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Android trapped in iPhone’s body, GooApple 3G

Android trapped in iPhone’s body, GooApple 3G

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: August 01, 2011In: Android, Mobiles

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

Android app developers new worry : Android market Search

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: July 30, 2011In: Android

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

The Android Story {infographic}

The Android Story {infographic}

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: July 27, 2011In: Android

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. No wait, Nokia lost the crown

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: July 26, 2011In: Android, Apple, Mobiles

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

Multiple APK’s possible now in Android. Will we see more Android tablet apps?

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: July 26, 2011In: Android, Apps

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 : 130 mn Android phones, 10 million Google+ users and whole lot of money

Posted By: TGF Staffon: July 15, 2011In: Android, Mobiles

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

Top 10 mobile OS in India, Symbian rules, Android 5th

Top 10 mobile OS in India, Symbian rules, Android 5th

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: July 14, 2011In: Android, Apple, Mobiles

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

Is this the end of cheap smartphones?

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: July 12, 2011In: Android

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

LG Optimus Black: My First Impressions!

LG Optimus Black: My First Impressions!

Posted By: arunon: July 02, 2011In: Mobiles

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 aka Facebook/Skype killer comes out with an Android app. iOS to wait

Google Plus aka Facebook/Skype killer comes out with an Android app. iOS to wait

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: June 29, 2011In: Android

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 apps get a detailed user rating in the market place

Android apps get a detailed user rating in the market place

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: June 27, 2011In: Android

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

Android rules in South Korea with a 70% market share

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: June 23, 2011In: Android

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 launched in India, we go looking for dhoop sticks

Dell Aero launched in India, we go looking for dhoop sticks

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: June 22, 2011In: Android, Mobiles

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 releases Android app

India TV Guide releases Android app

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: June 13, 2011In: Android, Apps

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

HTC’s marketing stunt - A train station filled with Android army

HTC’s marketing stunt – A train station filled with Android army

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: June 11, 2011In: Android

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

Wow! Run Android apps on iOS devices!

Wow! Run Android apps on iOS devices!

Posted By: Sriram Vadlamanion: June 03, 2011In: Android, Apple

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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