Posted Under Android news , By Me , On May 19, 2012
So pretty. But so locked down. Photo by Ariel Zambelich/WiredThe HTC One X is a wonder of a phone, sleek, thin with a brilliant screen.And yet it comes pre-loaded with so much unremoveable bloatware, you’d swear that Microsoft was involved.But no, the AT&T Code Scanner, the AT&T Family Map, the AT&T Navigator and AT&T Ready2Go and more are pre-installed and unremovable, thanks to well, AT&T — with a tacit assist [...]
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Posted Under Android news , By Me , On May 19, 2012
By JR Raphael (@jr_raphael) When it comes to Android 4.0 upgrades, Motorola hasn't exactly been leading the pack. The manufacturer scored a big fat "D" in my Android 4.0 report card for the first quarter of 2012, and from the looks of it, its second-quarter score may not be a heck of a lot better.After months of silence and inactivity, Motorola is finally speaking up about its Android 4.0 [...]
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Posted Under Android news , By Me , On May 19, 2012
I was an Android user for years and still have several Android devices. But last October I bought an iPhone 4S and I'm glad I did. I remember the exact date I bought it, because it was the last time Apple (AAPL) updated the iPhone. Unlike Android devices, there is only one new iPhone and one new iPad a year. That doesn't offer a lot of choice but it [...]
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Posted Under Android news , By Me , On May 19, 2012
Are you one of the over 9 million people eagerly awaiting your Samsung Galaxy S III to arrive? Even if you aren’t one of the lucky ones just yet, you might like to know that the next Galaxy [...]
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Posted Under Android news , By Me , On May 19, 2012
The Samsung Galaxy S III seems to continue to be a hot topic even after its announcement. For good reason too, we don’t have it in our hands yet. Until the SGSIII hits the states we will all [...]
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Posted Under Android news , By Me , On May 18, 2012
Facebook's app and website were accessed by nearly three-fourths of U.S. Android smartphone users in MarchPort Washington, New York (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 Facebook's app and website were accessed by nearly three-fourths of U.S. Android smartphone users in March, making it the most used social networking website and app on the Android platform, according to new SmartMeter* data from leading market research company, The NPD Group's Connected Intelligence®. [...]
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Posted Under Android news , By Me , On May 18, 2012
Follow @pjkrill Unconfirmed reports say that Android 5 "Jelly Bean" could be released this fall, featuring such improvements as Chrome browser integration, better enterprise security, better power management, and maybe dual-booting support for Microsoft's Windows 8. Google did not respond to requests for comment about [...]
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Posted Under Android news , By Me , On May 18, 2012
Our new fave in the Android realm. Photo by Ariel Zambelich/WiredThe HTC One X is one of the best smartphones on the market, and the best Android phone you can buy right now, period.It’s fast, it’s gorgeous, it’s lightweight and it has a stellar battery that lasts all day. The camera is also outstanding. It’s the best I’ve [...]
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Posted Under Android news , By Me , On May 18, 2012
I am fairly certain that no one out there doubted that the Samsung Galaxy S III would basically conquer the world at launch. Every previous Galaxy device out sold the other and as it would seem, the Galaxy [...]
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Posted Under Android news , By Me , On May 18, 2012
Samsung, as Apple and
Nokia are all too aware, is on a hot streak. During the first quarter of 2012,
Samsung’s smartphones accounted for 40 percent of all Android-based phones sold
globally, while no other Android-supporting vendor achieved better than a 10
percent representation, according to a May 16 report from Gartner.
Overall, smartphone sales
rose 45 percent year-over-year, with 144.4 million units shipping during the
first quarter of 2012. Lagging feature phone sales, however, caused [...]
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