[Graph] A Look at Global Smartphone Shipments, Holy Android
Kellen
Shipments, not units sold. Remember that when looking at this chart, but still feel free to let your jaw plant firmly on the floor below. Via: Asymco, Fortune
Android OS Shoehorned Into A USB Stick, Android Army Invades PCs Everywhere
Eric
We are watching mobile phones that run Android get smaller, all while trying to stay as fast as possible with the latest technology. I think we have found the smallest piece of hardware that runs Android ever; it has a 1.2Ghz dual-core processor, Bluetooth,...
Task Killers Put to the Test, Do They Actually Extend Battery Life? As Expected, They Most Certainly Do Not
We have written a number of times about the idea that task killers on Android do not help battery, no matter what that carrier rep who sold you your new phone has told you. In general, most of us look at Android as a multi-tasking platform that likes to have...
Consider Yourself the Ultimate Android Fanatic? Then Throw an Android Themed Wedding
Tim
Everyone always thinks they are the biggest Android fanboy or fangirl around. Well I think these two lovely people just 'took the cake.' The picture above is from a wedding where bride and groom exchanged vows via their Android devices and even had a giant...
200 Million Android Devices Have Been Activated, 550,000 on Average Per Day
For those that missed the live Google Music event that went down just over an hour ago, you also missed the latest Android activations numbers. Totaling over 200 million globally (100 million since May) and 550,000 per day, I'd say this platform is here to...
Google Music Store Screenshots Leak, Looks Like We Are All But Ready for Launch on Wednesday
The Google Music store is reportedly set to be announced on November 16, so it is the law of the Internet that we see some leaked images of the upcoming store front just days before. A lucky Android owner in Venezuela with some, "tricks and beginner's luck...
Matias Duarte of Google Goes In-Depth On Creation Of The Roboto Font
Matias Duarte is the man behind Roboto, the newest font that will be grouped with Ice Cream Sandwich. You would not believe the passion that this guy has for fonts, especially the Roboto that you will see on the Galaxy Nexus. At the announcement of the G-Nex,...
Google’s Eric Schmidt: “Android Effort Started Before iPhone Effort”
A lot of things came out in Steve Jobs' biography that was published after his passing last month. One of the things that was more prominent than others was that he really, really wanted Android to do poorly: "I will spend my last dying breath if I need to,...