Google Is Failing To Market The Android Ecosystem

Google Is Failing To Market The Android Ecosystem
Forbes
Notable new features include an interactive notification screen (where Android has always been ahead of iOS), cool self-arrangement of icons and widgets, NFC beaming of info between nearby devices, and the very advanced “Card” feature which serves up ...

BlackBerry 10: How RIM might reel you in. Really
CNET
Here's what Research In Motion must do to pitch its brand-new operating system to consumers already using iPhones and Android smartphones. ... Over the last few years, RIM has burned away a lot of goodwill, along with BlackBerry's standing as a pre ...

AT&T's Samsung lineup: Note 2, Rugby Pro, Express, Tab 10.1 2
CNET
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 2 marks another attempt by Samsung to establish a foothold in the tabletbusiness. While the business is dominated by Apple and iPad, Samsung has been aggressive in offering different variations of the tablet. The Tab line is seen ...

A quick update on Android upgrades
Computerworld (blog)
Asus originally planned to send Android 4.1 to its Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700)tablet today but ran into a minor glitch that needed to be fixed first. ... Motorola is now officially saying its Droid 2, Droid 2 Global, and Droid Pro will not ...

Computerworld (blog)

Motorola Mobility's “iLost” Ad Uses Phony Address to “Lose” iOS 6 Maps
AMOG
After releasing its “iLost” print ad on its Google+ Page, Motorola Mobility reportedly looking for a fake address in an effort to artificially show Maps for iOS 6's defect. It should be recalled that the mobile company released a print ad, comparing ...

Samsung Galaxy S3 'bug researcher' says other Android handsets affected
ZDNet
Summary: The security researcher who disclosed a Samsung Galaxy S3 vulnerability that could cause a factory reset has said other handsets could be susceptible to the problem, including theHTC One Series and Motorola Droids. Ben Woods ...

RIM: BlackBerry 10 Will Make Others Look Old
ABC News
... slew of new Android phones are coming from Samsung and Motorola, and Nokia and HTC, with the backing of Microsoft, are pushing Windows 8 devices very hard. As of August, Android and Apple's iOS held 85 percent of the smartphone market, while RIM ...

iOS 6 Adoption At Just Over One Week: 60% For iPhone And 41% For iPad
TechCrunch
Based on a sample of 100,000 users coming through Onswipe's partner sites Friday morning, the company is seeing 59.43% of iPhone traffic from iOS 6 devices, and 41.3% of iPad traffic coming from those who've upgraded to the latest version. That means ...

Apple-Samsung case exasperates panel of Dutch judges
Computerworld
IDG News Service - In the face of an Apple demand for a sales ban on its Android products,Samsung told a Dutch court on Friday that in fact it has already changed the products so they no longer infringe. But the South Korean company's failure to ...

Boot up: RIM's numbers, Android remote wipe explained, laser the moon! and ...
The Guardian (blog)
HTC declined to comment on the speculated patent issue. But Fred Liu, president of engineering and operations at HTC, stated that he personally does not see the similarity between the Windows Phone 8X and Lumia 820 as suggested by some industry ...

North Korea-developed Android tablet appears in Pyongyang | The ...
By Andrew Webster
While cell phone use is on the rise in North Korea, a new domestically-developed tablet may be trying to achieve similar success with the larger form factor. A photo from the Associated Press,...
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HP smartphone, tablet: Analyst says it's risky for HP to attack market
By Dan Graziano
... claimed HP was testing a device on the Android operating system. In a research note to investors on Thursday, per ZDNet, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek said that he believes HP will “aggressively attack” the smartphone and tablet markets.
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HTC One X+ leaks, will come with Android 4.1 and a 1.7GHz chip ...
By Andy Boxall
A new set of leaks show the HTC One X+ coming soon, equipped with a 1.7GHz processor andAndroid 4.1 Jelly Bean. ... Jelly Bean is still a rarity outside of the Nexus 7 tablet, and the One X+ could be among the very first smartphones to come with the OS pre-installed, joining the likes of theSamsung Galaxy Note 2. An increase to 64GB of internal storage is also listed, ... Samsung issues software fix for Galaxy S3s affected by malicious USSD hard reset exploit · Google Play hits 25 ...

AT&T Continues to Build 4G LTE Android Portfolio with the Addition of
AT&T and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (Samsung Mobile)1 announced three new 4G LTE Android? smartphones? Galaxy Express?, Galaxy Rugby Pro? and the Galaxy Note® II ? and one new 4G LTE Android tablet, Galaxy ...
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Google's Motorola Mobility's ad used nonexistent address to get iOS 6
By MacDailyNews
Why Android phone screens are so big: Inferior off-the-shelf components with an inferior OS; Sep 2012. Dan Lyons trolls: I can hear Steve Jobs screaming; Apple's iPhone launches no longer excite.... “Google's Motorola Mobility subsidiary went looking for an address that didn't actually exist in an effort to artificially portray Apple's new iOS 6 Maps as deficient,” Daniel Eran Dilger reports for AppleInsider. “An ad promoting Motorola's Droid RAZR M is portrayed being able to locate an ...
MacDailyNews

TransPhone smartphone / tablet hybrid gets official, doesn't quite ...
It looks like CMIT's TransPhone smartphone-tablet combo has finally made it to stores after its debut in May of last year. A competitor to the ASUS.
www.engadget.com/.../transphone-smartphone-tablet-hybrid-g...

Dish expands Internet offerings: DishNet offers high-speed service geared to ...
Chicago Tribune
It offers 4G-level speeds and is available with next-day installation, Dish said Thursday. Cable operators are seeing a stead rise in broadband subs, with or without TV video as part of a package. Dish has about 14 million subscribers, many rural but ...

FDA warning public of risks of online pharmacies
Businessweek
The Food and Drug Administration is warning U.S. consumers that the vast majority of Internetpharmacies are fraudulent and likely are selling counterfeit drugs that could harm them. The agency on Friday launched a national campaign, called BeSafeRx, ...

T-Mobile Sells Towers for $2.4B to Boost 4G LTE Network
PC Magazine
T-Mobile announced today that it will sell the rights to about 7,200 towers for $2.4 billion, which it will use to build out its 4G LTE network. Crown Castle will acquire the towers for $2.4 billion in cash, which will provide Crown with the exclusive ...

What you can expect from 4G LTE coverage
Christian Science Monitor (blog)
As more and more 4G LTE smartphones hit the market (most recently the Apple iPhone 5), we have begun to see marked improvements in coverage for the fourth generation (aka 4G) of mobile technology and data networks. With 4G LTE, users enjoy ...

Christian Science Monitor (blog)

Pressing economic woes, lack of tech savvy making Vietnam's Internet ...
Washington Post
The Internet has become the principal staging ground for dissent in Vietnam, and its Communist rulers are trying to clamp down with new laws, stepped up arrests, intimidation and longer prison sentences. But so far, it's a battle they are losing ...

Comcast Launches XFINITY® WiFi In California
Sacramento Bee
27, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast today announced that its Xfinity® WiFi service is now available in California. For no additional charge to Xfinity Internet residential customers or Comcast Business Class Internet customers, Xfinity WiFi now ...

Arrest of Google's top Brazil executive stirs debate on laws governing ...
Washington Post
But they said the arrest of Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, the head of Google Inc.'s Brazil operations, underscores the need to modernize laws that treat offensive material on the Internet like material that is carried by newspapers, television and radio ...

Don't regulate internet use - Campaigners say
Myjoyonline.com
A major global campaign against attempts by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to regulate the usage of the Internet has reached Accra with a call on governments of the continent to reject any proposals to that effect. According to them...

Myjoyonline.com

iOS 6 Users Complain About Wi-Fi, Connectivity Issues
By Stan Schroeder
Some iOS 6 users are complaining about Wi-Fi and connectivity issues with their devices. ... “Just upgraded 4S to iOS6 OTA and upon completion my WiFi is greyed out and disabled. I've rebooted the phone, turned On/Off AirPlane mode. Still unable to turn WiFi on,” says one user. “Same here with ... My 3rd gen iPad connects to routers OK, but sometimes won't connect to the Internetoutside them, even though other devices will. And these are my own, known networks, where the iPad ...
Mashable!

Netanyahu's Bomb Explodes on the Internet - NYTimes.com
By By HARVEY MORRIS
LONDON — The day after Benjamin Netanyahu's cartoon representation of an Iranian nuclear bomb went viral on the Internet, opinion was divided on whether the Israeli prime minister's headline-grabbing prop was a stroke of presentational ...
IHT Rendezvous

Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G review: T-Mobile's QWERTY slider ...
By Sarah Silbert
Competing handsets like Motorola's Photon Q 4G LTE and Droid 4 sport sharp, diagonally cut corners, and while that design choice may take away from the otherwise boxy dimensions, we prefer the Relay 4G's gently rounded edges, which conform to .... When we made a test Skype video call over WiFi in our New York apartment, our partner's face appeared clear at times and plagued by pink and green pixels at others, though of course results will vary according to your connection .
Engadget

Comcast binges on Wi-Fi hotspots in California — Mobile - GigaOM
By Kevin Fitchard
On Thursday the cable company said it has completed a build of a “few thousand” Wi-Fi hotspots throughout its northern and central California cable territory, including the San Francisco Bay Area. Like its cable compatriot Time Warner, Comcast isn't just latching onto the established ... As with its east coast network, Comcast is offering Wi-Fi access to its residential broadband customers for free. For non-Comcast subscribers, the cable operator is selling access by the hour, day and ...
Mobile

A new meaning to “WiFi hotspot” – increased CO2 may ruin future ...
By Anthony Watts
From Tom Nelson: Huffington Post: Carbon dioxide could ruin wifi connections for your kids Climate Change Effects: Things Global Warming Just Might Ruin For Your Kids [Scroll down at the link above: The alleged CO2-induced wifi ... A 2011 report from the U.K.'s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs found that climate change could affect certain infrastructure, like wirelessinternet. .... If they're expecting that much rain, I'd say wi fi problems aren't their real problems.
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