Android

Happy Droid Day: Please Stop Saying "iPhone Killer"

Michael Boland | Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology


Michael Boland

Though the Droid looks to be the first formidable challenger to the iPhone, "killer" kind of misses the point; Android based phones have a fundamentally different market reach than the iPhone.

Weird Robots: Top 10 Creepiest Robots Of All Time (VIDEO, POLL)

Posted 11.05.2009 | Technology


Most of us have become quite friendly our high tech machines: bring on the dish washers, computers, smartphones, and even the bladeless fans. But the...

Android 2.0 Review: Google's New Platform 'Almost Human' (PHOTOS)

Gizmodo | Matt Buchanan | Posted 11.03.2009 | Technology


A year ago, Android was an unfinished OS for nerds, bursting with potential. With Android 2.0, it's evolved into something sleeker, more refined and f...

HTC Hero: Android 2.0 Coming To Hero, HTC Tweets

boygeniusreport.com | Posted 10.29.2009 | Technology


The Android 2.0 news keeps on a comin'! According to HTC via Twitter, the Hero will be blessed with an Eclair software update although an exact releas...

Android 2.0 Release: Google Unveils Its New Platform, Get Details HERE (VIDEO)

Posted 10.28.2009 | Technology


Google has officially unveiled the features of its new, highly-anticipated operating system: Android 2.0 (codename "Eclair"). Check out the video bel...

Suck on This, Apple Fanboys

eSarcasm | Posted 10.22.2009 | Comedy


eSarcasm

Hey, we love a good cat fight as much as the next guy. And if anyone should get into a hair pulling, face-clawing, blood-on-the-floor tussle, it might as well be Apple and Verizon.

Google Android 2.0: Screenshots Of New Platform Leaked (PHOTOS)

boygeniusreport.com | Posted 10.27.2009 | Technology


We hope you Android lovers out there are sitting down, because we're about to knock your socks off. Android 2.0 hasn't been released, announced, or ev...

Google, Verizon Team Up To Challenge The iPhone: Bing Could Benefit (UPDATED)

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 10.07.2009 | Technology


NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless said Tuesday it will put substantial resources into developing and selling phones that use Google Inc.'s Android sof...

High-Tech X-Ray Specs: 'Augmented Reality' Melds Physical, Virtual Worlds

AP | RACHEL METZ | Posted 10.05.2009 | Technology


SAN FRANCISCO — You're walking down the street, looking for a good place to eat. You hold up your cell phone and use it like the viewfinder on a...

Google's Android to Run on Acer Netbooks

Shelly Palmer | Posted 07.04.2009 | Media


Shelly Palmer

Acer is set to be the first PC manufacturer to package its netbooks with Google's Android operating system. One of the finest selling points about Google's OS is that its free.

Google's Android Seen Gaining Support

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 06.12.2009 | Home


That's according to research firm Strategy Analytics, which predicts that global shipments of Android-based smart phones will grow a stunning 900 perc...

Mountain View, We Have A Problem ... Google's Android Phone Disappoints Developers.

William Volk | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media


William Volk

The chance of striking it rich or at least quitting their day job is what drives developers to code the next iShoot. Most iPhone apps won't be big successes but the possibility is real.

Samsung Confirms Android Handsets as Google Adapts to Market

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.07.2009 | Home

Read More: Android, Home News

Mobile phone maker Samsung has confirmed that it intends to launch at least three phones this year that are built with Google's Linux-based Android op...

Motorola Looks To Android For Quick Cell Fix

Silicon Alley Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 11.29.2008 | Business


Motorola (MOT) continues to overhaul its depleted cellphone division under new CEO Sanjay Jha, who came over from Qualcomm (QCOM) this summer. Among t...

Google's mobile phone goes on sale today for $179

AP | Posted 11.22.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Google is jumping into the mobile phone business with its new G1 phone. The G1 is available starting today for $179 with a two-year c...

Google Phone, T-Mobile G1, Hits Streets

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 11.22.2008 | Business


The "Google Phone," more accurately known as the T-Mobile G1 phone, powered by Google's Android operating system, has finally gone on sale. It doesn't...

Google's G1 Hits Market

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.22.2008 | Media


Shelly Palmer

Google's first Android enabled phone, the G1, will go on sale today. Google has also made the code for Android available to developers through an Ap...

Operating Systems Are The "Old Way," Says Google's Brin

Silicon Alley Insider | Henry Blodget | Posted 10.04.2008 | Business


If you have any doubts about what Google is trying to do with Chrome (its new "web browser"), let Sergey put them to rest. Reuters: Google co-founder...

Google Phone Software "Android" Strong, But Not Slick At Outset

Silicon Alley Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 09.15.2008 | Business


So now we know that the first GPhone is indeed coming this fall. Will it be a hit? It's hard to tell much from the supposed spy photos we've seen fl...

Google's New CFO Patrick Pichette Definitely Not Hired For Prior Telcom Knowledge

Footnoted | Michelle Leder | Posted 07.04.2008 | Business


Yesterday, Google (GOOG) announced that it had hired a new CFO, 10 months after George Reyes announced his plans to retire. As a result, most of the c...

Google Phone Prototypes Debut In Spain

PC Magazine | Sascha Segan | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The Mobile World Congress became the coming-out party for Google's Android OS as four mobile processor vendors showed off pre-production devices runni...