Posts Tagged ‘Android’

Lytro’s Light Field technology may one day be featured on Android phones

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It’s no secret that consumers are enamored with the cameras on their smartphones. Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Sony and countless other smartphone manufacturers are investing millions of dollars to improve their camera technology, and we’re seen quite a few articles across the web that try to pinpoint the very best camera phone.

Knowing that the public [...]

What is Mobile World Congress? [Android A to Z]

What is Mobile World Congress? The next big mobile trade show on our Android schedule is Mobile World Congress — or MWC, for those in the know. It's in Barcelona, Spain, and has been since 2006 (and will be through 2018). Before that, it was know…

What Google’s unified Privacy Policy means for Android

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This week Google announced an upcoming change to their privacy policies that aims to provide a more intuitive user experience across all their products. Starting March 1, Google plans to consolidate more than 60 privacy documents into a single new Privacy Policy.

Now when signed in, Google will treat you as a single user [...]

First Batch of Chinese New Year Android Collectibles Sell Out in Minutes, Next Set Available at 11PM EST

Dead Zebra put their latest themed set of Android collectibles up for sale early this morning and as expected, sold out in minutes. The 3 traditional Chinese New Year minis are some of their finest yet, with more detail than you’ll find in some …

Q4 iPhone sales reportedly topped all Android phones combined

Apple’s monster holiday quarter is the talk of the tech world, with the technology giant having just reported the second most profitable quarter ever among U.S. companies. The company’s $13.06 billion in fiscal first-quarter profit on revenue that surpassed $46 billion is staggering, and iPhone shipments that surpassed 37 million units played a huge role in Apple’s record-setting quarter. While market share is a statistic many deem unimportant, another impressive entry in Apple’s laundry least of first-quarter feats may be one of its most impressive yet: with just three models currently available, Apple’s share of the smartphone market may have surpassed that of Android in the fourth calendar quarter of 2011. Read on for more. According to new data from analysts at

HTC teams up with IBM to offer enterprise app solutions and enhanced security

During an interview with eWEEK at IBM’s Lotusphere and Connect conference, HTC announced the company plans on integrating IBM enterprise applications into Android-powered HTC tablets and smartphones. IBM executives used HTC devices to demo new enterprise applications during the event. Executive Director Global Enterprise and Services at HTC David Jaeger talked to eWEEK about its push into [...]

IBM and HTC partner to lure the enterprise market to Android

IBM and HTC are working together to make Android a more attractive platform for the enterprise market. Executives from both companies recently demoed IBM software running on HTC smartphones and tablets during IBM’s Lotusphere and Connect conference, TechWeek Europe said recently. “It’s only been really relatively recently that HTC has broken into the enterprise space,” HTC’s executive director Global Enterprise and Services David Jaegar said. “We’re driving toward that magic 100-million device number globally. We see IBM as the gold standard for an enterprise partnership. We want to make sure if IBM is talking about Android or tablets, HTC is in the conversation.” HTC is focusing specifically on security applications, Jaegar explained recently. The Taiwan-based phone and tablet maker also said

Android 4.0 updates coming to Sony’s tablets and Xperia phones this spring

Sony will update the company’s Tablet S, Tablet P and Xperia line of smartphones to Android 4.0 in the spring, according to The Verge. Both tablets are already running Ice Cream Sandwich and are currently being tested behind the scenes. The comp…

Google is streamlining privacy policies, changes effective Mar. 1

Youtube link for mobile viewing Google has announced that it is in the process of streamlining its privacy policy, combining more than 60 current documents for various products into one easy to read version, with less of the "legal gloop" an…

Kinect meets Android, a new input method is born

Youtube link for mobile viewing Imagine a small projector attached to your Android device, and you can use your hand and touch the projected image to navigate the UI through a Kinect attached to a PC.  There's no need to just imagine it any l…

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