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Huawei unveils its answer to Android; Harmony

...safer than Android, but primarily aimed at IOT devices. That said, it can be mobilised at a drop-of-the-hat, should the Android situation continue to deteriorate. Until the point of no-return,...

• 09 August 2019 @ 11:22

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Launch of Note 9 and smart speaker will test power of Samsung’s brand

Samsung has decided to test the loyalty of its fanbase with the launch of its latest smartphone, which is priced at an eye-watering $1000, while also entering the smart speaker...

• 10 August 2018 @ 09:59

News

Google counters EC Android accusation by saying it benefits everyone

to ensure it wouldn’t lose out on search traffic as people moved away from PCs and onto mobile devices. The commercial launch of Android coincided with the launch of the...

• 20 April 2016 @ 16:28

News

UK first to get Android Pay in Europe

added all the time.” To put Android Pay’s forthcoming UK launch in to context, Android’s current UK market share sits at 52%, according to insights firm Kantar. While there will...

• 23 March 2016 @ 16:02

News

Microsoft courts Android users with Cortana digital assistant beta

Software giant Microsoft has taken another step along its new, platform-agnostic mobile strategy with the launch of a public beta of its Cortana personal digital assistant app on Android. Cortana...

• 25 August 2015 @ 11:43

A Week In Wireless

Let a thousand flowers bloom

...many apps now flooding the market, it’s easy to see how quality is falling. Google this week announced the ten billionth download from its Android Market application store, having racked...

• 09 December 2011 @ 13:33

A Week In Wireless

Desperately seeking Susan

...his magic again. The Informer is slightly surprised he’s not seen cuddly Android toys in the shops for Christmas. Android is working its magic for Samsung, which overtook Apple to...

• 28 October 2011 @ 12:13

opinion

Carriers increasingly laying claim on Android Market through billing and “content channels”

iOS ecosystem. Operators have been able to order own-brand, custom-made Android handsets from manufacturers and launch their own Android application offerings. They either launch a separate Android apps store, parallel...

• 03 October 2011 @ 12:54

opinion

Rivalries old and new

figures, and Android represented the biggest chunk of the business. Gartner’s Q3 figures showed that uptake of Android devices has accelerated. There were 20.5 million Android devices shipped in 3Q10,...

• 31 January 2011 @ 15:48

A Week In Wireless

Windows of opportunity

...its second Android unit, the Magic, an HTC exec told the Informer that Android was seen as “an additional platform” to Windows Mobile, which he described as “our DNA, our...

• 15 October 2010 @ 13:26

A Week In Wireless

Elop’s Fables

...be ousted by Android, which will become the new platform leader thereafter. In terms of sales, smartphones powered by Android are expected to surpass these of Symbian as early as...

• 24 September 2010 @ 12:55

opinion

Something for everyone

Android space, and the firm’s technology was in the first Android handset to launch. “Android will be one of the top smartphone operating systems but there are enough economic reasons...

• 29 April 2010 @ 11:06

opinion

If you want something done right…

...will launch its recently unveiled MotoRoi Android-based device in China via China Unicom and will also release OPhone devices based on China Mobile’s own Android-based platform. The home grown OPhone...

• 01 February 2010 @ 16:01

A Week In Wireless

Heads up

...to be announced at a later date. It is believed T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2 will launch the device in Germany, while Italian carriers are not yet confirmed. Android has been...

• 06 November 2009 @ 14:27

opinion

These are the droids you are looking for

its launch in Europe in the fourth quarter of 2009. Meanwhile struggling US vendor Motorola has started its fight back, with the unveiling of its first Android powered smartphone known...

• 20 October 2009 @ 15:01

opinion

Shipment growth reassures handset industry

...company’s key platform to achieve that. Motorola is working closely with Google on the Android platform and ecosystem and is actively bringing its MotoDev developer community to Android. The majority...

• 10 August 2009 @ 17:04

News

HTC wants to be consumer Hero

...handsets. The firm reaffirmed its leadership in the Android handset space on Wednesday, with the launch of its third model based on the Google-backed operating system. The ‘Hero’ terminal offers...

• 24 June 2009 @ 15:24

A Week In Wireless

Fira and loathing in Barcelona

...honcho, telling the BBC that: “This is the thinnest, nicest Android-powered device on the market.” There are only two Android handsets on the market, of course, which rather takes the...

• 20 February 2009 @ 13:11

A Week In Wireless

We're off to email the wizard

...one of the first people working on the core of the Android platform,” one of the ads reveals. Building an Android-based portfolio might be the most innovative move Moto has...

• 03 October 2008 @ 11:59

News

Google phone is legion; Android to take on Symbian

...snapped up Android for an undisclosed sum in 2005 and has kept quiet about the deal ever since. But Monday’s announcement indicates that Android has spent the last couple of...

• 05 November 2007 @ 20:48