Tag: android os

Google’s Android Future Doesn’t Look All That Bright

Google’s Android Future Doesn’t Look All That Bright

rsutkus • 17/10/2011 • Comments (0)

Google’s Android operating system has certainly rocked the mobile industry over the last three years. With multiple manufacturers offering hundreds of feature-packed handsets around the world, the little green robot certainly has a lot going for it. However, stiff competition from Apple and Microsoft, along with dozens of lawsuits coming from seemingly every direction, look [...]

Tags: Android, Android Future, Android growth, Android operating system, android os, Google

Category: Android, Google

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HTC Thunderbolt launching March 17 – HTC Sales Manager tweets

HTC Thunderbolt launching March 17 – HTC Sales Manager tweets

Reed Sanders • 12/03/2011 • Comments (0)

Imran Shahid, HTC Sales Manager, tweeted last night that the HTC Thunderbolt was launching March 17th, rather than the March 21st date we had heard about here.

Tags: 4G, Android, android os, Android smartphone, delays, htc, HTC smartphone, HTC ThunderBolt, Launch, LTE, march 17, March 21, sales manager, verizon, verizon wireless, vw

Category: Android, Carriers, Manufacturers, News

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HTC ThunderBolt to launch March 21st?

HTC ThunderBolt to launch March 21st?

Megan Lust • 11/03/2011 • Comments (2)

According to two independent sources of BGR, it appears that the HTC ThunderBolt is now scheduled to launch on March 21st, following repeated delays.  This date lines up with an earlier report that noted a March 21st release date briefly featured on HTC’s Facebook page.  With March 21st just 10 days away, I’m sure we’ll [...]

Tags: Android, android os, Android smartphone, delays, HTC smartphone, HTC ThunderBolt, March 21

Category: Android, Phones

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ComScore puts Android on top, passing BlackBerry in US market share

ComScore puts Android on top, passing BlackBerry in US market share

Megan Lust • 08/03/2011 • Comments (0)

It was just three months ago when the ComScore reports showed that Android surpassed Apple iOS and took second place in the race for US market share.  Well, it looks like they’ve done it again and now Android is number one, overtaking RIM. BlackBerry took a dive in January with a 5.4 percent decline, down [...]

Tags: android os, apple iOS, Blackberry, comscore, market share, reports, RIM, top smartphone platforms, us market share

Category: Android, Apple, Blackberry

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Honeycomb Statue finally shows up on Google’s front lawn

Honeycomb Statue finally shows up on Google’s front lawn

Reed Sanders • 28/02/2011 • Comments (0)

many people were beginning to wonder why we hadn’t seen any postings from Google’s Blog or Android Developers blog that showed the ritualistic Android OS Statue make its’ way to Google’s Mountainview front lawn.

Tags: Android, Android 3.0, android os, front lawn, google honeycomb, lawn, mountainview, statue, statues, twitter

Category: Android, Google, News, News

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HTC updates 4 phones with Android 2.3 Gingerbread

HTC updates 4 phones with Android 2.3 Gingerbread

Megan Lust • 27/02/2011 • Comments (0)

Straight from the mouth of HTC they’ve stated that they plan to update 4 of their European smartphones in Q2 to Android 2.3.  The three Desire models — the Desire, Desire HD, and Desire Z – and the Incredible S can expect to get this about-time upgrade in the upcoming months of Q2. Here’s HTC’s [...]

Tags: Android 2.3, android os, Gingerbread, htc, htc desire, HTC Desire HD, HTC Desire Z, HTC Incredible S, Software Update, updates, upgrades

Category: Android, Manufacturers, Phones

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AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G at Amazon, Radio Shack, WalMart

AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G at Amazon, Radio Shack, WalMart

Megan Lust • 22/02/2011 • Comments (0)

The much anticipated and talked about Motorola Atrix 4G is now on sale at AT&T. Pricing right from AT&T for the Atrix 4G is $199.99 with a two-year contract.  Contracts range between $39.99 per month for the Nation 450 on up to $69.99 for the Nation Unlimited with another $15 per month for a 200MB [...]

Tags: amazon, Android handset, android os, AT&T, atrix 4g, laptop dock, Motorola Atrix 4G, Radio Shack, Walmart

Category: Android, Carriers, Phones

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Motorola Atrix 4G lands 2 weeks early, Feb 22

Motorola Atrix 4G lands 2 weeks early, Feb 22

Megan Lust • 17/02/2011 • Comments (0)

We reported earlier that the Motorola Atrix 4G was set to release in stores on March 6, but surprise, surprise they’ve pushed up the launch date by two weeks to February 22, as confirmed by this tweet from @SethBloom. All the pre-orders placed from February 13th on are still being shipped on February 21, with [...]

Tags: android os, Android smartphone, AT&T, early launch, February 22, Motorola Atrix 4G, Seth Bloom

Category: Android, Carriers, News, Phones

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Samsung Galaxy Ace, Gio, Fit, and mini at MWC 2011

Megan Lust • 15/02/2011 • Comments (0)

samsung brought along the little guys we told you about a couple weeks back – the budget-friendly Android 2.2 smartphones Galaxy Ace, Gio, Fit, and mini – to Barcelona during Mobile World Congress this week. The folks at Engadget got their hand at testing these devices out and from what they’ve reported it looks like [...]

Tags: ace, android os, Android smartphone, fit, Galaxy smartphone, gio, mini, MWC 2011, new Android smartphone, new Samsung Galaxy, Samsung Android, Samsung Galaxy

Category: Android, Phones

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HTC’s Android phone makes another secret appearance

HTC’s Android phone makes another secret appearance

Megan Lust • 06/02/2011 • Comments (0)

Seems like the newest HTC Android smartphone just yearns to be free.  Yet another sighting of the flagship phone from HTC has been made in it’s hometown of Taiwan.  This time pictures reveal a bit more about the new device, including the backside, which we think looks a bit less than beautiful. According to the [...]

Tags: android os, Android OS 2.2.1, htc, HTC Android, leaked, MWC 2011, new smartphones, Saga

Category: Android, Manufacturers, News, news, Phones

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