Feb

2012

Crittercism: iOS Apps Crash More Than Android Apps

by Roy Alugbue
tagged Android, bugs, Gingerbread, ice cream sandwich, iOS, OS

Ah yes, the iOS vs. Android debate is a seemingly neverending battle. Each has it’s pros and cons when it comes to both hardware and software. It’s no secret that iOS is a seemingly stable, an aesthetically stunning and a beautiful OS, while its simplified nature has won over the masses. As popular and successful as iOS [...]

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Nov

2011

Buffy: The Real Facebook Phone

by Justin Routhier
tagged AllThingsDigital, apple, Bret Taylor, Buffy, Chacha, development, Facebook, Google, HTC, mobile, OS, Salsa, Samsung, social, status, Twitter

This year has been wrought with so-called “Facebook phones” popping up all along the way and ultimately, only giving its users a colorful designated button, a few easy sharing features… and not much more. Facebook itself has served as a mere collaborator in these unimpressive efforts that came with silly monikers like Cha Cha, [...]

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Nov

2011

[Video] Google’s Matias Duarte Shows Off Android 4.0 Real-Time Video Effects

by Stacy Bruce
tagged Android 4.0, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, camera, effects, Google, Matias Duarte, native, operating system updates, OS, real time, tweaks, video camera

With all the great features that we are looking forward to in the impending release of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, some are more practical than others. This week, The Verge, had an opportunity to sit down with Matias Duarte to spend a few minutes discussing one of the more ‘add-it-cause-it’s-fun features’ rather than focus on more serious [...]

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Sep

2011

Two Minute Walk Through Of Ice Cream Sandwich Surfaces, Courtesy Of Lucky eBay Recipient (Video)

by Joe Sirianni
tagged Android, breaking news, ice, ice cream sandwich, IRK48, kernel 3.0.1, New Build, new version, Nexus S, OS

Say, you wouldn’t be interested in checking out a 2 min video showing a walk through of Android’s latest and greatest, Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), would you? Oh yeah, you would? Great, because we’ve got a taste for you courtesy of our friends over at Engadget. We’re not surprised that leaks would begin to surface, [...]

Categorized as Android Customization, Android Development, Android Leaks & Rumours, Android Manufacturers, Android News, Android Phones, Android ROMS, Android Software, Android Updates, Google News | Full Post

Aug

2011

Seton Hall Knows How To Do It, Supplies Lenovo ThinkPad Tablets To Staff And Students

by Joe Sirianni
tagged 3.1, Android, college, Honeycomb, lenovo thinkpad, OS, seton hall university, tablet, v 3.1

l Now that’s what I’m talking about. Getting your education on in style. Notice how they’re not using iPad’s? Just a note, Apple fan-boys please don’t flood my inbox. On a more serious note, we’ll have to give credit where credit is due. We applaud the University for adopting new technologies and not being afraid to take a different route in [...]

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Aug

2011

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

by Joe Sirianni
tagged 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.0, Cupcake, donut, eclair, froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, market share, OS, The android story, versions, xcubelabs

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

2011

Android top of Mobile OS usage for 7th straight month

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, apple, blackberry, iOS, market, mobile, Nokia, OS, Phone, rim, share, symbian, windows

According to the latest mobile mix report from Millenial, Android is *still* on top of mobile OS usage – for the 7th straight month in a row. That’s right, folks… 2011 has been the year for Android, and it’s showing no signs of letting up. With a whopping 54% of the mobile OS share, that’s [...]

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Jul

2011

Gingerbread doubles current Android devices while Froyo loses grip

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 1.5, 1.6, 2, 2.1, 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 3.0, 3.1, Android, Cupcake, developers, devices, donut, eclair, froyo, Gingerbread, Google, honeycomg, manufacturers, market, mp3, OS, phones, share, tablet

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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Jun

2011

HTC Desire HD Chocolate gets Android 2.3 update with Orange UK

by Jesse Bauer
tagged android 2.3, apps, backup, chocolate, desire hd, Gingerbread, howto backup, HTC, HTC Desire, Orange UK, OS, restore, rollout, update

HTC has partnered with Orange UK to get their HTC Desire HD owners onto a better Android OS with an update for Android 2.3 Gingerbread rolling right now. The update should be OTA, so if you’re with Orange UK sporting a Desire HD Chocolate, check your notifications and taste that sweet Gingerbread goodness! Just as [...]

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Jun

2011

Acer Iconia Tab A500 gets Android 3.1 leaked – download and install

by Jesse Bauer
tagged 10 inch, a500, Acer, Android, Android 3.1, Android3.1, firmware, Honeycomb, iconia, iconia tab, Iconia Tab A500, IconiaTab, IconiaTabA500, leak, operating system, OperatingSystem, OS, slate, tablet, Tegra 2, tegra2, update, upgrade

The Acre Iconia Tab A500 running Android 3.0 was slated to be receiving an update to Android 3.1 down the road here, but it seems it made its way to China before anywhere else. We all know what happens when updates get released…they get shared! Now, owners of the Acer Iconia Tab can download and [...]

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