Android

Baydin, the company behind the Boomerang for Gmail service on the Web, has released its first native app on Wednesday – and it’s only available on Android. The service known as Boomerang for Gmail has been helping people organize and keep track of the most important mail in their inbox for a while now, and Continue Reading →

Following a report that said Microsoft will bring gaming titles from the PC and Xbox platforms to Apple’s iPhone through a partnership with the Japanese gaming firm Klab, the software giant has spoken up to clarify that only the “Age of Empires” franchise will be developed into a mobile version. Microsoft said Klab has inked Continue Reading →

You’ve got an Android phone, an Android tablet, and maybe even an Android laptop, but be honest with yourself: your affection for Google’s mobile operating system knows no bounds, and you won’t rest until it’s powering literally every computer you own. If this description fits you, HP’s newly announced Slate 21 is for you. It’s Continue Reading →

Shipments of Android smartphones are expected to climb to more than 1 billion units annually in 2017, more than twice the 470 million Android phones that shipped last year. Market research firm Canalys on Tuesday issued a new report containing its smartphone forecast for the next five years. Android is clearly the big winner, and Continue Reading →

When Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth began shipping Ubuntu nine years ago, he created “Bug #1.” Its title was “Microsoft has a majority market share,” and Shuttleworth said “[t]his is a bug which Ubuntu and other projects are meant to fix.” Shuttleworth has declared the bug “closed,” but the bug wasn’t fixed as a result of Continue Reading →

At long last, it’s finally arrived. Twitter launched Vine, its popular video-recording and sharing app, on Android as it passed 13 million registered users worldwide. It includes much of the same functionality as the iOS version, allowing users to shoot concise, six-second videos that loop automatically on playback and include sound from the handset’s built-in Continue Reading →

Google unveiled a new version of the HTC One running the so-called ‘Nexus’ experience, or a stock version of Android without any themes, skins or additional apps developed by the OEM, at the D11 conference in California. Sundar Pichai, Senior Vice President for Android, Chrome and Google Apps at Google, confirmed the new smartphone following Continue Reading →

Samsung has just announced a new event that will be used to “premiere” new mobile devices for its Galaxy and ATIV portfolio. The unveiling will take place on June 20 at Earls Court 2, London and be livestreamed over on its corresponding YouTube channel from 6pm BST/ 1pm ET/ 10am PT. The teaser poster includes Continue Reading →

It’s getting dangerous just to walk and text at the same time much less do so behind the wheel of a car. But with Siri being just slightly less helpful than HAL, how are you supposed to surf the web and simultaneously travel safely? All you have to do is ask. Become a Dictator: With Continue Reading →

If you purchase a Windows Phone or BlackBerry 10 smartphone, don’t expect to download the same applications your friends are using on their iPhones and Android devices. A new report from research firm Canalys has found that a majority of the top Android and iOS applications still aren’t available on Windows Phone or BlackBerry 10. Continue Reading →