Articles tagged with: android and Google

Andy Rubin Steps Down as Head of Android OS at Google

­Google has announced that the head of the android smartphone project, Andy Rubin is to step aside and take up another -- still unspecified -- role in the company.  more

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Google Accused of Dominating Chinese Smartphone Market

­Google is accused of having too much control over the Chinese smartphone industry through its android OS, according to a report from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.  more

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Motorola Working on High-End Android Smartphone: The X-Phone

.. Manager was placed on LinkedIn and spotted by Phandroid before being taken down by Motorola Mobility a few hours later. Scanning the job advert also suggests that the post is for a range of X-Phone based products, adding fuel to previous sugges more

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Google Working on Sub-Hundred Dollar Android Tablet

­Google is reportedly working on a new thinner android tablet that would also be able to break the $100 price barrier before the end of this year.  more

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Cumulative Android Smartphone Shipments to Exceed 1 Billion in 2013

­Just five years after Google's android appeared on the market in 2008, IHS forecasts that cumulative global shipments of smartphones using the operating system since it was introduced will amount to more than 1 billion in 2013.  more

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Apple's Share of Media Tablet Market Hits More than One-Year High in Q2

­Two years after creating the market, Apple remains the king of all media tablets, with its global market share rising to nearly 70 percent in the second quarter, putting the company on pace to reclaim much of the dominance it surrendered in 2011.  more

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Google Shows Off Next Version of the Android Smartphone OS

­Google has shown off the latest upgrade to its android smartphone OS, version 4.1 which they are nicknaming Jelly Bean - and in doing so instantly started speculation about what the K nickname will be for the next upgrade.  more

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Asus Working on Google Branded Android Tablet

..e on the 27th June. On the web: Android Authority  more

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Google Secured Final Approvals for Motorola Takeover Bid

­Google says that it has secured the last of the major approvals needed for its US$12.5 bid to buy Motorola Mobility.  more

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In Japan, Smartphones Surpass Feature Phones among Newly Acquired Devices for First Time Ever

­A survey of over 4,000 Japanese mobile phone subscribers reports that Sharp is country's most popular manufacturer, with a 23.5% market share. Google's android platform accounted for the majority of smartphone market at 61.4 percent, followed by Apple with 34.2 percent of the market.  more

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