Articles Tagged with google android

BlackBerry Messenger Coming This Summer To iOS, Android Platforms

BlackBerry Messenger for iOS and Android

The BlackBerry Messenger application (BBM) is making its way from BlackBerry devices to both the Google Android and iOS platforms this summer. The announcement reveals that iOS and Android users will be able to download and use the app for free. The application will first debut with only core BBM functionality, which will then extend… Read more »

iPhone Dominates In US As Android Wins Internationally

Google Android Sales vs iPhone

A new market share study from the team at comScore claims that Apple is winning in the US smartphone market while Google Android is helping the search giant win in virtually every other country. According to recently acquired data, Apple’s smartphone market share increased from 36.3 percent in Q4 2012 to 39 percent in Q1… Read more »

Apple Tablet Shipments Lose Ground To Android

Apple vs Android Tablet Sales

Research firm IDC believes the Google Android tablet market is besting Apple iPad shipments. The study focuses on Q1 2013 shipments in which the research firm says 56.5 percent of the market was dominated by Android. The company’s study claims that Apple achieved a 40 percent marketshare. In third place, the IDC study claims that… Read more »

Archos Debuts Google Android Smartphone Line

Archos Google Android Smartphone

Archos has made the leap from Android Tablets to Google Android-based smartphones. The company on Friday debuted three new entry, mid, and high-end smartphones. The new Android-based devices include the Archos 35 Carbon ($99.99), Archos 50 Platinum ($219.99), and Archos 53 Platinum ($249.99). Archos plans to launch all three smartphones in Europe sometime in May…. Read more »

Burner App Launches For Android, Provides Disposable Phone Numbers

Burner App for iOS

There are plenty of reasons someone could need a disposable number from Burner App. Perhaps they are an international man of mystery; more likely they just went on a date with someone and they aren’t sure if it will work out. In any case, the disposable phone number solution is now available for Google Android… Read more »

Facebook For Android Gets Update, Now 200% Faster

New Facebook Android App 200 times faster

The Facebook Android app was updated on Thursday, bringing with it major speed improvements that make the app 200 percent faster than the previous version. To drastically increase app speeds, the team at Facebook reworked the program from the ground up, removing HTML 5 support and instead focusing on native code found through the Google… Read more »

Google Nexus 7 Tablet Gets Ubuntu Support By Canonical

Google Nexus 7 Gets Ubuntu Installer

Google Nexus 7 users who appreciate a nice install of Ubuntu are in luck. Canonical on Sunday announced a Linux distribution that can run on the Google Android powered tablet in place of the factory-installed Jelly Bean version of the Android OS. Canonical is quick to point out that the installation is meant to promote… Read more »

Samsung Galaxy S III Receiving Jelly Bean Update ‘Soon’ [Confirmed]

Google Android Samsung Galaxy S III

The Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone will soon receive the Google Android ‘Jelly Bean’ update in the United States. The Android 4.1 update was confirmed on Wednesday by Samsung; however, the company noted that the update is ultimately dependent on carrier support. What that means is that certain providers will push out the upgrade faster… Read more »

Google Analytics Spots Some Devices Running Google Android 4.2 ‘Key Lime’

Apple Android 4 2 Keylime Pie

Google Analytics is a great tool for discovering when new web browsers and mobile OS are being tested ahead of release. This week’s discovery showcases some users beta testing Google Android 4.2 “Keylime Pie,” the next iteration of the company’s uber-popular mobile operating system. The Android Authority was delving through OS information when it stumbled… Read more »

Google Maps For Android Gets Updated, Offers New Features

Google Maps Update with Search

Google on Thursday rolled out its newest update for Google Maps on Android. With the update users will find themselves with some new and useful features. Announced via the Google Latlong blog Google revealed that the program now adds search capabilities while allow Android users to more easily move between Google Maps while operating various… Read more »

Amazon Kindle Fire HD Running On Google Android 4.0 ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’

Amazon Kindle HD

Amazon executives on Friday confirmed that the new Kindle Fire HD tablets run on the Google Android 4.0 ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ OS. During the company’s Amazon Fire HD press conference on Thursday officials had steered clear of the devices OS type, likely because the HD tablet has been heavily customized, making Android 4.0 less recognizable… Read more »