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Baidu Cloud OS to fight Android in China

Baidu Cloud OS to fight Android in China

11 May 2012 by Discuss (0)

In September 2011, we talked a bit about the Chinese search engine Baidu and Dell working on an Android-based operating system for smartphones. Baidu is set to make a move with its very own operating system with the goal of rivaling Android in the Chinese market. The operating system will be called Baidu Cloud.

RIM previews Blackberry 10, we want your thoughts

RIM previews Blackberry 10, we want your thoughts

01 May 2012 by Discuss (9)

The world of RIM and Blackberry is all shook up at the moment with their announcement of Blackberry 10 and their developer alpha device. We don’t really talk much about Blackberry around these parts but you can get all the details from our sister site SlashGear, as they had plenty of coverage. After seeing the …

Playbook OS 2.0 available today, officially brings Android apps to BlackBerry

Playbook OS 2.0 available today, officially brings Android apps to BlackBerry

21 February 2012 by Discuss (9)

Wait a minute, BlackBerry Playbook news on an Android site? Yup. This is a PSA to let the few that care know that the BlackBerry Playbook has just been updated starting today to their new OS v2.0 bringing Android app support and a few other desperately needed features to the tablet. Now it even has …

Alibaba outs new mobile OS called Aliyun that can run Android apps

Alibaba outs new mobile OS called Aliyun that can run Android apps

28 July 2011 by Discuss (1)

A Chinese ecommerce firm called Alibaba has announced a new mobile OS that it is launching. The new OS is called Aliyun. This would be sort of along the lines of Amazon launching its own OS here in the US. The new Aliyun OS will launch at the end of this month and show up …

Millennial Media offers device and maker details for December 2010

Millennial Media offers device and maker details for December 2010

13 January 2011 by Discuss (0)

Millennial Media has offered up its latest round of stats for the mobile phone market covering December of 2010. The latest round of numbers shows that Android devices occupy 16 of the top 30 spots for the most popular devices. That number was up from 11 of the most popular devices in November.

How To Force Your Android Device to Check for System Update

How To Force Your Android Device to Check for System Update

28 December 2010 by Discuss (17)

We all love Android updates, covering them daily, they’re a big part of the operating system as it’s on its way to become more stable. However, as many of you know, “No update available” is a common problem. Well now we will show you how to force your Android phone to check if there is …

GMail Creator Predicts Android Will Eventually Kill Chrome OS

GMail Creator Predicts Android Will Eventually Kill Chrome OS

15 December 2010 by Discuss (3)

We know that Android, at least in its current form, isn’t the best bet for Netbook or Notebook PCs. Google knows this as well, which is why they started development on Google Chrome OS, a web-based browser operating system. However, former Google employee and GMail creator, Paul Buchheit, has predicted that Android will eventually kill …

Android users are more likely to click in-app advertisements according to Nielsen.

Android users are more likely to click in-app advertisements according to Nielsen.

13 September 2010 by Discuss (0)

Love them or hate them, in-app advertisements are a great way for developers to fund their work and allowing their applications to be listed as free or at a low price. Many companies have tried to make them more immersive in hopes of getting more clicks. Apple did this with it’s newly released iAd platform, …

Android 2.x user base jumps to over 70% this month

Android 2.x user base jumps to over 70% this month

13 September 2010 by Discuss (0)

Every two weeks, Google posts a snapshot of the current Android OS fragmentation. With just posting their results we can now see that Android 2.1+ is holding 70% of the market. Even more interesting is that Android 2.2 Froyo has jumped from just 3.3% just a month ago to a now staggering 28.7%. This swift …

Pogoplug Adds New Functionalitiony in V2.3

Pogoplug Adds New Functionalitiony in V2.3

17 June 2010 by Discuss (0)

Pogoplug is an app that lets you share files with other devices on you LAN. It has been updated to version 2.3 and there are now a few cool new features. This is a free app in the android market and when you download it go to http://www.pogoplug.com/ to get started.

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