Android

The FairSearch coalition, whose members include Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle, has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Google and Android, saying that the company is using the OS as a Trojan horse to deceive partners and monopolize the mobile marketplace. Android has become the dominant smartphone operating system when counting units sold, with Continue Reading →

Google has announced that its Google Play store app has been redesigned, featuring a cleaner look with emphasis on quick discovery, larger imagery and “simplified purchasing.” According to Google, the new look is rolling out today for Android phones and tablets running Froyo and above. In its typical style, the update should reach all users Continue Reading →

A beta version of Facebook Home has been leaked on the Internet on Monday, giving Android users the chance to try out the new experience ahead of its official launch this Friday. The pre-release, published by MoDaCo and spotted by The Verge, consists of three distinct APKs to get the entire experience up and running; Continue Reading →

Instagram has been around for what feels like forever, but it seems like just yesterday that the app migrated over to Android after being a long-time iOS exclusive. Today marks one year of Instagram’s presence on Android, and to celebrate the company shared on its blog that in just that short time almost half of Continue Reading →

Since Google’s Chromebook initiative has so far failed to turn the PC market on its head, the company may be planning to shake things up even more by releasing a notebook based on its hugely popular Android operating system. The latest rumors from Digitimes indicate that Google is building an Android-powered notebook PC that “may Continue Reading →

The WSJ is reporting that Facebook’s upcoming Android event will be a home screen—as in the first screen you see when you flip on your phone—dedicated to Facebook. It will “display content from users’ Facebook accounts on a smartphone’s home screen.” Facebook is expected to first offer this feature to an HTC phone but hopes Continue Reading →

Facebook will hold an Android-focused mobile event at its Menlo Park campus, according to invitations sent out to reporters on Thursday. The invitation itself is light on detail, stating only “come see our new home on Android” in the body text. The event will be held the morning of April 4, a Thursday. Facebook has Continue Reading →

BlackBerry included an Android emulator in its BlackBerry 10 operating system that allows developers to easily port their applications from Android to BlackBerry. The decision to include such a tool paid off for the company, which launched its new platform with more than 70,000 apps. BlackBerry recently announced that its app store is now home Continue Reading →

We have access to the most powerful smartphones that have ever been made. We carry around more processing power in our pockets than our laptops held even just a few years ago, our phones’ cameras are as good as – if not better than – most point-and-shoot cameras on the market and LTE is faster Continue Reading →

Google on Wednesday announced Google Keep, a note-taking service similar to Evernote, for both the Web and Android 4.0+ (Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean) devices. You can try the service out now for yourself at Drive.Google.com/Keep or download the Android app from the Google Play Store. Google describes Keep as a service that lets Continue Reading →