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Google working to patch Wallet security holes

One of the big pushes Google is making for the future of its Android mobile platform is in Google Wallet, the near-field communication software that lets users make purchases in brick-and-mortar stores using only information stored and broadcast over short range by their smartphones. But it seems W ... Full Article »

February 10, 2012 1:31pm

Android@home could rival Apple AirPlay

One area in which Google has yet to catch up with Apple is home entertainment. That may soon change, as Google is reportedly working on an Android-based home music system called Android@home. Such a system would likely be among the first products to come out of Project Tungsten, which Google demonst ... Full Article »

February 10, 2012 9:16am

Google Chrome comes to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices

Google’s entry into the desktop web browser market, Chrome, has rocketed in popularity since its release back in 2008, but it has never quite made the logical leap to Google’s Android operating system – until now, that is. Chrome has just become available for Android devices, as TechCrunch re ... Full Article »

February 7, 2012 2:01pm

The rise and fall of HTC

HTC was one of the first developers to get aboard the Android train. When Google first launched its original operating system a few years ago, HTC were there. This weekend, we learned that HTC reported a significant loss in the final quarter of 2011 and offered guidance that things might not get any ... Full Article »

February 6, 2012 3:30pm

Android lead smartphone platform in 2011, will be used by government

Android got some good news this week. Firstly, numbers released by comScore suggest the platform grew in the fourth quarter of 2011 in the U.S. Secondly, the U.S. government has decided to use Android devices as secure phones. In a story from Fierce Mobile Content, comScore released its 2011 smartp ... Full Article »

February 3, 2012 2:12pm

Android OS rules in U.S., gets a Bouncer to keep malware out the Market

The Android platform expanded its dominance in the U.S. smartphone market during Q4 of 2011, according to the latest ComScore report. Apple may have boosted its share of the mobile handset market with the release of the iPhone 4S, but Android’s still the clear winner in terms of OS use, powering 4 ... Full Article »

February 3, 2012 9:17am

Update for Google Docs app adds offline support, amps up tablet features

Google has done an admirable job of providing web apps that lots of people use every day. Gmail is firmly ensconced as a leader in web-based email, Google Reader provides easy RSS feed access, and Google Docs allows users to create word processing documents in their browser windows and share them wi ... Full Article »

February 2, 2012 1:24pm

Android tablets approach tipping point, mimic smartphone rise

Google’s winning smartphone strategy was to make Android open source and invite anyone and everyone to create a device for their mobile platform. It worked, as HTC, Motorola and others jumped on the opportunity to create smartphones to rival the iPhone. However, the market was reset when Apple rel ... Full Article »

January 26, 2012 8:56am

Analyst predicts Google’s mobile ad revenue to hit $5.8 billion this year

Google’s Android mobile operating system continues to sweep the world and has a huge number of devices using it, but the way that Google really makes money off the OS and the apps sold for it is through advertising. And one analyst expects that the amount of money Google stands to bring in by targ ... Full Article »

January 25, 2012 2:49pm

Google revenue down, Android can help

Google's revenue was lower than expected during the final quarter of 2011, but some of the company’s other initiatives continue to grow and show promise. One of those initiatives is Android, Google’s mobile operating system that’s become a global, unstoppable force. Google CEO Larry Page revea ... Full Article »

January 20, 2012 9:36am


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