According to Microsoft, half of all Android devices are now under its patent protection. Yesterday, the Redmond software maker revealed it has signed a deal with Compal Electronics giving the company “broad coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio” for tablets, phones, e-readers and anything else running Google’s Android or Chrome operating systems. Under the new deal, Microsoft will receive …
Fragmentation, buggy upgrades, and a seeming lack of interest (or at least tech support) from Google have me ready to dump Android for good. The iPhone 4S is just weak enough to leave a tiny opening, and this may be Android’s last chance to keep me, at…
A report by Strategy Analytics claimed that “Android captured 27 percent of global tablet shipments” in the third quarter. This statement, while sensational, was misleading.
Adding to a fusillade of good news for Google as it pushes its Android operating system, a mobile-advertising company said Android devices accounted for more than half its traffic in the third quarter.
Android head Andy Rubin said six million tablets are running Google’s OS, making the case that Android is gaining a small foothold in an iPad-dominated market. “It’s not 30 million, but it’s a healthy start,” said Rubin, Google’s vice president of mobi…
Android phones have a bad history of not getting the latest OS upgrades, often leaving them several versions behind, says a new study. Tracking 18 different Android phones shipped in the U.S. through the middle of 2010, the Understatement’s Michael Deg…
A native Android interface should make Firefox faster and use less memory–but Mozilla is sacrificing add-on compatibility for the performance boost. Originally posted at Deep Tech
