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Mobile Operating Systems

Samsung announces Galaxy S III with a focus on natural interaction Summary: Companies need to differentiate with experiences and initial reactions are that Samsung did just that with the Galaxy S III and a focus on enhancing human-smartphone interactions.Samsung introduced the world to theSamsung Galaxy S III this morning in London and it looks like the device will be taking on the fantastic HTC One X head-to-head this summer on U.S. wireless carriers. The Gala.. 더보기
Facebook for Android version 1.9 is out Summary: Facebook for Android has been updated to version 1.9. In addition to the usual improved performance and bug fixes, this version adds more messaging features and shortcuts to the app’s features.Facebook today updated its native Android mobile app. You can grab version 1.9 now from theGoogle Play store.Here is the official changelog for Facebook for Android version 1.9:Improved performanc.. 더보기
The mobile watch revolution is here, thanks to Pebble Summary: A new E-Paper watch, with its own app eco-system, that connects to your iPhone and Android deviceCompanies have been promising the “watch phone” and things like it for years. There have been many starts and stops, but something was always missing. Either it was a bad user interface, connectivity issues (SPOT watch), price or just lack of practicality, for whatever reason, they never too.. 더보기
Android leads over Apple in China's smartphone race Summary: Android has outrun Apple in the China mobile platform market share race, as it comes close to claiming nearly 70 percent of the smartphone market.Google’s Android mobile operating system was China’s most popular platform in 2011, with its market share ballooning by 35 percent in the space of less than a year.Beijing-based research analytics firm Analysys International said by the end of.. 더보기
Has iOS 5.1 squashed the iPhone battery bug? Summary: Right now, things look promising.Question from today’s mailbox:You’ve talked a lot about the battery bug that iOS 5 introduced (and that iOS 5.0.1 failed to fix) to the iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S. Do you think that iOS 5.1 finally fixes this battery drain bug?Well, it’s early days really, given that I’ve only had iOS 5.1 on my iPhone for a few hours. However, given that I noticed the initial .. 더보기
The Google 7-inch Android tablet will cost more, be delayed until July Summary: Due to cost pressures, it looks like Google’s own slate will cost the same as the Kindle Fire, and be launched in July.I posted recently about Google preparing its own branded 7-inch Android tablet, with a hardware assist by Asus. The most notable detail from those rumors was the price: $149, or $50 less than the similarly sized (and very popular) Kindle Fire.But according to The Verge,.. 더보기
Has iOS 5.1 squashed the iPhone battery bug? Summary: Right now, things look promising.Question from today’s mailbox:You’ve talked a lot about the battery bug that iOS 5 introduced (and that iOS 5.0.1 failed to fix) to the iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S. Do you think that iOS 5.1 finally fixes this battery drain bug?Well, it’s early days really, given that I’ve only had iOS 5.1 on my iPhone for a few hours. However, given that I noticed the initial .. 더보기
Android and Linux re-merge into one operating system Summary: For years, Android has been a Linux variant, but now, with the release of Linux 3.3, the two operating systems are united again. Linux is back inside Android and Android is back inside Linux. Android has always been Linux, but for years the Android project went its own way and its code wasn’t merged back into the main Linux tree. Now, much sooner than Linus Torvalds, Linux’s founder and.. 더보기
Will Android tablets overtake the iPad by 2015? Summary: Android tablet makers, being a disparate bunch of OEMs, aren’t in a position to plan and organize a proper campaign against Apple. According to the prognosticators over at IDC, worldwide shipments of Android tablets will overtake the iPad by 2015. All the other players will see their sales shipments crushed, and Windows 8-powered ARM tablets don’t even figure into IDC’s results at all. .. 더보기
Apple pulls plug on iCloud push email in Motorola patent dispute Summary: Apple has been hit with an injunction against iCloud and MobileMe push email in Germany, after it lost a case against Motorola Mobility over an old pager patent. Apple said it has suspended push email through iCloud and MobileMe for users in Germany thanks to a Motorola-brought lawsuit, which came into force overnight. “Due to recent patent litigation by Motorola Mobility, iCloud and Mo.. 더보기
Apple pulls plug on iCloud push email in Motorola patent dispute Summary: Apple has been hit with an injunction against iCloud and MobileMe push email in Germany, after it lost a case against Motorola Mobility over an old pager patent. Apple said it has suspended push email through iCloud and MobileMe for users in Germany thanks to a Motorola-brought lawsuit, which came into force overnight. “Due to recent patent litigation by Motorola Mobility, iCloud and Mo.. 더보기
Android now paying the price for iOS similarities Summary: Jobs wanted to destroy Android, and it seems that things haven’t changed under Tim Cook’s leadership. “I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple’s $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong. I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this.” This is what Steve Jobs thought of Android, a.. 더보기
iPhone commands better resale value than Android or Blackberry If you’re the sort of person who sells your old handset, then the iPhone might be the best choice for you. According to data by Priceonomics, the iPhone holds its value over time better than Android or Blackberry handsets. Priceonomics examined all iPhone model, along with 70 most popular Androids and 30 most popular BlackBerry models. Each was split into five different categories (newly release.. 더보기
Android now paying the price for iOS similarities “I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple’s $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong. I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this.” This is what Steve Jobs thought of Android, as recounted in Walter Isaacson’s biography of the late Apple CEO. Since these words were uttered, Apple has bee.. 더보기
Android vs. iOS - It's a two-horse race, and the lead horse is in trouble Recent smartphone acquirers are increasingly choosing iOS over Android. The smartphone market is now a two-horse race between Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS platforms. But there are signs that the lead horse is in trouble. New data by Nielsen is showing that recent smartphone acquirers are more likely to choose iOS devices over Android. Here’s the data: Recent smartphone acquirers (those who h.. 더보기