Sunday, March 6, 2011

Android


Android Holds the Future of Smartphones
msnbc.com
Android appears to be pulling ahead in this contest in the US, while Apple is following closely behind and rivals such as Hewlett-Packard, with WebOS, and Microsoft, have a decidedly older mix of users. According to survey results from Nielsen, ...
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Google Plans To Remotely Kill Rogue Apps in Wake of Android Attack
All Things Digital
by Ina Fried Google said late on Saturday that it is taking a number of further actions to deal with a spate of malicious Android applications that were posted to both the official Android Market and other third-party Web sites. ...
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New tech products: Surround speakerphone and smartphone protection
Monsters and Critics.com
The 7-inch device runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo). The Galaxy Tab WiFi is expected in March and will start at around 499 dollars. The existing Galaxy Tab with 3G capability will see its price cut from 799 to 599 dollars. Berlin (dpa) - Sonos, a specialised ...
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Is Motorola Android tablet ready to take on the iPad?
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
At CES, we weren't allowed to hold it or check out the new re-designed version of Google Android (verision 3.0 dubbed Honeycomb). Now, the Xoom is out at Verizon Wireless. I've had one since Thursday and I wanted to share with you my first impressions ...
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Windows Tablets Could Mean the Death of Microsoft's Fast-Follower Strategy
eWeek
But it might not work for tablets, particularly when facing the iPad and Android. What can Microsoft do to carve out its own little niche in the tablet market? At the moment, Apple's iPad dominates that market, with a growing number of Google Android ...
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Week in tech: bad corporate actors, Android, and Anon
Ars Technica
By Ars Staff | Last updated March 5, 2011 12:00 PM Jack of three trades, master of one: Ars reviews the Motorola Atrix 4G: In our review of the new Motorola Atrix 4G, we found that the Atrix is an incredible Android phone. But while we love the idea of ...
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Nook Color Android hacks are being sold on eBay
CNET
Hacking or rooting the Barnes & Noble Nook Color has become a commercial venture for some, and that has plenty of Android enthusiasts calling foul. In recent days folks on eBay have started selling hacks for the Nook Color pre-installed on microSD ...
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Android gets anti-fragmentation tool
ZDNet UK
By Stephen Shankland , CNET News, 5 March, 2011 22:42 Google has made good on a promise to release technology it hopes will curtail Android's fragmentation problem, a complication for programmers who want their software to run on diverse devices. ...
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Amazon Appstore Promises Security for Android Devs
Android Community
All developers of applications on the Android platform hoping above all else to keep their applications secure might have a shining beacon of light coming in from Amazon's Appstore. With what they're calling Digital Rights Management, they're offering ...
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RIM Finally Sees The Light. Unfortunately, It's An Onrushing Train – Or Is It?
TechCrunch
ShopSavvy says that someone there has been running their Android app — on BlackBerry devices. Separately, Bloomberg has reported that RIM's forthcoming PlayBook tablet will run Android apps. A video from the Mobile World Congress allegedly shows a ...
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