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  • Android surpasses iOS: Millennial

    Shortly after tying with Apple's iOS for first place among smartphone operating systems hitting Millennial Media's mobile advertising network, Android is now firmly in first place.

    Written by Nancy Gohring14 Jan. 11 05:46
  • Android 2.4 'Ice Cream' details drip

    Okay, sorry about the headline. That'll be my last Android version codename pun for a while, honest.

    Written by Jared Newman13 Jan. 11 04:30
  • Huawei's Ideos X5 smartphone plays 720p video

    Chinese network supplier Huawei Technologies believes it has a winner with its Ideos smartphone brand and is releasing another device under that name to the global market.

    Written by Michael Kan07 Jan. 11 20:19
  • Android, iPhone users outpace BlackBerry, Symbian users in data usage

    It's no surprise that iPhone and Android users are using more data today than the iPhone users of two years ago (when there were no popular Android devices). But a recent report from Arieso, a British firm that provides cellular carriers software to optimize their network performance, does contain surprises, and it reveals how much people are using data services on their cellular devices.

    Written by Galen Gruman16 Dec. 10 02:54
  • Android will take 15% of tablet market next year

    Not content to gobble up smartphone market share, the Android operating system is poised to capture 15 per cent of the tablet market in 2011, according to IMS Research.

    Written by Brad Reed19 Nov. 10 04:24
  • Apple's mobile developer momentum open to challenge

    While Apple has major momentum in the mobile application developer space, there is room for other companies to steal Apple's thunder, according to an analyst report released earlier this month.

    Written by Paul Krill10 Nov. 10 02:56
  • 8 useful Google Android resources

    If you’ve found yourself playing catch-up on Google Android, here’s a selection of resources from Network World and our sister publications to get you up to speed quickly.

    Written by Bob Brown10 Nov. 10 00:02
  • Researcher to release Web-based Android attack

    A computer security researcher says he plans to release code Thursday that could be used to attack some versions of Google's Android phones over the Internet.

    Written by Robert McMillan05 Nov. 10 10:44
  • Motopia shares jump 24% on mobile app deal

    The mobile content developer soon-to-be-renamed Motopia has, through subsidiary mConnect, won a mobile app development deal with Real Madrid

    Written by Dylan Bushell-Embling04 Nov. 10 18:15
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