Category Archives: Android
Apples iPhone is losing market share
Apples iPhone Is Now Losing Market Share.
Apple’s iPhone only captured a 16.6% share of global smartphone sales in Q4, down from 18.1% in Q3, says ABI Research (via WSJ).
Put differently, the world smartphone market grew 26% and Apple only grew 18%.
What too it so long?
New Verizon Droid ad
New Verizon Droid Ad Is Homophobic, Misogynist, And Moronic.
Is the New Droid Ad Anti-Women and Anti-Gay or Just Plain Idiotic? Actually, All Three!
It aggressively calls the Apple (AAPL) iPhone a dumb blonde and then a prissy dude in need of a beatdown.
Android usage up nearly 6x in 6 Months
Android Usage Up Nearly 6x in 6 Months [STATS].
Mobile advertising company AdMob (which was just acquired by Google) has just released its mobile metrics report for October 2009. Although mobile usage as a whole is up, both RIM — maker of the BlackBerry — and the Android platform have seen particularly solid increases in the last six months.
Google to anoint Android, Chrome OS
Google to anoint Android, Chrome OS love (eventually) • The Register.
Google has confessed that its Chrome OS and Android projects are likely to come together at some stage down the line as the firm continues to tinker with its operating system vision of the future.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin told CNet that “Android and Chrome will likely converge over time”. He pointed out the underlying Linux and Webkit code that’s present in both platforms.
anointment
Android is getting confusing
Google Android Is Already Getting Confusing (GOOG, VZ, MOT)
Baby did a bad bad thing…
Because so many different companies are involved in the mix, it’s at risk of becoming very confusing and fragmented. That’s already starting to happen.
HTC CEO says he won’t make HD2 an Android phone
HTC CEO says he could but won’t make HD2 an Android phone, has to take care of Windows Mobile
“Technically, we could make the HD2 an Android phone, but I have to take care of Windows Mobile,” said Chou ( HTC CEO )
picture of HTC HD2
