Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, and Key Lime Pie!

After Jelly Bean, Android will be Key Lime Pie
TG Daily
Jelly Bean has already been slated as the name for Android 5.0, though Techradar couldn't say for certain that Key Lime Pie will be version 6.0. The big news with Jelly Bean is that it might be coming to Motorola's "WebTop" platform.

TG Daily

Next Android Flavor: Key Lime Pie -- But Where's Chrome?
PCWorld (blog)
By Brennon Slattery, PCWorld Mar 5, 2012 7:55 AM The newest cavity-inducing Android operating system code name will be Key Lime Pie, according to The Verge. No details are available about Key Lime Pie aside from a possible 2013 release date, ...

Apple Ahead Of Google With 25B App Downloads
InformationWeek
Twenty-five billion applications have been downloaded from the App Store, putting it well ahead of Google's Android Market. But Google is growing at a faster rate. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek Over the weekend, Chunli Fu, of Qingdao, China, ...

25 billionth download from Apple's iOS App Store was 'Where's My Water?'
Apple Insider
"When we launched the App Store less than four years ago, we never imagined that mobile apps would become the phenomenon they have, or that developers would create such an incredible selection of apps for iOS users." There are currently more than ...

Senator Schumer Puts Android and iPhone in His Privacy Crosshairs
PCWorld
By Matt Peckham, PCWorld Mar 5, 2012 8:24 AM Worried that Apple or Google might grab your photos or contact info, in view of recent revelations that certain apps on the iPhone or Android-based mobiles can? So is Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

Verizon Wireless Enhances 4G LTE Network Coverage in Waltham, Massachusetts
MarketWatch (press release)
WALTHAM, Mass., Mar 05, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's largest 4G LTE wireless network, recently activated a new cell site in Waltham, Massachusetts. This private investment further expands wireless voice and 4G LTE ...

Android, iPhone subject to FTC photo privacy probe
TG Daily
High-profile Senator Charles Schumer has called on the FTC to conduct a probe into privacy concerns on the iPhone and Android. Schumer, a Democrat from New York, is citing allegations that apps on both platforms are taking private pictures and contact ...

TG Daily

Samsung Galaxy Note review: Android smartphone proves bigger isn't always better
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
While most Android phones now hover around the 4.3-inch screen size, the new Samsung Galaxy Note's 5.3-inch screen makes them look puny in comparison. After spending a week with the Galaxy Note ($299 with two-year contract with AT&T), ...

The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com

Google Prepping Android Key Lime Pie
Mashable
Key Lime Pie will be the next sweet dessert in Google's sequence of Android OS names, according to a recent report. A “reliable Google source” tipped The Verge about Key Lime Pie, although the source had no information about when to expect an ...

Senator Calls for FTC Probe Into iPhone, Android Data Privacy
PC Magazine
Charles Schumer is once again turning the spotlight on privacy, and this time the subject is Apple and Android phones. In the statement, Schumer said, "When someone takes a private photo, on a private cell phone, it should remain just that: private…

Android a photo-slurper too: report
Register
Following the template it used to demonstrate the iOS vulnerability, the New York Times commissioned an Android app developer, Ralph Gootee of Loupe, to put together a demo app which, once installed, grabs the newest photo in the target smartphone and ...

Motorola ups tablet, smartphone game
Boston Herald
The Xoom couldn't play popular video formats, nor could the 3G device run 4G LTE without a manufacturer's fix. Most of these issues have been fixed. The Xyboard, which comes with theAndroid “Honeycomb” OS, is much faster — with a dual-core processor ...

Apps Rush: Tesco Photo, OverSkreen, Roku, House of Fraser, Toilet Genie ...
The Guardian (blog)
iPhone The latest web browser for Android tablets is OverSkreen, which floats its web-windows on top of the screen, hovering over other apps. And yes, that means multiple windows on the screen at once, too. Android This Android app turns a smartphone...

The Guardian (blog)

WIMM One Smart Watch Now Has an App Store on Your Android Phone
Gotta Be Mobile
The new apps and watch faces will sync to your watch when it connects to the Internet over the built-in WiFi. There are a limited number of Apps in the WIMM Micro App Store, but it's a good start, and offers a much simpler and streamlined installation ...

Gotta Be Mobile

MIT Android App Inventor Hits Beta
eWeek
MIT announced that its App Inventor tool to enable users to easily build applications for Android phones is now in beta. The MIT App Inventor service is now available to the public as part of an open beta launched by the Massachusetts Institute of ...

Apple passes 25bn iPhone and iPad app downloads milestone
The Guardian (blog)
Apple's App Store has passed 25 billion downloads, with Disney's iOS game Where's My Water? Free nudging it past the milestone. Apple had been running a counter on its website and store, so the 25bn mark was actually reached over the weekend.

The Guardian (blog)

Android Minius Phone – Samsung's New WiFi Only Devices
Gotta Be Mobile
This morning Samsung Korea announced the availability of the Galaxy Player 70 Plus, a 5.0-inch Android handheld device that is not a phone. It looks similar to the Galaxy Player 5.0, released here in the US last year. The new Player 70 Plus gets a ...

Gotta Be Mobile

YouTube Android app updated for HD playback
SlashGear
What's the point of having a beautiful 720p HD screen on your Android smartphone if you can't take full advantage of it? Previously if you wanted to watch a YouTube video on Android, you would max out at 480p. Google have updated the app over the ...

Senator demands FTC iPhone, Android photo privacy probe
Register
By Kelly Fiveash • Get more from this author The Federal Trade Commission has been urged by a US senator to probe allegations that apps installed on Apple and Google Android mobile handsets slurp users' private photos and contacts without first gaining ...

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich For Samsung Galaxy S II Coming On March 15th
Geek Sailor
Soon after Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was officially unveiled, most of the big Android-powered smartphone and tablet manufacturers have expressed their wish to bring the new OS on their devices. Thus, LG confirmed they will be bringing Android 4.0 ...

appsbar Becomes Largest Single Android Publisher While Android Growth Reaches ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- appsbar (appsbar.com), the free-to-use resource for creating and publishing Smartphone apps, has become the largest Androiddevelopment community in the world in only ten months. appsbar has been ...

Android “Key Lime Pie” may be next version after Jelly Bean
Android Community
An anonymous source has tipped The Verge that the version following Android “Jelly Bean” (which, remember, has still not yet been confirmed by Google) will be christened “Key Lime Pie”, following in the company's alphabetically sequenced dessert theme.

Android Community

Android Key Lime Pie coming next year
Times of India
NEW DELHI: After Jelly Bean, Google is reportedly going to name next version of Android as Key Lime Pie (KLP). According to The Verge, a US-based website covering technology, KLP will debut some time in 2013. The current version of Android is called ...

Android 4.0 finally coming March 15 to Galaxy S II users
DailyTech
If you are the owner of a Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone and have been counting the days until the Android 4.0 update was available for your device; the wait is almost over. Rumors pegging March as being the launch date have circulated for a while, ...

DailyTech

Instagram for Android Could Launch at SXSW on March 11th
Gotta Be Mobile
While many are waiting for highlight, I think we might finally see the release of Instagram for android. We've been teased with an Instagram Android app, but so far there's no official word on when the Instagram app for Android will launch.

Gotta Be Mobile

Senator Pushes for FTC Investigation into iOS, Android Privacy
The Mac Observer
Concerns over mobile privacy flared up again after news that iOS apps can upload user's contact database to remote servers without any warning. That was followed by a report that developers have access to user's photo libraries, too.

Apple App Store at 25 billion downloads: What's your fav?
BetaNews
Better: What are your favorite 10 downloaded iOS apps? Or you could answer: Which one, or which 10, do you use the most? Please answer up in comments, and if you prefer some other mobile platform more tell us about it and the apps that make it matter ...

NETGEAR Extends WiFi Coverage Throughout the Home
MarketWatch (press release)
The dramatic increase in connected devices in the home has created a need for better WiFicoverage. With the NETGEAR WiFi Range Extender, users can keep their current wireless equipment and improve WiFi coverage, enhancing overall network quality, ...

New York Senator asks FTC to investigate Google, Apple
CNET
by Don Reisinger March 5, 2012 8:25 AM PST Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) says Apple and Google should be investigated after it was revealed private information is available in apps running oniOS and Android. A US Senator has called on the Federal ...

StatCounter: Android web browser claims biggest user share ...
By Mat Smith
Android's native web browser can now lay claim to being the most popular mobile browser, according to StatCounter's latest survey. Mapping use over the.
Engadget

Android's Now On Top For Mobile Browsing and Search, But Still A ...
By Ingrid Lunden
Android is currently the most popular platform in smartphone sales, and that domination is slowly but surely making itself felt in other aspects of the mobile experience — just as Google would have wanted it to be. Some figures out from the ...
TechCrunch

Android Robot Now World's Most Popular Mobile Browser [REPORT]
By Stan Schroeder
Android's web browser Robot has overtaken Opera to become the top mobile browser, according to StatCounter's data. ... Like the browsers for iOS, they are essentially UI shells with the same layout engine behind the scenes. March 5, 2012 ...
Mashable » Tech

ROM: Virtuous S4X – First Android 4.0, Sense 4.0 ROM
By Edgar Cervantes
But if you do not feel like waiting, the virtuousROM team has recently released Virtuous S4X, withAndroid 4.0.3 and Sense 4.0. The ROM is based on an HTC Endeavor (HTC One X) leaked RUU (0.96.401.2), and is available for the HTC ...
Android Phone Fans

Android 6.0 is Key Lime Pie? | Ubergizmo
By Edwin Kee
Barely after a near confirmation (or rather, an extremely strong hint if you prefer) that Android 5.0 will be called Jelly Bean, here we are with what could possibly be the next big thing – Android 6.0. Obviously, Google will [...]
Ubergizmo

Samsung Galaxy S II to get Android 4.0 update on March 15th ...
By Dan Graziano
Samsung previously announced that an Android 4.0 upgrade would be coming to the Galaxy S II, Galaxy S II LTE, Galaxy Note, Galaxy R, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. Galaxy S II handset owners ...
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New iPhone, iPad and Android Apps for February 2012
By Dan Rowinski
There is a sea of apps in the App Store and Android Market and growing by thousands of submissions everyday. We are here to help with our Apps Of The Month column that examines what is new in iOS and Android and where you should be ...
ReadWriteWeb

Android 6.0 = Key Lime Pie?
Well, we all just received the obvious hint at MWC that Android 5 would be called Jelly Bean. While we really don't know too much about the next release from Google, especially since it isn't even expected to be released until the fall, there is ...
Phone Arena - Latest News

Samsung Israel Outs Galaxy S2 Android 4.0 Release Date: March 15
By Mihai Andrici
According to the official Samsung Israel Facebook page, March 15 will mark the release date for the Samsung Galaxy S2 upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Android Authority

Sen. Schumer Wants Apple, Android Phone ... - CBS New York
By wcbsmark
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Senator Chuck Schumer is asking the Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation of Apple and Android phone platforms that allow apps to steal private photos and address book information without the ...
CBS New York

Samsung Galaxy S2 Android ICS 4.0 update March 15 » Phone ...
By Gary
One of the biggest criticisms of the Android platform is its fragmentation and how long it can sometimes take to get new software out to hardware. Many handsets are only just getting AndroidGingerbread, while talk of another version has ...
Phones Review

European Commission VP slams Android security - Pocket-lint
By Paul Lamkin
Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission, has slammed Google's Android OS after a Channel 4 News report found that many of the top free.
Pocket-lint

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Nearly half of American adults are smartphone owners | Pew ...
46% of American adults now have a smartphone of some kind, and for the first time smartphoneowners outnumber users of more basic phones.
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Motorola
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