Google: Acer Can’t Work On “Non-Compatible Android” & Be Part Of Open Handset
Here’s the Google statement we were sent: Compatibility is at the heart of the Android ecosystem and ensures a consistent experience for...
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Apple Notches More Patent-Related Victories Against Android OEMs: Samsung And Motorola
Bloomberg Apple has won another legal victory against rival Samsung, this time in front of the US International Trade Commission (ITC)....
A Blizzard Of Smartphones Announced In Run Up To iPhone 5
announced two new Lumia-Windows (8) Phones. Google’s Motorola division also announced three new RAZR smartphones. Today Amazon will...
Apple Goes 1 For 2 As Japan Court Rules In Favor Of Samsung
won a major victory “at home” and lost (partly) “on the road” in South Korea, where a court last Friday issued a split decision in its IP...
Google-Apple Patent Détente On The Horizon?
reporting that Google’s CEO Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook have been involved in “behind-the-scenes conversations about a range of...
Nielsen: 78 Percent Of Mobile Travel Usage Is Google Maps
Google Maps is the top mobile travel app for perhaps obvious reasons. Not surprisingly it also tops the travel category and accounts for...
Google Wallet’s Ambitious Vision Faces Intensifying Competition, Technology Hurdles
Beyond consumer purchases, Google envisions Wallet (online and mobile) to be a kind of ecosystem and platform for merchants. If...
Google Promoting Nexus Tablet On Homepage
Google is showing an animated, very prominent ad for the Nexus 7 tablet on its homepage today. The tablet has sold well though Google...
Google: “Core Android” Not Impacted By Apple-Samsung Verdict
all over the place. Over the weekend Google issued a statement (via TheVerge) that the decision will have no impact on “core Android”...
Will Apple’s Patent Victory Reshape The Smartphone Market?
dramatic Apple victory over Samsung in its patent case in US federal court on Friday. Many bloggers, pundits and tech journalists are now...
Google Leads Chinese In-App Mobile Display Ad Market
hacked into Gmail in early 2010, Google has struggled with its “China policy.” It threatened to withdraw from China and then reversed...
Google (As Motorola) Sues Apple Over Patents, Seeks US Import Ban On iPhones, Macs
The earlier Motorola ITC patent victory was based on a single claim related to wireless 3G standards. Motorola seeks an import ban on...
To Bolster Motorola Mobility Google Will Cut Heads And Devices
New York Times. Google will also close roughly 30 offices or “facilities” around the world. Most of the employee cuts will come from...
Google Upgrades Wallet And Takes It Into The Cloud
Google Wallet is still waiting for consumer liftoff, that company is taking it into the cloud. Today Google announced that it was adding...
Report: iPad Still Dominates Web Traffic But Nexus 7, Nook On The Move
Several analyst firms have recently released tablet market-share estimates; however these are based almost entirely on “shipments,” which...
Smartphone Adoption Gaining Momentum, Most First-Timers Go For Android
released some new survey data that show an increasing percentage of US feature phone owners are making the switch to smartphones when...
The Google Nexus 7 Tablet: Perfect For When The iPad Is Too Much
Nexus 7. More important, Google’s produced a device that’s a solid alternative to the iPad. If you can’t afford an iPad, don’t like the...
Yes Virginia, There Will Be An Amazon Kindle Smartphone
report that first appeared last night Amazon is going to release a smartphone, probably this year. There are no details about its...
Report: Malicious Android Apps Have Quadrupled In 2012
The company reports that it identified about 5,000 malicious Android apps in the first quarter of 2012 — a number which rose to 20,000 by...
Seven-Inch Tablet Category Heats Up With Nexus 7, Coming Kindle Fire 2 And Rumored iPad Mini
Apple owns the larger category and until last week Amazon’s Kindle Fire dominated the smaller category. But with the release of the Nexus...
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