Articles about Android – Page 14 of 18

Apple iOS developers make more than Android developers

We’ve been writing a lot lately about the rise of Android, with some estimates showing that Google’s mobile operating system… Read More

Worldwide smartphone sales surge, driven by Android

More and more people are buying smartphones, but fewer of those folks are choosing Windows Phone as their platform of… Read More

Chart: Samsung rides Android past Apple, Nokia and RIM

To appreciate the roller-coaster ride that is the global smartphone market these days, look no further than this chart, created… Read More

Barnes & Noble’s 29-page slide deck calls B.S. on Microsoft’s Android patent campaign

Is this PowerPoint’s Revenge? A 29-page slide deck — made public this week in Microsoft’s patent lawsuit against Barnes & Noble… Read More

Barnes & Noble wants U.S. to stop Microsoft’s Android patent campaign

Updated with Microsoft statement. Barnes & Noble is asking the U.S. Justice Department to examine Microsoft’s effort to use its… Read More

Latest Windows Phone data: Nowhere to go but up … right?

The latest numbers from comScore Networks show Microsoft’s share of U.S. smartphone subscribers slipping again, to 5.6 percent for the… Read More

Chart: Majority of 18-to-44 year old mobile users own a smartphone

Well, the economy is in rough shape, and it’s still tough to find a job. But, somehow, more Americans are… Read More

Former Microsofties build startup on stickers and goo

Alex Malek and Will Bradley both started at Microsoft straight out of school, working for the last decade as engineers… Read More

Microsoft chart: Android patent deals outpacing disputes

Announcing its latest patent agreement with an Android device maker, Microsoft over the weekend released a series of statistics and charts making… Read More

Another day, another Android licensing deal for Microsoft

Microsoft today announced its 10th Android patent licensing agreement in the past 18 months, sealing a deal with Taiwan-based electronics… Read More

BlueStacks raises cash to run Android apps on Windows PCs

BlueStacks wants to make it easier to get your Android apps, in full-screen mind you, on Windows PCs. And the… Read More

News flash: Google, Microsoft don’t like each other’s phones

Speaking at the Web 2.0 conference yesterday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn’t hold back when asked for his take on… Read More

Microsoft signs Quanta deal, ninth Android patent pact in 18 months

Microsoft just announced another Android patent licensing deal, this one with Quanta Computer — saying that the agreement “provides broad… Read More

HTC posts record profit, buoyed by sales of Android devices

HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone giant which maintains North American operations in Bellevue, posted record profit during the third quarter as… Read More

As Apple unveils iPhone 4S, Android continues to surge

Apple released its new iPhone 4S this week, touting an 8 megapixel camera, better battery life and improved speeds. But is… Read More

Estimate: Microsoft making $444M a year on Android

Microsoft’s royalties from its patent claims on Google Android devices are now in the range of $444 million a year,… Read More

T-Mobile to customers: The iPhone is great, but Apple won’t let us sell it to you

It sure sounds like T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman wants the iPhone, but don’t look for the wireless operator to… Read More

Apple plans Oct. 4th unveiling of the iPhone 5 even as more Americans buy Android devices

Apple today pretty much confirmed that it plans to announce the iPhone 5 at a press event on October 4th, with… Read More

Study: Windows Phone on the radar, at least, for some smartphone buyers

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 still needs to dig itself out of a big hole in the smartphone market, after sinking… Read More

HTC has a ‘Charm’ of its own, dangling from new phone

HTC’s new Rhyme phone, announced this morning for Verizon Wireless, is an attempt to make an Android phone that appeals… Read More

Boeing picks Android for 787 entertainment systems

Boeing is outfitting its new 787 Dreamliners with servers and touch-screens using Google’s Android operating system to provide music, video… Read More

New stats show Apple’s Safari running away with mobile, tablet market

Apple’s Safari accounted for 53 percent of web browser usage on mobile devices and tablets in August, more than 30… Read More

List: Top 10 Most Uninstalled Android Apps

Guest Post: There are hundreds of thousands of mobile apps out there. At AppStoreHQ, we’re currently tracking nearly 700,000 apps across the… Read More

Microsoft loses ground in mobile as Google Android continues to soar

The latest comScore report on mobile market share doesn’t paint a very good picture for Microsoft. The software company, which… Read More

Claim: Windows Phone 7 beats iPhone, Android for stability

Very interesting piece by Matthew Miller on ZDNet this morning, making the case that Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 is the… Read More

Android devices account for majority of smartphone sales in the U.S.

New research out today from the NPD Group shows that Google’s mobile operating system, Android, now accounts for 52 percent… Read More

Amazon gets ‘KindleScribe’ domains, dropping more hints

Everything Amazon.com does these days is being scrutinized for ties to its expected Android tablet launch, a possible offshoot of… Read More

Chart: Hundreds of thousands of apps, but only a fraction really matter in the end

Much is made of the sheer size of each mobile platform’s library of third-party apps. iPhone and Android ring up… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: A wild week in tech, the future of computing, and tips from a PC insider

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we recap a wild week in the technology world — including… Read More

Podcast

Rewind: Why the iPhone still beats Android in mobile apps

Mobile apps were the topic on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast, with our guests, app developer Mike Schneider… Read More