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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....

Google CEO Larry Page: Steve Job’s Differences With Android Were For Show

Tim April 4, 2012 94

"Thermonuclear war." I believe that was the quoted distance Steve Jobs was willing to go to "right this (Android) wrong." As it may turn out, the late Steve Job's hate for Google's operating system could have simply been for show. In an interview with...

Infographic: Android Owner Happiness Compared to that of iOS Users Based on Application Ratings

Tim February 28, 2012 67

If you have been curious as to whether iOS users or Android users are more happy than the other about their app market experiences, then there's a graph for that. Besides tools, weather, and navigation (thanks, Google Maps), iOS and Android compare quite...

Study: iOS Apps Crashing at a Greater Rate than Android Apps

Kellen February 3, 2012 83

According to a new mobile app monitoring startup called Crittercism, iOS apps are crashing at a greater rate than your favorite Android apps. For a 2 month period, a ton of data was compiled and broken down by OS version and in some cases by app, and then into...

Windows Phone 7.5 – How Does it Compare to Android? [Opinion]

Ron February 2, 2012 143

For the past week I've been reviewing the Samsung Focus S. I believe that competition drives innovation, so I love spending time with multiple devices and operating systems to see what works well and what doesn't. I think most of us have spent some quality...

Nielsen: In December, 91% of Smartphone Acquirers Purchased an Android Device or iPhone

Kellen January 18, 2012 43

In the month of December, 91.4% of new smartphone acquirers purchased either an Android device or an iPhone. That number is up almost 5% from the previous two months, meaning RIM and Windows Phone continue to do nothing to entice consumers. The other important...