Android is the top mobile platform in North America, according to mobile ad network InMobi, but the iPhone’s iOS is close behind thanks to a recent surge. InMobi’s Mobile Insights Report for April found that Google’s Android remained in the lead among mobile platforms in North America with 37 percent of all ad impressions on …
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Samsung is upgrading its Galaxy Tab and several Galaxy smartphones to Gingerbread. Josh P. Miller/CNET Owners of Samsung’s Galaxy S smartphone and the 7-inch Galaxy Tab tablet will finally receive an upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread starting very soon. Samsung announced today that the Gingerbread upgrade would also extend to its Galaxy Ace, Gio, Fit, and mini phones. The company …
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ViewSonic is set to unveil the industry’s first 7-inch Android Honeycomb tablet at month’s end, according to sources cited by tech site Pocket-Lint. ViewSonic’s current ViewPad 7 tablet runs Froyo. Josh P. Miller/CNET The ViewPad 7x will debut on May 31 at the Computex computer show in Taipei, Taiwan, Pocket-Lint reported, and will be a follow-up rather than a replacement …
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The Nexus S 4G Sprint Smartphone buyers who’ve been waiting for the 4G version of the Nexus S can now pick up the new model. Making its actual debut yesterday, the Samsung Nexus S 4G is available directly from Sprint for $199 with a two-year contract or for $549 without a contract. But Best Buy is offering an even better …
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Android continued its dominance of the smartphone landscape by shooting past BlackBerry maker RIM as the leading smartphone OS in the U.S., according to new data from ComScore. Tracking the first quarter of 2011, ComScore ranked Android’s U.S. market share at 34.7 percent, six percentage points higher than in the final quarter of 2010. In comparison, RIM’s share fell to …
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Potential BlackBerry PlayBook customers apparently will have to wait a while longer before they can buy the tablet through Sprint. RIM PlayBook RIM In a document addressed to dealers and revealed this week by mobile-device blog BriefMobile, Sprint broke the news of another delay in offering Research In Motion’s new tablet. This latest delay follows initially promised launch dates of …
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PETA’s new iPhone app PETA Animal rights group PETA has unveiled its own iPhone app as a way to counteract what it sees as the animal cruelty expressed in an Android app that pits dogs against each other. Originally dubbed “Dog Wars,” the app, made by Kage Games and found on the Android Market, touted itself as a way to …
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Manufacturing problems led to the shortfall of the iPad 2 during the first quarter, IHS iSuppli said yesterday, prompting the research firm to trim its forecast on Apple’s tablet shipments for the year. Apple As iPad buyers have run into sold-out stock at Apple stores and long wait times ordering online, questions have arisen over why supplies of the new …
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Amazon Amazon.com has updated its Kindle Android app with features designed to tap into the Honeycomb interface currently found on the Motorola Xoom and T-Mobile’s LG G-Slate. Available now at Amazon’s Appstore for Android, Kindle for Android 3.0 is geared for all Android devices but takes special advantage of the larger displays and other attributes offered by Honeycomb-powered tablets. The …
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Hit by a lawsuit from Apple last week, Samsung returned the favor yesterday, countersuing the iPhone and iPad maker over claims of patent infringement. In its suit filed in Seoul Central District Court, Samsung claims that Apple is violating five different patents. Samsung has also filed a suit in Tokyo, citing two patent infringements, and another in Manheim, Germany, citing …
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