The latest comScore report shows that Apple’s iOS and Android continued to gain smartphone market share in the United States between August and November 2011. Between the two of them, they owned over 71% of the overall marketshare in November 2011. comScore found that 91.4 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones in this three month period (an 8% increase […]
Google now activating 700,000 Android devices a day
Andy Rubin, SVP of Mobile at Google, this week announced via Google+ that the company is now seeing some 700,000 Android phone activations a day. In a second post, Rubin said that: “Activations means you go into a store, buy a device, put it on the network by subscribing to a wireless service.” He also added that “We count each […]
Update coming for Verizon Galaxy Nexus signal issue
Only days after confirming that there was a signal issue with the Galaxy Nexus, Verizon has indicated that it will provide a software update. But it does not appear to be what people likely had in mind. The fix will consist of adjusting the device’s signal strength indicator rather than making any changes to the radio firmware. In a statement, […]
Verizon investigating Galaxy Nexus signal strength issue
Reports are coming in from Galaxy Nexus users on the Verizon network that they are suffering from dropped calls and lower than average signal strength. Verizon Wireless today confirmed via Twitter that there are some signal strength issues: The signal strength issue is currently being investigated. We don’t have an ETA, but a software update is being developed. As the […]
Google to release a Nexus tablet within 6 months?
Google could have a Nexus tablet out sometime within the next six month. In an interview with Italian Italian Corriere Della Sera, Google chairman Eric Schmidt said that the company is planning to “market a tablet of the highest quality” in the first half of 2012. He does not mention the Nexus brand in the article but Google has hinted […]
Google announces Android 4.0.3 as new base version
On the heels of two smaller point updates, Google has announced Android 4.0.3, describing it as the new base version of Ice Cream Sandwich. “The new platform will be rolling out to production phones and tablets in the weeks ahead, so we strongly encourage you to test your applications on Android 4.0.3 as soon as possible.” The new version includes […]
Google begins Android 4.0 rollout for Google Nexus S
Google today announced that it has begun to push out its Android 4.0 update for the Google Nexus S. We’re rolling out Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, to GSM/UMTS Nexus S devices over the coming month, starting today: As Google indicates, the deployment will be gradual with GSM/UMTS models getting the update first within the next month. To check if […]
Android Flash Player updated for Android 4.0
As promised, Adobe has released what could well be the final version of Flash Player for Android. The only new feature it adds is support for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It also offers some bug fixes related to stability, performance, and device compatibility. Adobe recently announced plans to stop development of Flash for mobile after the release of Flash […]