You should love Chinese phones by now. The sheer ingenuity they bring to the world of copying, is well, ingenuous. I can’t help but mention the most innovative low-cost phones which Micromax, Karbonn and Spice sell in India are Chinese inventions (for the most part). What happens when the inventions go a little upscale? We […] Read more
Remember Panda for Google Search? Remember how blogs and websites complain about the changes in search rankings when Panda is unleashed? A similar sentiment is flowing across Android app developers. This time, the search is in Android market. The anger on the Android forums is partly financial – one developer said downloads had been cut […] Read more
Android first started as a startup by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris White. It was acquired by Google in 2005. Since then Google made sure that Android became a success it is now. With more than 130 million Android devices out there and 550,000 devices being activated everyday, Android is on one […] Read more
Samsung ‘is’ the new smartphone king, if the analysts numbers are right. The right usage would be, Samsung might have surpassed Apple and Nokia and is inching towards the smartphone crown. As per Bloomberg, Samsung might have sold 18 million to 21 million, Nokia has sold 16.7 million and Apple have sold 20.3 million smartphones. […] Read more
Android market will support multiple APK files from the same app. APK is the android package kit or the executable of an android app which sits on your Android phone. Till now a developer can only push one APK file for the application. What this means is, the developer has to pick the best platform […] Read more
Google is activating 550,000 Android devices per day and right now has more than 130 million Android powered phones worldwide. These details are revealed by Google CEO, Larry Page . Larry has updated his Google+ page during the call itself, bolstering Google+ position as a here-to-stay social network. Stuff like these make us wonder if […] Read more
If there is any doubt about Symbian’s Indian connection, Statcounter’s numbers should dispel all of them. Symbian occupies a prominent position in India’s mobile OS world. With a near 72% share, Symbian has an unassailable lead. Symbian is distantly followed by Samsung at 11.21%. This is Samsung OS and not Bada OS which is prominently […] Read more
Micromax and Spice have raced to the bottom of the smartphone price pyramid. Micromax launched its A60 at Rs 6999, only to be beaten by Spice with its Rs. 5700 phone. These are perfectly good phones in their own way, which come with touch screen camera and most importantly a very good operating system which […] Read more
After nearly a week of comparisons between Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Google Nexus S, Dell Venue & LG Optimus Black, I took the decision of buying LG Optimus Black. I have been using it for about couple of days now and I think I made a wise decision to go with it. One of the […] Read more
Google Plus, the social thingie from Google is out. This project is under the wraps from Google and as all things Google, it made a subtle launch. The service is rolled out but it is invitation only and you can sign up here. Google has said this with a lot of gumption in its blog […] Read more
Android market place isn’t the greatest place to discover new apps. But Google is changing all that. It has recently added app compatibility. Now it has made one more subtle yet useful change. It has added app rating based on user ratings. The app rating is similar to what we expect from any rating system. […] Read more
Google’s Android operating system has captured 70% market share in South Korea with 10 million phones running Android. South Korea’s smartphone base is estimated to be 14.1 million. iOS is the other dominant player in South Korea. South Korea’s top mobile carriers have released their numbers and here’s how they look : SK Telecom Co […] Read more
Dell Aero, Dell’s first Android phone, has arrived in India and we are looking for dhoopsticks and camphor to welcome it. No seriously. We just want to add Dell Aero to our Android phone memorabilia. It was so nice of Dell to complete their flop portfolio of Android phones. There was Dell Streak – the […] Read more
India TV Guide, a one stop shop for all TV listings, has launched its Android app. iPhone and Blackberry apps will follow. Content providers are keen on launching Android apps before iPhone and other smartphone apps. The reasons are obvious because India might soon having more Android powered phones than any other smartphone OS powered […] Read more
How do you get the maximum publicity for selling the latest Android phones you just manufactured? Try filling train stations in Europe with miniature Android logos. Also try getting them all over place, so that people are bound to notice them. Railway stations in Antwerp, Brussels and Namur were filled with little Androids by HTC. […] Read more
This is almost a dream come true for many iOS device owners. If you really want to see what Android is all about then we might have a window here without buying an Android phone. An open source project by FlexyCore, called In-the-box, will let you run Android apps on iOS devices. Now that might […] Read more
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