Tag: android

  • The power struggle between Google’s Android and Samsung’s Tizen

    AppleInsider wrote about the escalating hostilities between Google and Samsung. Disagreement over tablets: Back in 2010, Google similarly tried to stop Samsung from using Android 2.x to build a tablet clone of Apple’s iPad, insisting that its Android licensees wait until it could release Android 3.0 Honeycomb with features that promoted Google’s own vision for…

  • iWatch and Android Wear

    Ben Thompson did a great piece on discussing the upcoming iWatch and Android Wear. Additional Thoughts on iWatch and Android Wear

  • Why iPhone is not a commodity

    TUAW wrote about why the iPhone is not a commodity. Of course, the idea that smartphones are fast becoming commoditized is often brought up as a reason why Apple needs to come out with a magical new product immediately. The often overlooked reality is that Apple works tirelessly to ensure that the iPhone houses features…

  • Android TV – the sixth generation Google TV

    WSJ.com reported on the Android TV. The article provides a good review of Google’s attempt to take over the living room: Google TV (2010) Google TV 2.0 (2011) Nexus Q (2012) Google TV 3.0 (2013) Chromecast (2013) Android TV (2014)

  • 97% of mobile malware is on Android

    Forbes reports that 97% of mobile malware is on Android devices. If you want to stay safe on Android there’s the solution: stick to buying apps on the Play Store and every one in 1000 apps you buy may have had malware for a brief period. I’ll like to hear what pro-Android users have to…

  • Two Google Play apps secretly mines Litecoin and Dogecoin

    Ars Technica reports on two Android apps that secretly mine Litecoin and Dogecoin. Users with phones and tablets that are suddenly charging slowly, running hot, or quickly running out of batteries may want to consider if they have been exposed to this or similar threats. Also, just because an app has been downloaded from an…

  • Android KitKat’s SD card change breaks apps

    AndroidCentral explains why apps stored on the SD card stop working after updating to KitKat. It’s simple, really. Prior to Android 4.4 KitKat, applications — provided they had permission to access the SD card — could read and write to any area on removable storage, including the system folders like DCIM, Alarms, etc. That has…

  • HTC blames Nvidia for delay in One X update to Kitkat

    Ars Technica reports on HTC blaming Nvidia for Kitkat update delays. This comes after HTC published a webpage last month to explain the delay in the update to Android 4.4. Apparently, the outcry from One X owners was loud enough that HTC is “actively exploring” the possibility of a KitKat upgrade. Without support from Nvidia,…

  • iOS dominates enterprise market in Q4 2013

    MacRumors reports on the iOS domination of mobile device activations in Q4 2013. 73% of all enterprise mobile device activations: iOS devices accounted for 73 percent of all enterprise mobile device activations and grabbed the top ten spots for most popular devices in the fourth quarter of 2013, reports Good Technology in its Mobility Index…

  • New Android OEM licensing terms leak shows how “open” Android is

    Ars Technica reports on the leaked Android OEM licensing terms. Companies are not allowed to fork Android: The agreement places a company-wide ban on Android forks, saying OEMs are forbidden from taking “any actions that may cause or result in the fragmentation of Android” and specifically disallows distributing or encouraging a third party to distribute…