Tag archive: android
Nokia and BlackBerry take vastly different approaches to the smartphone market
The latest smartphone OS market share data in the U.S. paint a dismal picture for all but iOS and Android, which together account for over 90% of the smartphone OS market. The two remaining platforms, BlackBerry and Windows Phone, are fighting to gain customers looking to enter the smartphone market, and potentially win (or in…
PSA: Humble Bundle 5 now available; Pay what you want for 6 awesome Android games
The Humble Bundles, which provide bundles of DRM-free cross-platform games, have long been a favorite way for gamers to check out new independent games from indie developers at a price which makes sense to them. That last part, a price which makes sense to them, is key to the Humble Bundle’s operation, which allows gamers…
Android in February: Jelly Bean improves, but over 50% of devices still run a 2 year old OS
Google has released the monthly update to its Platform Version dashboard today. The graphs provide a summary of devices which access the Google Play store in a 14-day period, with the most recent report showing activity for the two-week period ending March 4, 2013. As we’d expect, the number of devices running Android 4.1-4.2 Jelly…
Rumor: HP looking to Android for upcoming tablet, smartphone
Rumors emerged yesterday that computer maker HP intends to build an Android tablet in the hopes of breaking back into the tablet market. This wouldn’t be their first entrant into the tablet market; the company released the HP TouchPad running the now-defunct WebOS platform in July 2011. The TouchPad failed to steal customers away from…
New details of the HTC M7 emerge, could bring a strong 2013 for struggling HTC
Yesterday, an HTC Source rumor suggested that the HTC M7 could be debuted as early as the 2013 International CES show in Las Vegas next week, and that it would be the first HTC device to include on-screen buttons instead of the traditional physical buttons associated with HTC’s handsets. Little else was known about the M7,…
CES 2013 is upon us, here’s what to expect from the show
The biggest week of tech is upon us, though what was once the mecca of tech shows is slowly losing its importance as major manufacturers instead opt to hold their own press events for major releases. What is left, then, are the middle of the road devices which highlight the need to cater to a…