Leaving aside why you would want to run Android when you have access to iOS, we were absolutely amazed when hacker David Wong figured out how to install and dual boot Android alongside iOS on the original iPhone earlier this year. Even so, we were...You Can Now Install Android On Your iPhone Entirely Through Cydia
Leaving aside why you would want to run Android when you have access to iOS, we were absolutely amazed when hacker David Wong figured out how to install and dual boot Android alongside iOS on the original iPhone earlier this year. Even so, we were...Gartner: iPhone sales ‘stellar’
But Google's Android now has a quarter of the global smartphone market to Apple's 16.7% Gartner published its worldwide mobile phone sales estimates overnight Wednesday, nearly two weeks after IDC released its survey. The results, as usual, differ in detail (see explanation below), but the broad picture is the same. The good news for Apple...
Hands-on: Opera Mobile 10.1 beta for Android a smooth ride
Opera is bringing its popular mobile browser to the Android operating system. A beta release of version 10.1 has arrived in the Android Market with Opera's signature mobile user interface and advanced features like bookmark s...
Many Potential iPhone Users Settling for Android
According to research from MyPhoneDeals.co.uk, the iPhone is causing cases of mobile device envy in almost a third of Android owners surveyed. That's a lot of users toting around a second-choice smartphone, considering Android's growing user base. How can Apple capitalize?
Five features Google needs to deliver in Android 2.3
Android 2.3, codenamed Gingerbread, is expected to materialize this month. Little is known about Gingerbread's features, however, because Google develops the operating system behind closed doors and doesn't publish a roadmap. Thi...
Getting Mac and Android to Play Nicely
I recently switched from my iPhone to an Android device. I was happy with it, but syncing Mac and phone provided some obstacles. So I set out to find a way to replicate the iOS/Mac sync experience for media, contacts and calendars.
Dissecting Android’s openness
Oh, Steve Jobs, you certainly do know how to get tongues wagging. During last quarter's earnings call he attacked Google's stance that Android is the superior mobile OS because it is "open," restating the debate into terms of "integrated versus fragme...
Hands-on: latest Firefox Mobile beta is svelte and smooth
Mozilla has released a new beta of Firefox 4 for Mobile. The new version resolves several long-standing problems with the Android port, finally making it viable for day-to-day use. The new version also brings a minor theming refr...
Dell moves 25k employees from BlackBerry to Windows Phone 7
Dell is shifting 25,000 of its employees, or one-quarter of its work force, from Research in Motion's BlackBerry to its own Windows Phone 7-powered Venue Pro. The company is still in discussions with T-Mobile USA, the carrier fo...
Windows Phone 7 to rival iPad for developer attention in 2011
Developers say they are most interested in Android, Windows Phone 7, and the iPad as platforms for their mobile apps in 2011, according to a report titled "State of the Apps Industry Snapshot" released today...
iOS Platform of Choice for More Than 50% of Developers
A new report reveals that the iPhone is still on top when it comes to app development, but Android is catching up. Coming in close behind both, however, is the iPad, giving iOS a strong lead. But is it likely stay that way for another year?
iPhone vs. the world: Four Apple patents shot down by staff, 24 to go
Reports of a big win for Nokia in its patent fight with Apple may be premature. Florian Mueller, who has forgotten more about high-tech patents than most of us will ever know, says we should take with a grain of salt what Bloomberg, Reuters and the IDG News Service are reporting about Apple vs. Nokia,...
