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iOS to Get Advanced Google Voice Search in Coming Days, Still Nothing for Android Users Below Jelly Bean

Kellen August 8, 2012 99

Google announced today that they are planning to release a new Google Search app for iOS that carries the advanced voice tech used (our first look) in the current build built into Jelly Bean (Android 4.1). While this is great news for iOS users, we can't help...

Why It Matters That Samsung Copied Apple [Opinion]

Ron August 8, 2012 309

Samsung copied Apple. There really isn't another way to put it. Samsung didn't copy Apple in every conceivable way, but when you compare several of their phones to the iPhone, it's clear that Samsung wanted their hardware and software to resemble that of Apple...

A Quick Look at iOS 6 and Its New Android Features

Kellen June 11, 2012 220

Whenever a new version of iOS is announced by Apple, we usually take a few minutes to look at the features that were highlighted and compare them to Android, since in many cases, Android users have been experiencing the "new" fun for years. With iOS 6, the...

Which iOS 6 Features From Android Will Reinvent Smartphones This Morning?

Kellen June 11, 2012 267

In case you were wondering (wait, why would you be?), Apple's developer conference, WWDC, kicks off this morning in San Francisco at the Moscone Center. During their opening keynote, everyone expects them to introduce iOS 6 and all sorts of new features that...

IDC: Android Controls 59% of the World’s Smartphone Market Share, iOS at a Distant 23%

Kellen May 24, 2012 88

In the race for top smartphone operating system in the world, there is no competition - Android is king. According to the IDC, from Q1 2011 to Q1 2012, our favorite mobile OS went from owning 36% of the world's share to 59%. In that same span, iOS jumped...

Friday Poll: All Android or Do You Mix Up Platforms?

Kellen May 18, 2012 254

(Feel free to click around the Lytro image if you are bored.) This morning, our boy Ron wrote up his opinion on the "fanboy" situation that plagues almost every tech community. Whether you own an iOS or Android or Blackberry device, someone is bound to call...

Android is Google’s Weapon in the Ecosystem War [Opinion]

Ron May 11, 2012 71

The battle to dominate the mobile market has never been about smartphones. Android, iOS, and Windows Phone are attempts to use the most personal computers ever made to lock users into one ecosystem. Google is using Android, an open ecosystem, to lock users...

Android’s Market Share Balloons to 61% in the U.S. During Q1, iOS Drops to 29%

Kellen May 7, 2012 86

According to new research presented by NPD Group, Apple's record setting last two quarters were not enough to help it fight off Android in the battle for top smartphone OS. Their numbers show that after Q1, Android has grabbed a hold of 61% of the U.S....