Infographic: Tracking Updates to Android's Operating System

The Atlantic - Nicholas Jackson - 4 Aug, 2011
New data shows that Nokia and RIM are on the outs with the smartphone industry quickly becoming a two-horse race. It's Apple vs. Android and "an era where anyone with a keyboard and some apps could make it in the world marketplace ...

The curse of Google?: Android licensees fail to cash in

Register - Andrew Orlowski - 4 Aug, 2011
Google's Android is now in almost half the world's smartphones â€" but licensees are finding that quod eos nutrit eos destruit â€" or what nourishes them destroys them. Figures from research company Canalys ...

How Americans Value Their Phones Compared To Sex, Chocolate, And Shoes

Huffington Post - 4 Aug, 2011
Are you master of your domain? Could going without your mobile phone for a week make you one? A new survey conducted by mobile GPS company TeleNav suggests that, for a week at a time at least, many Americans are willing to give up some of life's, er, ...

Mobile Developers See Apple, Google Ruling Enterprise

InformationWeek - Thomas Claburn - 4 Aug, 2011
Bad news for Microsoft extends far beyond mobile, developer survey says. But analysts don't count Redmond out yet. By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Mobile developers see the heated competition between Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systems ...

BlackBerry: New Smartphones Try to Keep Up With Apple iPhone, Google Android

ABC News - Ned Potter - 4 Aug, 2011
BlackBerry, whose handheld smartphones revolutionized the way business people stay in touch with the world, unveiled a new line of phones today -- just days after it announced 2000 job cuts, revamped top management, ...

How to get the most out of Android phone

Business Daily Africa - 4 Aug, 2011
Choosing an iPhone is easy: do you want black or white? Buying an Android phone is more challenging, but potentially more rewarding. Google's operating system can now be found on dozens of mobile phones, not to mention tablet computers, e-book readers ...

Struggling company retaliates against rivals Apple and Google

Macleans.ca (blog) - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
Research in Motion unveiled three new BlackBerry models Wednesday in a bid to claw back market share from Apple's iPhone and Google's Android smartphone. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company will launch the new devices with 225 wireless operators around ...

Facebook by mobile platform: iPhone first, Android second

ZDNet (blog) - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
By Emil Protalinski | August 3, 2011, 8:58am PDT Summary: Since Facebook features a separate page for every app authorized to connect to its system, it's possible to see how many people are using each Facebook app on each mobile platform. ...

Blackberry Unveil New Set Of Smartphones

Sky News - Martin Stanford - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
Blackberry at last have a phone to take on the iPhone and the runaway success of Android smartphones. To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. Please download Flash from the Adobe download website. ...

Survey Finds One-Third of Americans More Willing to Give Up Sex Than Their ...

MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
SUNNYVALE, CA, Aug 03, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Results of a recent national survey* commissioned by TeleNav, Inc. /quotes/zigman/118009/quotes/nls/tnav TNAV -1.33% indicate that Americans are willing to give up some of life's greatest pleasures ...

TeleNav summer survey: 33% would give up sex instead of their phone

ZDNet (blog) - Matthew Miller - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
Summary: I enjoy using my smartphones, but I personally wouldn't give up intimate time with my wife for one of my phones. I truly enjoy today's modern smartphones and love to both use hardware and apps ...

A brief history of Android phones

CNET - Kent German - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎
Almost three years after the birth of the T-Mobile G1, the world's first Android smartphone, we pause to take a look back at what the little green dude has given us. Sure, we've known that the OS has been very busy in the United States ...

RIP RIM: 67% Of Blackberry Owners Want To Switch To An iPhone

Cult of Mac - Ed Sutherland - 4 Aug, 2011
As BlackBerry-maker RIM clings to life-support, more than half of the smartphone's owners have Apple's iPhone on speed-dial. More than half of BlackBerry users intend to switch to the iconic iPhone as Wall ...

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android Taking Over Mobile

StocksandShares.TV - 4 Aug, 2011
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has reached close to a 50% market share on smart phones, followed by Apple's iOS. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android Taking Over Mobile It is no surprise that the market share of Android has increased, but the latest reports ...

Survey: Third of Americans Rather Have Phones Than Sex

myfoxny.com - 4 Aug, 2011
(EndPlay Staff Reports) - If given a choice between sex and their mobile phones for a week, many Americans would rather keep the phone. That is among findings of a survey commissioned by mobile GPS company TeleNav Inc. The survey finds smartphone users ...

Developer angst rises over Android revenues and openness

Android Apps Appolicious - Kristen Nicole - 4 Aug, 2011
Android's platform versions are varied, lending different experiences to end users across devices and carriers. Google offers some insight into its platform distribution with its monthly report, confirming Android 2.2 as the dominant version across ...

Top 10 free business apps for Android users

SearchCIO-Midmarket.com - Wendy Schuchart - 4 Aug, 2011
Your workforce is moving, and your business moves with it. In order to stay connected, your team relies on tablet PCs like the iPad and the BlackBerry PlayBook, as well as the ubiquitous smartphone. We all know a smartphone is only as good as the apps ...

BlackBerry reviews its digital and social media strategy to compete with Apple

PRWeek UK - Sara Luker - 4 Aug, 2011
The firm behind BlackBerry is reviewing its digital and social media strategy amid competition from Apple and Google. Research In Motion currently works with Edelman for its social media and Razorfish is its digital marketing agency. ...

Sex, Showers, Chocolate, or Smartphones?

WebProNews - 4 Aug, 2011
Smartphones have made the transition from luxury to necessity. Think about what we rely on our smart devices for â€" phones calls, text messages, calendar, social media, games, web browsing, the weather, camera, maps…the list is endless. ...

Survey: One-third of Americans pick mobile phones over sex

Bizjournals.com - 4 Aug, 2011
TeleNav Inc. said Tuesday that based on a recent survey it conducted, one-third of the respondents would be more willing to stop having sex for a week as opposed to giving up their mobile phones. The Sunnyvale-based company (NASDAQ:TNAV) provides ...

New Apps for iPhone & Android, July 2011

ReadWriteWeb - Sarah Perez - 4 Aug, 2011
In our continuing tradition of rounding up new mobile application releases we found interesting and/or exciting over the past month, we present you with this new list of apps for July 2011. ...

If Research in Motion Teams With Google, the Stock is a Buy

Minyanville.com - Sean Udall - 4 Aug, 2011
The Blackberry maker may soon adopt the Android operating system on its smartphones and tablets, taking back some market share from Apple. Editor's Note: The following was posted in real time on our premium Buzz ...

Blighty's smart phone use soars while Google gripes at rivals' mobile moves

Bigmouthmedia News - 4 Aug, 2011
Google's griped that Microsoft and Apple are hindering the success of Android using suspect mobile moves amid the news that smart phone adoption has soared among Blighty's teens and adults with Apple's iPhone topping Android-powered counterparts to be ...

Patch Mobile Apps Available for the iPhone and Android Phones

Patch.com - Jody Gifford - 4 Aug, 2011
At home, work or away, now you can take Patch with you wherever you go. By Jody Gifford By now, you've undoubtedly explored the Waukee Patch website and found all the great things it can do for you, but did you know that you can also take Patch with ...

Google Starts Developer Workshops to Optimize Android Apps in Tablets

Social Barrel - Francis Rey - 4 Aug, 2011
Google will launch a string of developer workshops called Android Developer Labs (ADLs) to help Android app developers create high-quality apps for tablets. In a post on the Android Developers Blog, Tim Bray said the Android Developer Relations team of ...

Google: Apple, Microsoft join to fight Android

Dayton Business Journal - 4 Aug, 2011
Google's Android still dominates the smartphone market overall, and more devices using its operating system are being launched constantly. Apple's iPhone is being adopted by businesses, although Google's Android still dominates the smartphone market ...

Smartphone over sex? Yep, for a third of survey respondents

Siliconrepublic.com - 4 Aug, 2011
One-third of smartphone owners would opt to give up sex for a week than go without their devices within reach, a survey by navigation company TeleNav suggests. In the survey of more than 500 people in the US, one in five respondents said they would ...

How your smartphone can make you money

Recombu - Mat Smith - 4 Aug, 2011
There's an awful lot of power in your smartphone - and admittedly you've paid for it, so perhaps it's time it starts paying its way. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to do this without simply selling ...

Sex and Shoes, Both Lose to Smartphones

International Business Times - 4 Aug, 2011
By IB Times Staff Reporter | August 4, 2011 4:12 AM EDT Continuous growth of smartphone market in the US clearly reflects how people are attached to their cellphones, but a report from TeleNav shows how willing Americans are to compromise on other ...

Advertiser Interest in Android Lags Market

eMarketer - 4 Aug, 2011
The iPhone was a media darling from the get-go, quickly surpassing earlier smartphones like the BlackBerry in terms of marketer interest and appearing in the pockets and purses of creatives around the country. But Google's Android operating system has ...

 

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