Android Strengthens Lead Over US Smartphone Rivals

Android Strengthens Lead Over US Smartphone Rivals
InformationWeek (blog)
More than half of all smartphones in the U.S. run Google's Android, while BlackBerry and others fall further behind. ... owned the largest share of the U.S. smartphone market at the end of June, with 51.8%. Apple's iOS platform followed, with 34.3% of ...

Android mops floor with Apple
Fox News
It's not hard to see where the new customers are coming from for Android and Apple: RIM still claims 8.1 percent of the total smartphone market, but only 4 percent of buyers in the second quarter went for a BlackBerry. BlackBerry 10 can't come fast ...

Android Tops US Smartphone Buys, Windows Phone Still Struggling
PC Magazine
As of June, 54.9 percent of all U.S. mobile subscribers own a smartphone, Nielsen reported. So, the next time you're standing on the street corner, it's more likely than not that the person next to you is carrying an Android, Apple, or BlackBerry phone.

Amazing Alex Review (iOS, Android)
Business Insider
It would no doubt have been very tempting for Finnish developer Rovio to simply keep on cranking out Angry Birds expansion after Angry Birds expansion. Certainly that's the recommendation the accounting books would have made, and given the familiar ...

Harsh: Windows Mobile still more popular than Windows Phone
CNET
The headline out of the latest smartphone market share numbers from Nielsen is that Android now operates 51 percent of smartphones in the U.S., but the punchline is that Windows Mobile still holds twice as much market share as its far more attractive ...

Amazon's Rumored Smartphone Could Be the Ultimate Shopping Tool
Investorplace.com
Amazon's alleged new smartphone may not seem like a smart move, but the retail giant is repositioning itself to reap the reward of the mobile world.

Android Assimilates Into Over Half Of All Smartphones
WebProNews
It was found that 51.8 percent of all smartphone owners own a smartphone running Android. Compare that to the 34.3 percent running iOS and 8.1 percent running Blackberry. Android is doing pretty well for itself and Google must be pleased. ... HTC is a ...

Get the Jelly Bean keyboard on your Android 4.0 device
CNET
Pining for the newest version of Android on your smartphone? Get a taste by ... The new features of Android 4.1 are being ported to custom ROMs, but if that's not your scene, there are a few goodies that have landed in the Google Play Store. One of ...

Olympics 2012: BBC says Apple iOS and Android beat Windows for mobile
Computerworld (blog)
The BBC today announced its runners for the mobile Olympic 2012 team, fielding an Apple [AAPL]iOS and an Android app, hampering the latter with one last flight for Adobe Flash, and ditching app support for Microsoft [MSFT] Windows phones from the team ...

Broadband competition fears may lead DOJ to block Verizon spectrum deal
Ars Technica
The Justice Department is "holding up" Verizon Wireless's deal to buy spectrum from cable companies over concerns that the deal and related swaps will leave many US residents with only one option for broadband Internet service, the Wall Street Journal ...

Amazon Shouldn't Enter the Smartphone Market: 10 Reasons Why
eWeek
Since Amazon would ostensibly try to follow the same strategy in the smartphone space as it did in tablets, the company will have to leave some key features out. One of those could be 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE). What a mistake. Looking ahead, 4G LTE ...

Amazon: Entering Phone Market A Very Bad Idea, Analyst Says
Forbes
There's been a lot of chatter lately about Amazon.com making the move into the smartphonebusiness. You can see the logic: the company jumped into hardware with the Kindle e-book readers and then moved into tablets with the Kindle Fire. Taking the ...

Online Android forum hacked, user data accessed
Computerworld
Android Forums, an online forum for Android users, was the target of a hacker attack which could have led to user information including passwords getting compromised, its operator Phandroid.com said on Thursday.

Everything Amazon's Rumored Smartphone Needs To Be A Smash Hit
Business Insider
But there are big shoes to fill. Google has one of the best mapping products out there. And we've already seen the experience can be worse, as is the case with Apple's new maps app in iOS 6. Mapping is one of the most important tools on any smartphone.

Business Insider

Apple iOS in-app purchases hacked; everything is free (video)
ZDNet
Summary: A Russian developer has hacked Apple's In-App Purchase program for iOS, allowing users to circumvent the payment process. This means you can purchase in-app content without actually paying. Most importantly, jailbreaking your device is not ...

AMZN: Home-Brew Phone Would Be Tough, Says Baird
Barron's (blog)
While the smartphone market is huge—144 million units were sold in Q1 (increasing 42% Y/Y)—the distribution of profits is very uneven. Apple and Samsung are estimated to have accounted for 53% of the total unit sales volumes, but more than 80% of the ...

Amazon's Smartphone Becomes A Reality
Trefis
An Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) smartphone has moved from mere speculation to near reality. ... It is believed that the phone will use Texas Instruments'(NYSE:TXN) OMAP 4 processor and a customized version of the Android platform, similar to the Kindle.

About Michael J. Miller
PC Magazine
With the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update to the unlocked HSPA+ version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus rolling out and the upgrade coming out for other devices soon, I thought I'd take another look at it. Since Google announced Jelly Bean at its Google I/O ...

iOS Hack Provides Free Access to In-App Content
PC Magazine
Last year, amidst concerns that children and other users were making unwanted in-app purchases on users' accounts, Apple added a password requirement for in-app purchases with iOS 4.3. For more from Chloe, follow her on Twitter @ChloeAlbanesius.

Republic Wireless, DeviceScape Pair Up for Free Wi-Fi
PC Magazine
Wi-Fi-centric wireless carrier Republic Wireless has teamed up with DeviceScape to make its phones automatically attach to Wi-Fi hotspots. ... You can get DeviceScape's technology on anyAndroid phone by downloading DataSaver from Google Play.

Android Hits 51.8% Market Share In the US [STUDY]
Mashable
Nielsen's research shows that 51.8% of smartphone owners in the U.S. use an Android handset. Apple's iOS has a 34.3% market share, and the rest is divided between RIM's BlackBerry (8.1%) and Microsoft's Windows Mobile and Windows Phone 7 platforms ...

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on the Verizon Galaxy Nexus: Video, and how-to guide
ExtremeTech
Google did a lot to make Android 4.1 Jelly Bean a desirable evolution of Ice Cream Sandwich. There is all the attention paid to responsiveness and colors that improve the visual experience. Then we have the more substantial improvements like Google Now...

ExtremeTech

BBC Launches Olympics App for BlackBerry, iOS, Android
PC Magazine
The BBC has launched its dedicated Olympics apps for the Android, iOS and BlackBerry mobile platforms. ... The main function of the app will allow users to receive up to 24 live streams of Olympics coverage over Wi-Fi and 3G signals. Also included will ...

Nielsen: Android nears 52% market share for US smartphones
Network World
The overall market shares in the smartphone sector look roughly the same -- Android, as mentioned, is the platform leader, with about 52% of the market, iOS is in second place with a little more than 34%, and BlackBerry accounts for 8%. (Windows Phone ...

Android Market Share Nears 52 Percent But Apple IPhone Still Most Popular ...
International Business Times
More Americans use iPhones than any version of Android smartphones, but Google's operating system bests Apple when it comes to marketshare, with 51.8 percent ofsmartphone users owning an Android handset compared to 34 percent with iPhones, according ...

International Business Times

Nielsen: Android and iOS continue to perform well in US, feature phones fading ...
Digitaltrends.com
The two-horse race continues, with the latest data from market research company Nielsen showing Android and iOS continuing to perform well in the US. Both Androidand iOS smartphone devices continue to grow in popularity among US consumers, ...

Digitaltrends.com

BBC releases Olympics app, streams the glorious Games straight to your iOS or ...
Engadget
The Queen's favorite broadcaster has released its Olympics app for both iOS (5.0 and above) andAndroid (2.2 and newer) devices, apps that for the most part look like wrappers for the company's mobile Olympics pages. But, that's not to say they don't ...

Nielsen: Smartphone Penetration at 54.9%
Twice
New York - Smartphone penetration grew to 54.9 percent of U.S. cellular subscribers at the end of June, a Nielsen survey found. ... were smartphones, a Nielsen survey found. Smartphones based on the Android operating system and Apple's iOSoperating ...

Twice

Verizon rolls out GameTanium Android mobile gaming subscription ...
By Brian Heater
The GameTanium smartphone and tablet apps can be downloaded from Verizon Apps on more than 30 Android smartphones and two Android tablets, including DROID RAZR™ by Motorola, DROID INCREDIBLE 4G LTE by HTC and DROID ...
Engadget

Android Overload: Odroid-X Features Quad-Core Exynos Processor ...
By Chris Chavez
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Android Phone Fans

PSA: Rovio's Amazing Alex out on iOS and Android | Joystiq
By JC Fletcher
... Trilogy headed to retail, it's comforting to see news about a new Rovio game on phones – proof that the world's not changing so much. Amazing Alex, the Incredible Machine-esque game of combining objects, is out now on iOS and Android.
Joystiq

Android And iOS Still Lead In Smartphone Market Share, But The ...
By Chris Velazco
Android still leads the pack in terms of pure penetration — as of this past June, it accounts for 51.8% of smartphones in use (up from 50.4% in Q1 2012) with Apple's iOS right behind it at 34%. Don't feel too bad for Apple though, as they still ...
TechCrunch

Republic Wireless takes Wi-Fi virtual with Devicescape deal - GigaOM
By Kevin Fitchard
When Republic Wireless launched last November it promised to deliver reams of data, voice, and SMS to its customers using a hybrid cellular-Wi-Fi network model. That Wi-Fi has to come from somewhere, and now ... It is officially announcing the deal Friday, but their relationship goes back to September when Republic started loading Devicescape's consumer app into its pre-launch Androidsmartphones, Devicescape CEO Dave Fraser confirmed. Devicescape calls its network virtual ...
Mobile

HTC Vertex HD tablet leaks with Tegra 3 quad-core | Android ...
By Cory Gunther
Earlier today we reported HTC was working on another AT&T 4G LTE device only it would feature a a 1.7 GHz quad-core processor, and now new reports are surfacing regarding a new tablet. Being called the HTC Vertex HD this 10.1-inch ...
Android Community

Twitter for Android gets major update
By Ankit Banerjee
Twitter for Android update: new features include expanded tweets, push notifications and improvements to the search autocomplete function.
Android Authority

Nielsen: Android and iOS are over 90 percent of US smartphone ...
By Seth Weintraub
Seth Weintraub Industry Intel Comment · Tweet. Nielsen: Android and iOS are over 90 percent of USsmartphone market, and growinghttp://9to5mac.com/2012/07/12/nielsen-android-and-ios-are-over-90-of-us-smartphone-market-and-growing/ ...
9to5Mac

NBC Releases Summer Olympics iOS Apps, Offering Livestreaming ...
By Jordan Golson
NBC has released a pair of iOS apps to give US-based viewers comprehensive 2012 Summer Olympics coverage, including livestreaming of every event from...
MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors...

BBC 2012 Olympic App Launches For iOS And Android | Geeky ...
By Julian Horsey
The BBC have today announced the launch of their 2012 Olympic streaming application for Androidand iOS devices in the UK, allowing you to get up with all the news and events during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Geeky-Gadgets

Android and Samsung continue to dominate smartphone market share
By Robert Nazarian
The Android OS continues to climb and of all smartphone users, 51.8% of them are running Android. The question that is always asked next is where's Apple stand? Well things aren't so bad for Apple'siOS. They are sitting at 34.3%, which is ...
Android News, Rumours, and Updates

Two Thirds of New Mobile Buyers Now Opting For Smartphones ...
By matth
Android continues to lead the smartphone market in the U.S., with a majority of smartphone owners (51.8%) using an Android OS handset. Over a third (34.3%) of smartphone owners use an Apple iPhone, and Blackberry owners represented ...
Nielsen Wire

Amazing Alex - Android Apps on Google Play
(570); Updated: July 12, 2012; Current Version: 1.0.0; Requires Android: 1.6 and up; Category ...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rovio...

Amazing Alex for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd ...
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch ( 3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad.Requires iOS 4.2 or later.
itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazing-alex/id524333886?mt=8

The RAZR for All: Motorola Mobility Canada announces Motorola ...
The RAZR for All: Motorola Mobility Canada announces Motorola RAZR™ V ... to give your currentsmartphone an inferiority complex, Motorola RAZR™ V, brought ... The newest addition to the RAZR family, Motorola RAZR V is remarkably thin – just ... Harness the power of Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich and access over ...
mediacenter.motorola.com/.../The-RAZR-for-All-Motorola-M...

Sprint's Galaxy S III update removes local search abilities | Android ...
Its the single best feature of android as an os! .... the Dev's at XDA to do the same for the OneX and Evo 4G LTE's after HTC had to remove it beacuse of crapple.
www.androidcentral.com/sprints-galaxy-s-iii-update-removes-l...

Android 4.1 in AOSP - Google Groups
Android 4.1 in AOSP. We're releasing Android 4.1 in AOSP today. The name of the tagged release is android-4.1.1_r1. The name of the development branch is ...
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android.../ry-0jTGimEQJ

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