The latest version of Android is set to be rolling out according to T-Mobile, who announced the upgrades to be available shortly as an over-the-air download. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has not yet confirmed the Android version update, but providers are already telling their users that … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS shrugs off mobile threats while Android suffers
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS platform received a nearly clean bill of health from Finnish security firm F-Secure yesterday, as an article and PDF posted on the Scandinavian firm's website proclaims, while Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) was found to be the vector for a toxic soup of … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) tries to retroactively patent major Android feature
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may suffer from the attacks of patent trolls, but it is apparently not entirely immune from the urge to do some trolling of its own, according to a patent application it filed in 2012. This application seeks to patent a gesture-based unlocking system, in which … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) could see iOS rival Android smashed from within by Samsung
For years now, the smartphone mobile operating system has been fully dominated by just two players – Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) with iOS, and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) with Android. However, there are gathering signs that Android may soon by gutted from within by one of its principle users – … [Read more...]
New Trojan app named “Qadars” targeting Android phone users who visit Facebook
There is a new cyber threat for Android Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) users in the form of a Trojan app called Qadars. This is a new Tojan variant that introduces a JavaScript code directly into a users Facebook page when they open their browser. Qadars is especially dangerous as it … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS leaps ahead of Google’s Android in the new world of beacons
Though not as spectacular an area of news as tablets, "phablets," and smartphones, the wireless beacon market is rapidly expanding, and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) appears to have a clear – not to say massive – competitive advantage over its competitor Google in this regard. The iBeacon … [Read more...]
Google wants OEMs to improve Android branding
If Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has anything to protect, it has its reputation. Moreover, in today's global marketplace, where you have thousands of competitors, reputation is everything. So, that may explain why Google is tightening its rein around its OEM partners and expecting them to … [Read more...]
Google improves game content for players and developers
This week, the Game Developers Conference kicks off at San Francisco's Moscone Center. While that is taking place, Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has announced a bevy of positive changes it is making on games for players and developers. This is a move to address issues with varying items … [Read more...]
Can Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS 8 really fix infamously troubled Apple Maps
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has taken considerable flak over the years for its Apple Maps application, which has shown a number of flaws both small and large. Mislabeled addresses, roads with no names, displacement of actual features from where they should truly be indicated, and similar … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock prices jump thanks to Pacific Crest’s optimistic iPhone predictions
Pacific Crest Securities, a leading technology investment bank, gave a major boost to Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock prices with a series of bold predictions about the future releases and performance of the Cupertino, CA based firm. Like many other industry analysts, Pacific Crest … [Read more...]
Google and LG join forces to create Android smartwatch
It appears that the smart watch is not going anywhere. If Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has its way, and it probably will, there will be another iteration on the horizon in the near future. The news was shared at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this past weekend. Currently, LG … [Read more...]
Google has a new competitor, Yandex launches firmware kit for Android
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) may be the market leader when it comes to smartphone operating systems, but Russian tech company Yandex Inc. (NASDAQ:YNDX) is working to change that. Not satisfied with having a search engine, Yandex launched an extensive firmware kit for Android phones … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) Strategy: Focus on success and profit, not flashy market share numbers
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) seems to follow a strategy which draws criticism from market analysts at times, yet which has thus far led to solid ongoing success and profits, as the contrast between sales and revenue in the 2013 Android and iOS smartphone market highlights. Google Inc. … [Read more...]
Google Inc’s (GOOG) Android IOS dominates the $200 and below smartphone market
Unfortunately for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android OS and the cheaper line of phones that carry it, are difficult to beat. Apple's share of the inexpensive device market is on the decline, at 15%, which is down from 19% the year before. It also holds the … [Read more...]
Battle of the super titans: Apple iOS vs. Google Android – who will reign superior
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is still the leader in profits from smartphone sales, according to recent analysis by International Data Corp, or IDC. Though Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) phones moved almost 800 million units in 2013 and there is no sign yet of the torrent of purchases … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS and Android jockey for first place as global smartphone shipments surpass 1 billion
The iOS mobile operating system made by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was one of the two leading systems during 2013, when smartphone sales rose above one billion, according to an IDC report issued today. Android led the field in sheer volume, outselling iOS in terms of units sold three or … [Read more...]
Google rival Nokia to manufacture Android-powered phones
As a nod to its power, even Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) competitors can't seem to come up with anything that can overcome the Android operating system. So, in the tradition of the "if you can't beat them, join them" philosophy, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MFST) Nokia arm has decided … [Read more...]
Facebook (FB) and Apple (AAPL) Remain Friends, Not Speaking to Google (GOOG)
While Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) remain friends, the social network is no longer on speaking terms with Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG). During a conference call that followed his company’s Jan. 30 earnings report, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained Facebook … [Read more...]
