Google's Android gains share in smartphones

Google's Android gains share in smartphones-survey
Reuters
Android share surges in Spain, Italy, Germany * Apple gains in US, Britain; slips in Europe * Windows Phone share jumps to 3-6 pct on Nokia switch * Nokia's Symbian, RIM fall most By Tarmo Virki HELSINKI, May 15 (Reuters) - Google's Android smartphone ... 

HTC Evo 4G LTE: To buy or not to buy?
Computerworld (blog)
Given that heritage, I had high hopes for the Evo 4G LTE -- and after a short time with the device, I was optimistic. Unfortunately, after using the phone for several days, my impressions have changed. Don't get me wrong: The Evo 4G LTE has a lot of ...

Baidu launches Android phone with eye on Windows Phone, iOS
CNET
Dubbed the Changhong H5018, the smartphone runs on a forked version of Android that's powered by the Baidu Cloud Smart Terminal platform. The device was manufactured by Foxconn and will be released on China Unicom's network, according to the search ...

Baidu unveils low-end smartphone with cloud platform
Computerworld
By Michael Kan IDG News Service - Baidu, which runs China's most popular search engine, has unveiled its newest smartphone, featuring the company's own mobile platform and priced to target the country's low-end handset segment. The Changhong H5018 will ...

In UK, too, Apple relents on iPad 4G branding
CNET
Now Apple in the UK is also rebranding the new iPad as "Wi-Fi + Cellular" to better reflect the local wireless situation. by Ben Woods May 15, 2012 8:13 AM PDT Apple has removed all references in the UK to "4G" data speeds on its new iPad following a ...

Dear Google: Android Needs Your Help
PCWorld
I know you've been battling lawsuits, getting your self-driving cars licensed, and focusing on Google+, but it might be time to show Android that you still care. Your neglect is starting to show for those of us who depend on Android.

Apple still faces Aussie iPad trial despite 4G rebrand
SlashGear
Apple's decision to rebrand the new iPad as the “iPad WiFi + Cellular” and drop the allegedly confusing 4G reference will not save it from a court appearance with the Australian consumer rights watchdog. “Any move by Apple to cease using the descriptor ...

T-Mobile's Free Tethering Ending with 'Ice Cream Sandwich'
PC Magazine
That probably means that the carrier's policy of letting some customers use the feature for free will end, making a Wi-Fi hotspot subscription mandatory for those who want the "Ice Cream Sandwich"/Android 4.0 upgrade, and wish to keep using the phone ...

Chrome for iOS coming as mobile browser wars ensue
GigaOM
On Tuesday, Macquarie (USA) Equities Research released a lengthy note explaining what this would mean for both companies, suggesting it could reduce the amount of money Google pays to Apple for the use of Google searches in the native iOS Safari ...

GigaOM

Could iOS Photo Sharing Be Apple's Next Ping-like Social Failure?
TIME
The company may try to change that with iOS 6, the next version of its iPhone and iPad software. Unnamed “people familiar with the matter” tell the Wall Street Journal that Apple plans to let users share and comment on each others' photos through ...

TIME

Android continues to conquer the world
CNET
Demand for phones with Google's mobile OS has jumped across the globe since the start of the year, says research firm Kantar WorldPanel. by Lance Whitney May 15, 2012 9:15 AM PDT Follow @lancewhit The firm's latest research showed that Android picked ...

T-Mobile Sensation 4G Android 4.0 update ends free tethering
SlashGear
”HTC Sensation 4G [users] will be required to add Wi-Fi Mobile Hotspot feature in order to use the service after completing this update”the Android 4.0 software update support document confirms, ahead of the new firmware's release on Wednesday this ...

SlashGear

HTC Sensation 4G gains Android 4.0, loses free tethering
GigaOM
Unfortunately, once updated, customers will need to pay T-Mobile $14.99 monthly to keep using the phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. “T-Mobile began offering aSmartphone Mobile Hotspot plan in November 2010. However, due to technical limitations with software, ...

GigaOM

HTC EVO 4G LTE review - a One for Sprint
Mobile Burn
Similar to the HTC One X in principle, the EVO 4G LTE strikes out on its own when it comes to the industrial design of its hardware. Perhaps a bit polarizing, the EVO's design might be off-putting to some, but others will love it.

Mobile Burn

HTC Evo 4G LTE review: Almost great
Computerworld
HTC's Evo 4G LTE smartphone is impressive at first glance, but it has drawbacks that make it difficult to recommend. By JR Raphael Computerworld - HTC's Evo 4Gwas one of Sprint's first breakout smartphone stars. Now, after some lackluster follow-ups, ...

Computerworld

Apple Changes iPad's '4G' for 'Cellular' in UK, Australia
Tom's Hardware Guide
Apple's latest model of iPad is the first 4G LTE product the company has produced. However, the company was soon facing complaints when the iPad launched abroad. While the iPad was capable of utilizing the US's 4G LTE networks, the LTE bands in ...

Samsung Lists T-Mobile Devices Getting Ice Cream Sandwich
PC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo Samsung has updated its list of devices scheduled to receive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, adding four T-Mobile gadgets. According to the list, T-Mobile's version of the Galaxy S II, Galaxy S Blaze 4G, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, ...

Google working on Chrome Web browser for iOS - report
Apple Insider
By Katie Marsal Google is said to be planning to compete with Apple's own Safari by releasing a version of its Chrome Web browser for iOS devices. The launch of Chrome for iOS on the App Store could be as soon as this quarter, according to Macquarie ...

Apple drops '4G' from new iPad name in UK online store
The Guardian
Apple has removed claims that its new iPad has "4G" capability from its UK and other non-US online stores, after complaints that its high-speed mobile connection could not work outside the US. The UK Apple Store now describes the mobile-capable device ...

The Guardian

Smule Finally Makes Their Android Debut With The Auto-Tuning Songify App
TechCrunch
Smule has been churning out scores of popular music-making iOS apps for years now, but they've been notoriously gun-shy about bringing those apps to other platforms. As of today though, that streak has finally come to an end — the company has just ...

TechCrunch

4G LTE Network to Expand in Southwest, Central Florida
MarketWatch (press release)
Verizon has added 4G LTE (Fourth Generation/Long-Term Evolution) technology on 24 additional cell sites in Charlotte and Lee counties. Communities soon to be covered with 4G LTE include Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor, Boca Grande, ...

Confirmed: HTC Sensation 4G Ice Cream Sandwich Update Will End Free Tethering
TmoNews
“Customers who choose to upgrade their HTC Sensation 4G to the optional Android 4.0 (ICS) software update will be required to sign up for the $14.99 Smartphone Mobile Hotspot plan.” T-Mobile emphasizes that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update ...

Apple backs away from iPad's 4G branding in certain countries
Appolicious
Apple's third-generation iPad might have 4G networking capabilities, but the fact is, not all countries have 4G networks. And that has become a problem for the company and its branding of the new iPad, because while Apple's device can hit 4G LTE speeds ...

Facebook Hires Team Behind Android Photosharing App Lightbox
TechCrunch
Facebook has just closed a deal to hire about seven employees from Android photosharing app developer Lightbox, which should reduce worries that mobile will be its downfall. The Lightbox Photos app automatically created personal photo blogs from a ...

Smule, Early Apple App Star, Finally Tries Android
New York Times (blog)
By BRIAN X. CHEN | May 15, 2012, 1:12 pm Comment Smule, the software developer known for its musical apps for iPhones, has decided it will make Android software too. It would almost appear to be an act of betrayal, as Smule was among the first ...

Firefox for Android Preps for Prime Time
Wired News
By Scott Gilbertson Mozilla has released an update for its Firefox for Android beta mobile web browser. The latest beta sports a redesigned interface that looks a little less like Firefox and a little more like a native Android application.

Wired News

Say what, Siri?
Los Angeles Times
That seems to be what a Nokia spokeswoman has said about Siri's response on which smartphone is tops. Apple offers Siri up as an intelligent assistant, "but clearly if they don't like the answer, they override the software," said Nokia spokeswoman ...

Baidu's New Forked Android Phone: China's Search Giant Wants To ...
By Ingrid Lunden
The company today unveiled the first smartphone to be built on its own platform, the Changhong H5018. And while that device is designed on a “forked” version of Android — forked Androiddevices being very popular in China — Baidu says ...
TechCrunch

Samsung Galaxy S II LTE Ice Cream Sandwich update finally arrives ...
By Richard Lawler
The slow rollout of Android 4.0 to Samsung's recent Galaxy devices continues, and the latest variation to receive Ice Cream Sandwich is the. ... Samsung Galaxy S II LTE Ice Cream Sandwich update finally arrives, GSII HD LTE keeps waiting. By Richard Lawler posted May ... TypeSmartphone; Operating system Android (Ice Cream Sandwich [4.0]); Screen size 4.3 inches; Internal memory 16 GB; Carriers (US) AT&T; Dimensions 4.96 x 2.6 x 0.35 in; Weight 4.3 oz; Released 2011-05-01 ...
Engadget

Video of Android apps running on…. Tizen? — Mobile Technology ...
By Kevin C. Tofel
Starting up a new mobile platform is surely a challenge now that incumbents iOS and Androidhave such a strong following. The biggest obstacle could be finding developers to write applications for an emerging system. But OpenMobile might ...
GigaOM

Open WiFi Owner Not Liable For Illegal File-Sharing, Court Rules ...
By enigmax
Dependant on the side they're representing, lawyers around the world have taken opposing stances when it comes to liability for infringement via open WiFi. When representing plaintiffs they speak of 'a duty of care' to rightsholders and when ...
TorrentFreak

Tizen OS will run Android apps
By Dan Graziano
Tizen, the mobile operating system being developed by Samsung and Intel, can support programs written with Samsung's Bada SDK as well as Android applic.
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Apple vs. Motorola, HTC cases consolidated | TUAW - The Unofficial ...
By Kelly Hodgkins
Apple was fighting two separate lawsuits in the courts, one filed by Motorola Mobility and another by HTC. Judge Robert Scola decided to merge the two lawsuits because "the parties have shown a complete inability to agree upon anything ...
TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

HTC Desire C launches as an affordable smartphone option
By Quentyn Kennemer
Available in red, white and black, and coming with HTC Sense 4.0 integrated with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), the HTC Desire C is great as a first smartphone or for those upgrading from an existing one. Packing a powerful battery and ...
Android Phone Fans

What do Apple and Microsoft's June developer ... - Android and Me
By Dustin Earley
Not only is Google hosting I/O, where they should be announcing several exciting things, but Microsoft will be announcing products and services at the Windows Phone Developer Summit, and Apple will be detailing iOS 6 at WWDC. I plan on ...
Android and Me

Google's Android profits: '40% of a little is a lot less' - Apple 2.0 ...
By Philip Elmer-DeWitt
An eye-opening comparison of Android's income statement with Apple's Source: Asymco.com FORTUNE -- As part of an extended look at what he calls Google's (GOOG) "Androideconomics," Asymco's Horace Dediu on Monday published ...
Fortune Tech: Technology blogs,...

HTC One X issue breaks Android multi-tasking
By Lucian Armasu
iOS took years before it implemented “some” multi-tasking capability, and even now it still only works for a few types of apps. WP7 multi-tasking is also quite poor and doesn't keep almost anything in the background, not even an IM. RIM may ...
Android Authority

Seattle abandons plan for city broadband network | Strange ...
By Scott Gutierrez
On Monday, Mayor Mike McGinn offered a proposal to lease the city's unused fiber-optic cable to private companies interested in bringing faster broadband service to Seattle neighborhoods where service is poor. Seattle has laid ... The Seattle Times reported last week on the city's canceled plans, noting that the “closest Seattle came was a meager test of public Wi-Fi service along a few blocks in Columbia City, University Way and downtown parks that began in 2005.” On April 29, the ...
Strange Bedfellows -- Politics News

Motorola Mobility and Sina Pump up the Volume with the New ...
A hip, affordable smartphone that's music to your ears in more ways than one ... with MOTOSMART™MIX XT550, Motorola Mobility China's all-new smartphone ... from Motorolasmartphones, like great looks, Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread) and a ...
mediacenter.motorola.com/.../Motorola-Mobility-and-Sina-Pu...
Apple Gives In, Drops iPad '4G' Tag To Avoid Lawsuits - Slashdot
Apple May Need To Rethink 4G Claims (and Pay Refunds) In More Countries ..... And broadbandisn't limited to population centers either: With a landline .... Nowhere does Apples say "iPad 4G LTE" in Australian ads though, unlike .... You might known them as selling "4G" Android phones...... IEEE 802.16m/WiMAX 2 is . 4G ...
apple.slashdot.org/.../apple-gives-in-drops-ipad-4g-tag-to-avoi...

Apple Drops 4G Branding From New iPad - Yahoo! News
News: Apple is changing the way it's marketing the iPad + 4G, dropping the 4G ... the the 4G LTEdesignation, when it comes time to buy the tablet in the store, you' re now given the option to purchase just a "Wi-Fi" version, or a "Wi-Fi + Cellular" model. .... I steal my neighbors unsecuredwifi signal and it's fast enough for me ...
news.yahoo.com/apple-drops-4g-branding-ipad-142017436.h...

List of supported devices for the upcoming iOS 5.1.1 untethered ...
The days are now being counted for the release of pod2g's iOS 5.1.1 ... As you can see, only iPad Wi-Fi models are confirmed to be supported at this time. ... iPod 4G; iPad 2 GSM; iPad 2 CDMA; iPad 2 Wifi, R2; iPad 3 CDMA; iPad 3 Global ...
www.idownloadblog.com/.../supported-devices-ios-5-1-1-unte...

Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 is bringing the beats to China
Today, Motorola announced that they would be bringing to market the MOTOSMART MIX XT550 – a smartphone that's geared for “people who really care about music. ... 3-megapixel rear camera, front-facing VGA camera, 1750 mAh battery, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Dolby Mobile ....Hands on with the HTC EVO 4G LTE ...
www.phonearena.com/.../Motorola-MOTOSMART-MIX-XT5...

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