ANDROID

Google Android Devices More Popular than Apple iPhone

Wow! 500k Daily Android Activations: Reasons how Google Toppled Apple's iPhone

The exploding popularity of Android has been a force to reckon. Google reported that its daily activations have reached 500,000. Google's vice president of mobile tweeted that this rate is increasing 4.4% each week. The increased number of smartphones that are running the Android OS have placed Google at the top of the Smartphone market over its reigning competitor the Apple iPhone.

'Apple will unveil low-end iPhone 4S in September, iPhone 5 in 2012'

Apple's iPhone
Apple is poised to launch two new iPhones, a cheaper iPhone 4S and the all new iPhone 5 in rather quick succession, if industry buzz is to be believed. The theory suggests that Apple as a company is at an inflection point with regard to its smartphone strategy and is willing to take daring new steps in the backdrop of a surging challenge from Android OS-based devices.
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Android blooms in Apple's productless summer: Half-a-million activations per day

Android is blooming in Apple's productless summer. Various studies point to the inevitable prospect of Google Android OS-based marching ahead of Apple's iPhone and iPad. Andy Rubin, Google's vice-president of engineering, said over 500,000 Android devices are activated every day, adding that the rate of activation of Android devices is growing 4.4 percent every week.
Katy Perry will perform at Summerfest

Summerfest's 'Big Gig'

With SummerFest only two days away and the hottest names like Katy Perry and Kanye West scheduled to perform, the countdown can't go fast enough.
Makers of the Blackberry Smartphone are losing developers

RIM losing developers for its Blackberry phones

Leading developers are leaving RIM to focus on growth with Apple, Google products. The controversy follows an urging that the company's dual leadership positions be split up because of turbulence at RIM.
The Apple Inc. logo is seen in the lobby of New York City's flagship Apple store

What's Ailing Apple?

Barclays Capital has addressed the reasons it believes shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have underperformed the sector since February. Apple stock has fallen 3.82 percent between February 1 and June 24.
Apple iPad

Tablet Wars: Can TouchPad best iPad and Android?

Apple has been the big dog on the tablet block, practically defining the industry with the release of its iPad, and while Android is fast on its tale, a third player, HP is hoping to make a dent with a drastically different approach.
Smartphone apps

Four smartphone apps that cops don't like

A pair of documents among a cache of files that the hacking group LulzSec stole from the computers of the Arizona Department of Public Safety on Thursday, revealed how smartphones are used for activities like recording interactions with police and escaping speed traps.

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