Android
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Verizon Launches FiOS Android App With Live TV Access
Verizon has launched a FiOS app for Android that allows users to watch live TV on their device while at home and access on-demand video and DVR management while on the...
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Mad Catz Goes After Android Console Gaming with Project M.O.J.O.
Everyone has a gaming console nowadays, or so it seems. You can thank Ouya for that – the company that pulled in just over $8.5 million in funding from Kickstarter alone...
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Vine Video-Sharing App Arrives on Android
Android users can finally get their hands on one of the most talked-about apps to release on iOS this year — Twitter’s video-sharing service, Vine. Four months after the app first...
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BlueStacks Extends GamePop Android Console Giveaway
BlueStacks today announced that its GamePop console and subscription service will retail for $129 and come packed with $50 worth of new Android games. BlueStacks, known for bringing Android applications to...
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HTC One With Stock Android Coming June 26
Google will begin selling a version of the HTC One running stock Android beginning June 26. The 32GB smartphone will be sold via Google Play for $599, offering users a “Nexus...
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Google Calendar for Android Gets Color Labels
Google is pulling out all of the organizational stops this week. Following the announcement of its new tabbed Gmail inbox, the search giant also gave its Android Calendar app a boost....
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Twitter Updates iOS, Android Apps for Quicker Photo Uploads
Twitter on Wednesday updated its iPhone and Android apps in an effort to make tweeting easier and more seamless, the company said. For starters, the micro-blogging service removed some of the...
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Hands-On With a $55 Android Tablet at CTIA
LAS VEGAS—How low can Android go? Well, we’ve taken a look at a $40 Android tablet, the Ubislate 7ci, but you can’t actually get that in the United States—it’s for India...
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Coolpad’s Stock Android Smartphones Target T-Mobile, Sprint
LAS VEGAS—Coolpad may only have one phone out in the U.S., but it’s now the tenth-largest phone maker in the world, bigger than HTC, Motorola, or BlackBerry, according to research firm...
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5 Big Changes Coming for Android Developers
SAN FRANCISCO–Android app developers this week saw a lot of new features and got advice directly from Google about how to run their businesses better. Services added to the Google developer...
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Archos Unveils Cheap Android Tablet With 3G
Archos this week unveiled an 8-inch Android tablet with built-in 3G set to debut next month for $199.99. The Archos 80 xenon runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and comes packed with...
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Windows 8.1; Page’s Vocal Cord Paralysis; BBM on iOS, Android
Topping tech headlines on Tuesday, Microsoft confirmed that the upcoming Windows Blue update is officially known as Windows 8.1 and will be delivered as a free update through the operating system’s...
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Android Nears 75 Percent Smartphone Market Share, Nokia Tumbles
Mobile phone sales continued to stall during the first quarter as users increasingly ditched their feature phones for smartphones. Samsung continued to dominate both categories, with Apple landing at No. 2...
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Google Preps Update to Android Gaming: ‘Google Play Games’
If you’re a Google Gamer – as in, Android gamer – then there’s a bit of good news in store for you. A new leak in advance of next week’s big...
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BlueStacks Brings Android Games to the TV Via GamePop Console
BlueStacks, known for bringing Android applications to Macs and PCs, today unveiled its GamePop console and subscription service.< ?p> The Android-powered console lets users play Android games on their TV, using...
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Google Translate for Android Gets Phrase Syncing
Google this week rolled out an update for its Translate for Android app, making commonly used translations more accessible on the go. Google Translate lets you save your favorite translations into...
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Barnes & Noble Nook Joins the Android World With Google Play
Barnes & Noble announced today that its Nook HD and HD+ tablets will receive an over-the-air update to include the Google Play store, making them able to run the more than...
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Android Jelly Bean Tops Ice Cream Sandwich
The most recent version of Android’s operating system, Jelly Bean, has now topped its predecessor, Ice Cream Sandwich, but Gingerbread still reigns supreme. As of May 1, approximately 28.4 percent of...
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Survey: Apple to Eclipse Android by 2016
Android is currently the mobile operating system of choice for most smartphone users around the globe, but according to a new report, Apple’s iOS will edge out Android in the coming...
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Microsoft, ZTE Reach Android Patent Deal
Microsoft this week inked another Android-related patent deal, this time with China’s ZTE. “Under the agreement, Microsoft grants ZTE a license to Microsoft’s worldwide patent portfolio for ZTE phones, tablets, computers...