Topic: android

News from around AnDevCon II

A roundup of the happenings and the discussions occurring at the conference for Android developers … continue reading

Letters to the Editor: VoIP ain’t free

VoIP isn’t as viable an alternative, says one reader; another doesn’t blame Android or Google for faulty smartphones … continue reading

Zeichick’s Take: What, exactly, is Android?

After attending Android Open, Alan asks how exactly Google envisions its mobile OS … continue reading

Zeichick’s Take: The mobile world is taking over the desktop—or is it?

Do we really want mobile features on desktop environments? There’s room to consider this question … continue reading

webOS no great loss for developers

HP wasn’t able to build momentum for the former Palm operating system … continue reading

Zeichick’s Take: BetaCity: Windows Phone, Android, iOS and the shape of the mobile landscape

Are these three companies locked in a race? Or are they guaranteed a spot in the market for the forseeable future? … continue reading

Six areas where Android leads iOS

Though iOS 5 closed the gap a bit, developer Dave Smith has found areas where Apple still needs to do work … continue reading

Google’s Motorola Mobility buy could ease developer pain points

A standard for Android could eliminate some fragmentation, analyst says … continue reading

Meme Apps launch Meme IDE beta

Environment designed for creating mobile applications that run on multiple platforms … continue reading

Patent system is patently uneven

Google, world’s courts press throw light on the question of whether software patents protect ideas or reduce innovation … continue reading

Zeichick’s Take: Google to buy Motorola Mobility – it may be a patent play

Google might be calculating that Android will be strengthened by buying Motorola Mobility’s patent portfolio. … continue reading

Google to acquire Motorola Mobility

Move will give Google a dedicated hardware platform for its Android OS, position company to better compete with iPhone … continue reading

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