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Feb

2

2012

Android 2.3 Gingerbread Running on 58% of Android Devices

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by Emily Aquin
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  Every two weeks Google releases the Android distribution numbers to the masses.  The biweekly survey reports what version of Android that a device is running when it accesses the Market.  Developers should note that a whopping 58 percent of devices are now running Android 2.3 Gingerbread.  This is especially important in determining which software [...]

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Nov

8

2011

Gingerbread Officially Most Popular Android Version

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by Roy Alugbue
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Gingerbread is officially the most popular version of Android. Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) is on 44.4% of all devices, passing Froyo (Android 2.2.x) which now accounts for 40.7% of Androids. Somewhat surprising is Eclair (Android 2.1.x), accounting for 10.7% of all Androids. Honeycomb– which covers tablets only– accounts for roughly 2% of all Androids. Considering Google’s [...]

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Nov

4

2011

Android 2.3 Gingerbread is Now on 44 Percent of Android Devices

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by Stacy Bruce
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Google has recently released its latest Android distribution figures, and Android 2.3 Gingerbread is now on  43.9 percent of all Android devices, almost 5 percent more than last month. This is the first time we have seen Gingerbread on more devices than Android 2.2 Froyo, which has dropped about 5 percent from last months 45.3 [...]

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Aug

14

2011

The Android Story, A Brief History Of Previous OS Versions by XCubeLabs (Infographic)

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by Joe Sirianni
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Have you ever just wanted to check out a full blown out history of the Android OS?  Did you jump into the game a little late and now you’re lost with all of these crazy pastries floating around?  We feel ya and so does XCubeLabs.  After scouring the web for anything Android related  (because that’s [...]

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Jul

22

2011

BlackBerry PlayBook is using Gingerbread, are you?

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by Robert Nazarian
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A while back, RIM promised that the BlackBerry PlayBook would be able to run Android apps. Well a leaked Android Player app shows that it is running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread. The most recent stats show that only 18.6% of devices are running Android 2.3.x and above. This is actually pretty pathetic since Gingerbread was announced [...]

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Jul

7

2011

Motorola Titanium branded by Sprint, Coming July 24th

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by Adam Johnson
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What do you want to know about the Motorola Titanium other than the Sprint release date? How about the price at $149.99. And as the ad states, its Sturdy + QWERTY. This phone has been designed to be rugged and durable, meeting “Militarty Specs” as the Motorola fact sheet will point out. Also you find the Nextel [...]

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Jul

7

2011

Gingerbread doubles current Android devices while Froyo loses grip

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by Dustin Karnes
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Pie charts: admit it, you love them. Especially when they pertain to Android statistics. What’s that? You don’t? Well then… why don’t you have a seat right over there… But, enough shenanigans. According to the latest poll of Android devices from the Android Developers Site, Froyo is holding strong as king of the Android hill, showing [...]

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May

31

2011

Sony Xperia X10 getting Android 2.1 update from AT&T – not joking

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by Jesse Bauer
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There really isn’t much to say about this other than AT&T has really taken their time with this one. ‘Wowwww, bringing the software up to Android 2.1??? How can we be so lucky!’ That’s maybe something like what AT&T would hope to hear from their Sony Xperia X10 owners, but it’s unlikely. In fact, I’m [...]

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Apr

25

2011

Motorola DROID X for verizon only 1 penny on sale at Amazon

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by Jesse Bauer
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If you’ve been on the fence about what you feel like spending on a new Android device, given most newer models are $99 – 199, you should take a hard look at this deal Amazon has right now online for the Verizon Motorola DROID X. This phone would be considered just behind the high-end smartphones [...]

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Mar

16

2011

TELUS Reveals Froyo and Gingerbread Update Schedules

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by Axl Logan
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Canadian carrier TELUS, has informed MobileSyrup that a Gingerbread update should be arriving sometime in the Spring for the HTC Desire and Desire HD.  Meanwhile, they have also stated that an official Froyo update will be rolling around “very soon” for the Motorola Milestone.   The company has also promised update plans for the Samsung Galaxy [...]

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