but Amazon is hoping to set itself apart from its rival by dropping its transaction fees to 1.75 percent for… Read more »