Amazon's Android Smartphone

Amazon's Android Smartphone Unlikely To Arrive Before Holidays
InformationWeek
Amazon's smartphone is still undergoing tests with the Kindle-maker's component suppliers, reports The Wall Street Journal. The device, which is believed to run Google's Android mobile operating system, would add to Amazon's hardware offerings, which ...

Amazon, With Suppliers, Is Testing a Smartphone
Wall Street Journal
Amazon.com is working with component suppliers in Asia to test a smartphone, suggesting the company may be broadening its mobile-device offerings beyond the Kindle tablet. ... [image]. After leading the market for electronic books with its Kindle ...

Wall Street Journal

Amazon in smartphone 'testing' phase; Can it tempt the enterprise?
ZDNet (blog)
In the BYOD-crazed workplace, it's less about the market dominating Android smartphone and the highly coveted iPhone, but rather who will get to the third place slot to replace Research in Motion's dwindling market share. The highly-coveted third place ...

Amazon Is No Threat To Apple, But Other Android Smartphone Makers Are In ...
Forbes
Late last week it was reported that Foxconn was working in conjunction with Amazon to create anAndroid smartphone, but there was very little additional information to go on. Now, according to “officials at some of Amazon's parts suppliers,” is testing ...

Amazon.com Working on Smartphone with Asian Component Makers - Sources
Wall Street Journal
TAIPEI--Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is working with component suppliers in Asia to test asmartphone, people familiar with the situation said, suggesting that the Internet retail giant, which sells the Kindle Fire tablet computers, is considering broadening ...

Amazon's smartphone could have a phablet-sized screen
DVICE
We hope you like large-screened smartphones because a new report states that Amazon's already begun testing a smartphone of epic proportions. Whether you're in the Apple or theAndroid/Windows Phone camp, smartphones with large displays capable of ...

Motorola Announces the RAZR V
MobileTechReview.com
Motorola has announced the Motorola RAZR V Android 4.0 smartphone with a thin body and DuPont Kevlar back. The RAZR V runs on a 1.2GHz dual core CPU, has a 4.3" ColorBoost qHD LCD that's scratch resistant and splash guard protected, an 8 ...

Fujitsu ditches broadband bid for Cumbria
ZDNet (blog)
Summary: Fujitsu has withdrawn its bid to provide broadband infrastructure to Cumbria under the BDUK scheme, leaving BT as the sole supplier in the region. ... Fujitsu ditches broadband bid for Cumbria. Summary: Fujitsu has withdrawn its bid to provide ...

Amazon testing new smartphone: report
Phys.Org
The online retail giant Amazon is testing a new smartphone and may launch production later this year or early next year, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Google Maps for Android Goes Inside US Museums
PC Magazine
Well, now Android smartphone and tablet users can navigate their way through a number of U.S. museums with Google Maps. Google on Tuesday added indoor maps and walking directions for more than 20 popular U.S. museums to its Maps for Android app.

Samsungs Galaxy S III is a new contender for the best Android smartphone
Houston Chronicle (blog)
But whatever I'd choose would have several hurdles to overcome, not the least of which is iOS's maturity and polish, as well as the lock-in from having spent lots of cash on my existing stash of apps. However, the latest crop of Android phones running ...

Houston Chronicle (blog)

Google Nexus 7 Costs $152 To Make
InformationWeek
Google's new Amazon Kindle rival costs about $152 to manufacture, according to iSuppli, and is now being updated to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean. ... The Nexus 7 ships with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, but was recently updated by Google to Jelly Bean 4.1.1.

The Problem With Your Android Phone
Business Insider
The new version of Android is out, but when will you get it? ... Some top-of-the-line phones from big manufacturers like Motorola and HTC aren't scheduled to get Ice Cream Sandwich until the fall, almost a year after the operating system's release ...

Business Insider

Amazon actually testing smartphone in Asia now: platform wars heat up
VentureBeat
However, like the Kindle Fire, Amazon's smartphone will certainly be a Google-lessAndroid. Running a customized version of Android that hooks into Amazon natively for content and apps, an Amazon smartphone would reduce the company's current ...

VentureBeat

Android Jelly Bean roll-outs begin with Nexus devices
BBC News
Google begins uploading Android 4.1 to Galaxy Nexus devices despite Apple's claims that one of its search patents has been infringed. ... The update - also known as Android 4.1 - poses a direct challenge to Apple's voice-controlled "assistant" Siri ...

Google's Nexus 7 Tablet Crushes Kindle: Rich Jaroslovsky
Bloomberg
... enough to slide into a jacket pocket. A rubbery, textured back makes it easy to grip. Like the Kindle Fire, it works only over a Wi-Fi connection; while the screens are the same size, the Nexus 7's has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, compared to ...

Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network To Expand In Greater Cleveland Including ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The expanded 4G LTE network will enable customers in more parts of Greater Cleveland to use their wireless devices to surf the Web, stream music and video, take advantage of thousands of applications, and stay in touch with family and friends, all with ...

Amazon working on smartphone with Asia firms
MarketWatch
Amazon.com is working with Asian component suppliers to test a smartphone, people familiar with the situation say -- Mass production of the new smartphone may start late this year or early next year, the people say -- The screen of the smartphone ...

Unlocked Galaxy Nexus Gets Android Jelly Bean Update
PCWorld
In the Google+ post that announced this exciting bit of news, Google also mentioned that theMotorola Xoom, Nexus S, and other Galaxy Nexus phones (it presumably meant those running on Sprint and Verizon), were the next devices in line to receive the ...

Amazon smartphone reportedly already in testing
CNET
The report seems to support a Bloomberg report last week that the Seattle-based Internet retailer was working with hardware maker Foxconn to create a device to challenge the iPhone and Android-based phones. The company is also reportedly beefing up its ...

Ouya Android Gaming Console; San Fran Dumps Macs; Next Issue Mags for iPad
PC Magazine
Topping tech headlines on Tuesday: T-Mobile and Huawei announced two new smartphones, a startup is developing a sub-$100, Android-powered video game console, and.

Amazon Testing Smartphone?
Forbes
The Wall Street Journal reports that the company is working with Asian component suppliers on testing a smartphone, citing "people familiar with the situation." The story says that officials at some Amazon parts suppliers say the company could ...

Your Android Jelly Bean questions answered
TechHive (blog)
When you first get your hands on an Android phone or tablet running Jelly Bean, you'll notice instantly how much snappier and much more fluid the operating system feels in response to your input. Aside from Project Butter, Jelly Bean also brings with ...

Google Should Break Even On Nexus 7 Tablet, At $152 To Build, IHS iSuppli Says
Forbes
The Nexus 7 tablet, which goes on sale this month, is the first-ever Android tablet sold by Google, part of its efforts to convince developers to create apps for its mobile system and users to buy into its online marketplace called Google Play. There ...

Forbes

Motorola announces Android 4.0 smartphones for Canada
CNET
While Bell Mobility has scored an Atrix HD LTE exclusive, a number of Canadian carriers will offer the Razr V later this summer. Read this blog post by Scott ... Motorola Mobility today announced a pair of new Android-powered smartphones set to arrive ...

RIMM to Launch Low-end Smartphone - Analyst Blog
NASDAQ
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. , ( RIMM ) is set to launch cheaper smartphone called BlackBerry Curve 9310 at Verizon Wireless,

More Android Malware Pulled From Google Play
InformationWeek
Google has pulled from Google Play two malicious Android apps that were disguised as legitimate versions of popular Mario Brothers and Grand Theft Auto titles. According to Symantec, which recently spotted the apps and alerted Google, they were first ...

Motorola Atrix HD to Hit AT&T July 15: Worth Buying?
Mobile & Apps
The smartphone market is witnessing a cut throat competition where every player is trying to introduce an innovative product, to keep itself ahead in the race. Motorola is also ... The phone will be supported by AT&T's 4G LTE network. Like Us on ...

Mobile & Apps

Google Nexus 7 obliterates every reason for buying the Kindle
Washington Post
Like the Kindle Fire, it works only over a Wi-Fi connection; while the screens are the same size, the Nexus 7's has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, compared to the Kindle Fire's 1024 x 600. More and Better. The Google tablet also has a more powerful ...

Kantar: Android Now Accounting For More Than Half Of All ...
By Ingrid Lunden
The sales, recorded over the last 12 weeks that ended June 10, put Android sales in a range going from 49.6 percent of all smartphone sales in Italy to 84.1 percent of all smartphone sales in Spain. These numbers are a crucial barometer of how well Android devices ... iOS's share, meanwhile has grown by 8.7 percentage points to 37.4 percent of all sales in the market, fueled partly by wider availability on Sprint's network. iOS was, in fact, the only platform whose sales grew over the ...
TechCrunch

Starbucks Android app gets caffeinated update, also launches in UK ...
By Mat Smith
Americans have enjoyed the freedom to choose between Starbucks apps on both iOS and Androidfor over a year, and now the Google-flavored. ... Motorola MOTOSMART comes to UK in July: we go hands-on. 4 hours ago. T-Mobile myTouch ...
Engadget

We already use Wi-Fi more than cellular; Why not continue the trend ...
By Kevin Fitchard
... reliant on Wi-Fi. So why are carriers so single-mindedly focused on acquiring new licensed spectrum and building expensive 3G and 4G networks, when they could implement more Wi-Fi and tap into other sources of unlicensed spectrum? ... As shown in this report, licence-exemption promotes methods of broadband delivery that are overwhelmingly more efficient in their use of spectrum than their licensed counterparts. ... 2. I don't pay $60+ per month per person to mostly useWifi ...
GigaOM

Alien Breed hatches on iOS this August | Joystiq
By David Hinkle
Team 17 is bringing its classic top-down shooter, Alien Breed, to iOS as a universal app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices. Alien Breed on iOS can be played with its original graphics or in a new retina display-enhanced mode, and will ...
Joystiq

Google releases Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
By Joe Wilcox
Google's Nexus Google+ account posted at 7:07 pm: "The rollout of Android 4.1, Jelly Bean, begins today, starting with Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ devices...If you've got a Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ device ..."Up next for Jelly Bean: all Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, Motorola Xoom and of course, Nexus 7, which will ship with Jelly Bean later this month", according to Google. Less certain are devices carriers control, like Galaxy Nexus LTE and XOOM 4G LTE. While they ship with stock Android, Google ...
BetaNews

More Amazon Smartphone Rumors: 4 to 5 Inch Kindle Phone ...
By Chris Chavez
More Amazon Smartphone Rumors: 4 to 5 Inch Kindle Phone. ... Nexus 7 Android 4.1.1 Update Didn't Dumb Down Sea. ... Rovio Announces Amazing Alex Coming To Android Devices . ... HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE unboxing [VIDEO] ...
Android Phone Fans

Amazon (Kindle) smartphone already in testing? - Android Authority
By Chris Smith
A few days ago, we saw the first rumors saying that Amazon is working on its own Android smartphone – a logical move for the company if you ask me – and now it looks like we have more reports on the matter, with the Wall Street Journal ...
Android Authority

HTC to offer new Android tablet in the UK | Android Community
By Shane McGlaun
With most consumers going for cheap Android tablets along the lines of the Google Nexus 7, I suspect it will be a lower end entry-level tablet. It HTC wanted to be successful it needs to have decent hardware and that unique selling point needs ...
Android Community

Smartphone Apps Aim at Sounder Sleep - NYTimes.com
By By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Smartphone apps designed to analyze and improve sleep patterns have won over many formerly fatigued consumers, but scientists caution that the claims the apps make and the advice they dole out may not always be sound. Read more...
Well

Starbucks for Android overhauled with new design and mobile pay ...
By Jennifer Van Grove
“Setting the stage for the future around having a robust application for Android and iOS excites us for what's to come,” Starbucks chief digital officer Adam Brotman told VentureBeat of the implications of the release. “You can expect a more ...
VentureBeat

New gadget: remote WiFi Temperature & Humidity Data Logger ...
By Anthony Watts
Some of you may have a need for this WiFi Temperature / Humidity Data Logging Sensor, so I thought I'd list it here. It allows you to log temperature and humidity anywhere, and report the data over your WiFi connection. You can run multiples ...
Watts Up With That?

ONE37 - Blog - WSJ: Amazon Testing Smartphone
By Matt Alexander
Amazon.com Inc. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test a smartphone, people familiar with the situation said, suggesting that the Internet retail giant, which sells the Kindle Fire tablet computers, is considering broadening its ...
ONE37

Twitter's new client for iOS, Android: Users aren't the only content ...
By Kevin C. Tofel
As expected, Twitter updated its mobile app on Tuesday for both iOS and Android devices, suggesting that users will get more than ever before from 140 characters. The look and feel of Twitter on a mobile device is relatively unchanged, but ...
GigaOM

Android - What's New
Android 4.1, Jelly Bean, is the fastest and smoothest version of Android yet. Jelly Bean ...
www.android.com/whatsnew/

GitHub Android App Released · GitHub
We are extremely pleased to announce the initial release of the GitHub Android App available on Google Play. The app is free to download and you can also ...
https://github.com/blog/1187-github-android-app-released

Android Developers Blog: Android SDK Tools, Revision 20
Along with the preview of the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) platform, we launched Android SDK Tools R20 and ADT 20.0.0. Here are a few things that we would like ...
android-developers.blogspot.com/.../android-sdk-tools-revisio...

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