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Articles tagged with: Wi Fi and android
Wi-Fi delivers over three-quarters of all UK smartphone data
UK Android smartphone owners transfer more than three-quarters (78%) of their internet content using wi-fi rather than 3G, according to the first UK smartphone analytics figures, using on-device metering data, released today from global information and insights firm Nielsen. more
Related Tags: mobile-fun, UK
iPhones Have Significantly Higher Rates of Wi-Fi Utilization than Android Phones
Analysis by comScore has shown a significantly higher percentage of iPhones than Android phones connecting to the Internet via wi-fi networks. more
Related Tags: apple-iphone, UK
Android Smartphones Could Automatically Log On When Within Range of Wi-Fi Hotspots
Intrinsyc Software and Ubiquisys say that they have jointly developed a smartphone facility that switches on the handset's wi-fi capability when within range of an authorised wi-fi hotspot. more
Related Tags: intrinsyc-software, ubiquisys
iPhone Users are Most Connected at 30,000 Feet
There might be more Android devices in the market, but when it comes to staying connected at 30,000 feet, iPhone users reign supreme. Apple iPhone users account for 65 percent of mobile users accessing Gogo's wi-fi service in air, while Android users account for just 12 percent. more
Related Tags: apple-iphone, gogo, aircraft
Leaked Emails Highlights Importance of Android Location Data to Google
A series of leaked emails has highlighted the importance that Google placed on the ability to collect location data from its Android OS as it tried to build up a map of wi-fi hotspots for location based services. more
Related Tags: andy-rubin, google, location-based-services
BBC iPlayer Coming to Android Smartphones - but for Wi-Fi Only
UK based broadcaster, the BBC has clarified some of the rumours about their plans to enable TV shows to be watched on mobile phones. The broadcaster has already built a hugely popular web based service, iPlayer that lets people watch shows for up to a week after they were broadcast, and there have been persistent rumours of a smartphone app to enable the same on the move. more
Related Tags: bbc, iplayer, mobile-tv, apps, adobe-flash, UK
Skyhook Sues Google over Location Services in Motorola's Android Phones
Location services provider, Skyhook Wireless is suing Google, claiming that the search engine giant is infringing its patents. In a complaint filed with a federal court in Massachusetts, USA, the company also alleges that Google caused it to lose a valuable partnership by unfairly having Motorola include Google's competing technology in its mobile phones. more
Related Tags: skyhook-wireless, motorola, google, location-based-services, wireless, os, court,
Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech
This month's International CTIA Wireless 2009 event in Las Vegas showcased in the mobile handset's industry increasing focus on smart phones, as illustrated by prevalence of announcements related to touch-screen technology, according to iSuppli. more
Related Tags: google, sony-ericsson, , microsoft, nokia, sim, iphone, samsung, wimax, apple, isuppli, sprint-nextel, gps, tim, wind, lte, docomo, ericsson, ovi, palm, blackberry, rim, sony, kyocera, mobile-internet, touch-screen, navteq, sprint, nextel, smart, windows, las-vegas, ctia, kyocera-wireless, navigation, indoor, garmin-asus, music, webos, touch-screen
Broadcom Enables the Android Platform to Support Wireless 'Combo Chips'
Broadcom has announced that the software that controls its wi-fi/Bluetooth/FM combination solution is now a standard component of the latest Android operating system. This is the first time that the Android platform includes native support for a multi-functional wireless connectivity solution (or "combo" chip). Open access to portions of Broadcom's combo drivers provides Android developers with a head-start in designing mobile devices and applications that utilize the best in wireless connectivity solutions. more
Related Tags: broadcom, intel, bluetooth, driving, open-source, wlan
iPhone Showing High Wi-Fi Usage Rates in the USA and UK
Mobile advertising agency, AdMob has highlighted growing wi-fi usage in the US and the UK in its November Metrics Report. Worldwide iPhone requests grew 52 percent month over month to 359 million in November, giving the iPhone 6.3 percent of total requests. In the US the iPhone is now the top device with 9.9 percent of requests. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, nokia, iphone, smartphone, ipod, smartphones, blackberry, admob, sony, playstation, 3, blackberry-bold, operating-system, wifi,
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