Japanese Phone Makers Look to Ride Android's Surge
New York Times
But now the Japanese phone industry hopes to go global — by adopting Google's red-hot Android mobile operating system. "We have the technology to compete in the United States," said Naoki Shiraishi, who led software development for a new line of ...
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Nvidia Tegra 2: A new form of Android fragmentation?
CNET
by Scott Webster One wouldn't naturally associate chip- and GPU-maker Nvidia with apps, but nevertheless, the free Tegra Zone appeared today in the Android Market. The app showcases current and forthcoming games that have been optimized for the Tegra 2 ...
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Unity Android and first Unity PSN game demoed at GDC
GamesIndustry.biz
Middleware provider Unity Technologies has announced the availability of Unity Android at GDC, along with the first PlayStation Network title authored on the Unity platform. Unity Android and Unity Android Pro are now available for purchase or trial ...
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Google adds Honeycomb sculpture to its lawn, celebrating latest Android release
Los Angeles Times
Android Honeycomb has arrived and, as is tradition, Google has added an oversized lawn sculpture to its Mountain View headquarters to celebrate. The Honeycomb sculpture, planted near other Android release statues in front of Google's Building 44, ...
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Divide Separates Work, Personal Life for Security-Conscious Android Users
PC Magazine
A new app, currently in a closed beta for devices on Android 2.2 and up, seeks to solve the work-life balance issue by turning one phone into two. Called Divide, by startup Enterproid, the app creates two environments on a single device, ...
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What the Apple iPad 2 Can Teach Google
PC Magazine
With Apple's second tablet on the way, Google should be taking notes if it wants Honeycomb—and Android as a whole—to thrive. By Tim Gideon Apple's March 2 event is all but guaranteed to bring us the iPad 2, most likely with dual cameras and a ...
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Comcast churns out Xfinity TV app for Android
ZDNet (blog)
By Rachel King | March 1, 2011, 1:13pm PST It's a big day for Android apps. Already available for iOS, Comcast has outed the Xfinity TV app for Android-based devices. Andrew J. Nusca is an associate editor for ZDNet and SmartPlanet. ...
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Faster Forward: T-Mobile to sink Sidekick on May 31
Washington Post
By Rob Pegoraro T-Mobile surprised almost nobody by quietly moving to sideline the Sidekick, the formerly innovative line of phones it launched back in 2002 -- and which can rightly be regarded as Android's evolutionary ancestor. ...
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PGA Tour releases app for Android smartphones
msnbc.com
As an Android loyalist, I've been excited to know that the PGA Tour would be releasing its Android application to complement the app already available to iPhone owners. After a bit of a false start a few weeks ago, the Tour announced on Tuesday that it ...
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Facebook buys Beluga, an Android/iPhone group messaging app
Mobile Burn
According to TechCrunch, Facebook has just purchased Beluga, a messaging application that's available for the iPhone, Android smartphones, and on the web. Beluga allows users to chat with one another, as well as create group chats to share images, ...
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