Android

I will admit that I get little charge from mobile devices. At this point in the evolutionary timeline of devices targeting the wireless communication space, it seems that I am stuck in the time of Cro-Magnon Phone.

Ex-Nokia executives promise to maintain the Meego operating system.

After launching its mobile device management (MDM) platform, called BlackBerry Mobile Fusion in the U.S., the Canadian Research in Motion (RIM)  gathered journalists and clients in São Paulo to unveil the solution in …

The corporate mobility market still has a huge potential for growth. Although it has been a while since enterprises started providing their employees with mobile devices, most enterprises remain focused …

The low-price tablet isn’t likely to do much for Google’s bottom line in the near term, but it could be a very effective loss leader for the company if it builds momentum and market share for the Android operating system.

It is very difficult for companies to protect mobile devices for reasons such as technical issues (some devices will not install all the desired software); low battery capacity (when performing …

Google Maps is one of the most popular smartphone apps and one of the most lucrative, as advertisers are quick to see the value in location-based mobile ads. Now Apple …

Holiday weekends are usually quiet ones overall for business, and especially in the telecom world. Not this year. Between Leap’s iPhone announcement, Randall Stephenson’s wide-ranging discussion at the Sanford C. Bernstein conference,

Following days of reports predicting job cuts, Research In Motion said it expects to report an operating loss for its first fiscal quarter ending June 2 due to continued slow …

Share of Research In Motion (RIMM) are up this morning on reports that the Canadian company is preparing to lay off thousands of employees. Executives at the struggling maker of …

Almost 60% of all smartphones sold in the first quarter were Android-powered, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Apple’s iOS phones accounted for another 23% of sales volume, …

Google’s $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility has cleared its last regulatory hurdle just as U.S. trade authorities have ruled that Motorola’s Android phones infringe on a Microsoft patent. The …

This past week and a half were marked by quarterly results from some of the nation’s largest wireless operators, each showing an interesting challenge that remain in the mobile space.

Next time your mobile device asks you to update firmware, think twice before procrastinating that update. A new study on mobile device security found that roughly three quarters of the …

Apparently taking its cue from Samsung, Toshiba is focusing on thinner, sleeker offerings in the tablet market, but the Japanese company is not skimping on screen size. Today Toshiba said …

Taking notes on a tablet when you’re on the go can mean balancing the slate in one hand while trying to type with the other. The HTC Flyer is for …

Google is gobbling up a growing share of the smartphone operating system market, according to the latest report from ComScore. The market research firm says that for the three months …

To the potential delight of wireless operators, a new report from ComScore shows that a significantly higher percentage of iPhone users in the United States and United Kingdom rely on …

April has already been a busy month for Dell (DELL) – the company has announced two acquisitions in two days. Wyse Technology is the larger purchase. The California-based maker of …

The government is making it easier for members of the U.S. military to use smartphones to do their jobs. While members of the armed forces must curb their use of …

Security experts are warning Android users about a potential new malware strain that they say has already infected more than 1,600 smartphones. DKFBootKit piggybacks onto legitimate apps that require root …

Taiwan’s HTC, currently number five in worldwide smartphone shipments, wants to differentiate itself by working with the companies who deliver the content users want most on their smart devices. After …

Emerging markets will drive growth in worldwide smartphone sales in the years ahead, International Data Corporation (IDC) said in a recent survey entitled the Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. According …

Six weeks, $200 million. That’s the story for Draw Something, the run-away hit mobile game that has been dominating downloads on both Apple and Android devices. OMGPOP, the New York-based …