Articles about Android – Page 11 of 18

Microsoft pokes at Facebook, says new ‘Home’ is like Windows Phone in 2011

Microsoft is a longtime Facebook partner and investor, but that isn’t stopping the Redmond company from making some jabs over… Read More

Facebook Home: A replacement for Android homescreens designed around people

Facebook today announced a new Android software integration called Facebook Home that will put Facebook services at the forefront of… Read More

Android’s Rubin changes roles, Google Chrome leader takes over

Google just announced a leadership change for the company’s Android group, with potentially meaningful implications for Google’s operating systems and… Read More

Nikon to pay Microsoft royalties for Android cameras under patent deal

What does Microsoft have to do with the Nikon camera pictured here? Nope, it isn’t running a form of Windows.… Read More

SwiftKey for Android challenges Swype with integrated ‘Flow’ input

SwiftKey, the popular keyboard app for Android devices, launched a new version overnight that incorporates a feature called SwiftKey Flow,… Read More

Kindle Fire scorching Android tablet market with 33% share

In terms of dominating the Android tablet market, Amazon’s Kindle Fire is on fire. According to some rough estimates from… Read More

Apple reigns as 4Q smartphone champ thanks to adopted Android users

The iPhone is still as attractive as ever — in large part because of adopted Android users — according to a… Read More

Swype debuts Living Language to help create real-time, crowd-sourced dictionary

The Swype keyboard for Android devices already has a pretty robust dictionary, but now it is improving even more by… Read More

Driver data: Race Capture Pro delivers real-time racing info

Race car drivers all share one thing in common: To cross the finish line in as little time as possible. Seattle-based… Read More

Analyze the economy with app now available for Android

To learn how our economy is performing, you have some options. Listening to the talking-heads on T.V. is one, for… Read More

iPhone dominates in the U.S. this holiday with 53% share: Windows Phone inches up

I’m not the only one spending some of my holiday shopping time picking up the new iPhone. A study out… Read More

2012 mobile trends: Samsung surging, iPad mini popular

Millennial Media, an independent mobile advertising platform, reflected on 2012 mobile trends and a few things stood out: The surging growth of… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Ink’ takes the pain out of holiday cards

It’s one of my favorite year-end traditions — sending out cards to friends and family to wish them the best… Read More

Help from abroad: Microsoft teaming with China Unicom to boost Windows Phone sales

The Windows Phone is getting a little help from abroad. The China Daily reports today that China Unicom, the world’s third-largest… Read More

Time’s top apps of 2012: WhitePages makes the cut with Current Caller ID

It’s an age-old tradition in journalism to come up with top 10 lists at this time of year. And Time magazine… Read More

Tablet prediction: Microsoft to steal some thunder from Android and iPad by 2016

The latest tablet predictions from the IDC research firm is out and here’s the lowdown: Android is gaining traction while… Read More

App of the Week: SideCar offers ‘spontaneous carpools’

This week’s App of the Week is SideCar, the community ridesharing service that connects people who need rides with drivers… Read More

Smartphone score: Android sells 122M, iPhone 24M, Windows Phone 4M

Mobile phone makers sold more than 4 million Windows Phones in the third quarter, up from 1.7 million in the… Read More

Android vs. iOS: 136 million to 27 million shipments in Q3

Android continued to gain market share during the third quarter, accounting for 75 percent of all smartphone shipments. That compared… Read More

Swype adds keyboard features, but no word of iPhone app

Swype is adding new features to its keyboard app for mobile phones, including a personalized dictionary that syncs between devices;… Read More

Microsoft will sue Google directly in Android case

Microsoft and Google have fighting for a while over the Redmond company’s claim that the Android mobile operating system violates… Read More

HTC profits getting battered by Apple and Samsung

Mobile phone maker HTC is attempting a comeback with its HTC One lineup of Android phones, and some eye-catching Windows… Read More

Dwellable arrives on Android, upgrades iOS app

Dwellable, the Seattle upstart led by Urbanspoon co-founder Adam Doppelt; former NBA digital executive Brenda Spoonemore and Snapvine co-founder Nathan Kriege, continues… Read More

Microsoft, RIM ink patent deal for smartphone tech

Microsoft announced today that it has licensed certain patents to RIM, yet another move by the software giant to use… Read More

As buzz builds for iPhone, study says 55% of Americans still don’t own a smartphone

The increasing popularity of smartphones is obvious. Wednesday’s announcement of the iPhone 5 is on the front page of nearly every news… Read More

Google, Boingo bring free Wi-Fi to 4,000 hotspots (but not for Windows Phone or iPhone)

Boingo Wireless and Google Play announced a new partnership today to bring free Wi-Fi to more than 4,000 hotspots across… Read More

Amazon’s new tablet rival: Toys R Us unveils the $150 kid-friendly Tabeo

Everyone wants to be a tablet maker these days it seems. And the latest entrant is one that could offer… Read More

Zillow launches rental app for iPhone, iPod touch

Ever raced to a sweet apartment eager to be the first hand a landlord shakes – only to find the… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Mars Images’ is a direct link to Curiosity

This week’s GeekWire App of the Week is “Mars Images.” It’s not a particularly sophisticated app, or a new one,… Read More

RealPlayer for Android exits beta with new premium option

RealNetworks released its free RealPlayer for Android today, bringing the app out of beta and attempting to grab the attention… Read More