Android eating Nokia’s lunch, report says
Android sales are growing at Nokia’s expense, according to the latest report from AdMob, one of the largest mobile ad networks.
“The HTC Magic (my Touch) is a Top 10 smartphone in both North America and Western Europe,” says AdMob’s latest edition of its Mobile Metrics… Continue Reading
Android 1.6 lands, pulling in new devices and technologies
Google’s open-source phone operating system Android 1.6 launched today, introducing new features and capabilities. Perhaps most exciting among them is support for different screen sizes and communication platforms. That means you can now run your Android applications across more mobile networks and devices.
The newest update (dubbed… Continue Reading
Roundup: Apple Tablet coming? Facebook book definitely is, and more
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Apple Tablet looking even more real — More here and here.
Tokyo park keeps teen vandals out using high-pitched noisemaker — Wow. And is this a civil rights issue?
“The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal” — The title… Continue Reading
Roundup: Android to have payment platform, Chrome considered a security risk, a hobbled Chinese iPhone, and more
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Visa to team up with Google for mobile payment platform — Credit card giant Visa will make a mobile payment application for Google’s mobile platform, Android. The app may also include location-based services to help you find where to rack up more credit… Continue Reading
G1, the first Android-powered phone, coming to U.S. stores on October 22nd
The first phone to use the Android operating system is here. And the rumors were mostly true. It’s officially called G1 (not “Dream”), it’s made by HTC, and it will be offered by T-Mobile. It will be available to T-Mobile’s 30 million US subscribers on… Continue Reading
Roundup: Executives leave, hackers move in, robots invade
Microsoft’s Kevin Johnson moves to Juniper Networks — Microsoft’s lead on the failed Yahoo acquisition has called it quits, heading for the top post at software and device firm Juniper Networks. Johnson was the president of Platforms and Services, which meant he oversaw most of Microsoft’s… Continue Reading
Google-led open mobile software platform announced
Google won’t stop. The search engine is teaming up with more than 30 companies, including phone and wireless giants Motorola, Qualcomm, HTC and T-Mobile, to develop an open platform for mobile devices.
The platform is called Android, after a company founded by entrepreneur Andy Rubin (pictured… Continue Reading