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One in Five Android Owners Want an iPhone One in Five Android Owners Want an iPhone
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A survey conducted by the website TechBargains shows that 71% of iPhone 3GS owners, 74% of iPhone 4 owners, and 64% of iPhone 4S owners plan to buy an iPhone 5. In addition, 38% of Blackberry owners, 22% of Android …

T-Mobile’s Nationwide Unlimited 4G Data Plan Launches Today T-Mobile’s Nationwide Unlimited 4G Data Plan Launches Today
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T-Mobile announced last month that they would be introducing an unlimited 4G data plan across the country to consumers tired of paying for tiered data from the big guys. It was supposed to be available on September 5 and T-Mobile …

iOS, Android Continue to Dominate Smartphone Market iOS, Android Continue to Dominate Smartphone Market
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ComScore, a leading digital metrics company, today released its metrics for July of this year, comparing its numbers to those from April of this year. As expected, Google and Apple continue to dominate the smartphone market with their iOS and …

Kickstart This Android-Inspired Remote Controlled Robot Kickstart This Android-Inspired Remote Controlled Robot

I absolutely adore the Android mascot. You may call him Andy, Bug Droid, or anything else; but he’ll always be the cute little green guy to me. It’s already been established that Google employees get all the good Android gear …

“Bad Piggies” Gives Rovio’s Green Swine A Chance To Shine “Bad Piggies” Gives Rovio’s Green Swine A Chance To Shine

I had an idea for a game once. It would take the concept behind Angry Birds, but tell the story from the side of the pigs. They must have a good reason for wanting to steal the eggs. Why not …

McAfee Reports That Malware Is On The Rise McAfee Reports That Malware Is On The Rise

It seems like there’s a report of some new kind of malware hitting PCs and Mac every day now. Hackers are getting smarter and security companies are playing catch up. Even then, the regular computer user doesn’t seem to care. …

Watch This Android Developer Hangout Watch This Android Developer Hangout

Android developer advocate Tony Chan and Anirudh Dewani from the Android team recently hosted this Android Developer Lab hangout, so if you’re developing for Google’s operating system, you may wish to check it out. It’s a thirty-minute video, but there’s …

The Patent Wars Are An Absolute Mess [Infographic] The Patent Wars Are An Absolute Mess [Infographic]
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The big news this week was a California court handing a massive patent victory to Apple. It finally brought mainstream attention to a problem that has been plaguing the tech world for quite a while now. There are just too …

Apple, Google Are Talking Out Their Patent Dispute Apple, Google Are Talking Out Their Patent Dispute
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Reuters is reporting that Apple and Google are having serious conversations aimed at coming to an agreement on “a range of intellectual property matters,” including, of course, their patent disputes. Evidently, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Larry Page …

Google Launches Some New Google Now Features Google Launches Some New Google Now Features
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Google has released an update to the Google Search App for Android, which began rolling out last night. There are some new Jelly Bean-specific features, which cater to Google Now, which was unveiled at Google I/O a couple months ago. …

Google Adds A Lot More Biking Navigation To Android Google Adds A Lot More Biking Navigation To Android
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Google announced today that it has half a gigameter (or half a billion meters) of biking navigation on Google Maps for Android. Google is adding mobile biking directions and navigation to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, …

Grooveshark is Back For Android Devices Grooveshark is Back For Android Devices

Grooveshark, the streaming music platform, has finally had its app reinstated for Android platforms. The app, which is now available in the Google Play store, allows users to stream genre radio stations, make custom radio stations similar to Pandora, and …

TomTom Launching Full-Fledged Android App in October TomTom Launching Full-Fledged Android App in October
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Good news if you’re an Android user who wants more variety in their available navigation apps, as TomTom has just announced that a new app that includes navigation, map, and traffic data will hit Android OS in October. Pricing and …

Google+ Makes #BoycottApple A Trend (And It’s Quite Visual) Google+ Makes #BoycottApple A Trend (And It’s Quite Visual)
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As you may know, a jury awarded $1.049 billion to Apple in the Apple vs. Samsung case, and Google has responded with: The court of appeals will review both infringement and the validity of the patent claims. Most of these …

Hisense Finds A Pulse In Google TV Hisense Finds A Pulse In Google TV

Google TV is really picking up steam as we head into fall and the holiday shopping season. The launch of the Vizio Co-Star brought an affordable option to would be Google TV owners across the U.S. by launching at $99. …

The Next Generation Of NASA Satellites Will Be Powered By Android The Next Generation Of NASA Satellites Will Be Powered By Android

NASA does some of the best work out of any public agency in the United States. Unfortunately, they are constantly defunded and must work within strict constraints. Even with the limitations, the agency was able to land on Mars with …

Apple vs. Samsung Verdict: Google’s Response Apple vs. Samsung Verdict: Google’s Response
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This weekend’s $1.049 billion reward to Apple in the Apple vs. Samsung patent lawsuit was a definitive statement from the jury both that Apple’s patents are fully valid, and that Samsung is guilty of violating them. Samsung and Apple have …

Android Set to Grab Even More of the Handset Market This Year Android Set to Grab Even More of the Handset Market This Year
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Digitimes Research, the research division of Digitimes, today announced the results of their research into handset manufacturer shipping growth. They’ve predicted that Android, which can already be found on the majority of shipped handsets, will be fully 70% or more …

Facebookers Force Fed Terrible Android App in the Hopes It’ll Make Them Want to Fix It Facebookers Force Fed Terrible Android App in the Hopes It’ll Make Them Want to Fix It

One down, on to the next one I guess. Today, Facebook unveiled its slick, blazingly fast new iOS app. Facebook is touting its impressive speed – over twice as fast as previous versions they say. And I’ll be damned – …

Facebook for Android Update Brings Faster Photo Uploading Facebook for Android Update Brings Faster Photo Uploading
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Let’s face it – Facebook isn’t known for their ability to craft superbly functioning mobile apps. Both iOS and Android users have similar complaints when it comes to accessing Facebook via the official apps (although you hear it more from …

Nikon Announces Their First Android Powered Camera Nikon Announces Their First Android Powered Camera

It was rumored earlier this month that Nikon would be announcing an Android powered camera shortly. Those rumors turned out to be correct as Nikon announced the Coolpix S800c, the first camera to feature the Android operating system. Nikon announced …