Tag: Google

CES 2012: In search of Android superphones – Viewsonic, HTC, Motorola, Samsung

Droid RAZR Maxx could steal the limelight in the Motorola booth. Expect it to continue the thin tradition re-booted with the launch of the Droid RAZR in Q4 '11.

Why did Android tablets fail? Start with price

4 reasons why Android Tablets are failing. And why that may soon change with the introduction of the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire.

Google brings Ice Cream Sandwich to market … slowly

By releasing Android 4 first on Nexus, Google gets the OS into the hands of early adopters--such as my Android-loving self--who then in essence test the bejesus out of the thing. Bugs are reported. Issues are discovered. The inevitable updates begin to roll out.

Review: Samsung Galaxy Nexus – A refined, but not perfect, Android

ICS portends a new, slick design direction for Google. It's right on the money. Sure, there are minor inconsistencies. And not many apps yet take advantage of new features available via ICS, but that will change quickly. As a flagship device, it's a smart alternative to the iPhone 4S.

Google Android Market boasts 400,000 apps – But are any of them any good?

One publishing house told me, "Android is driven by a community of hacktivists, rooters, and freeloaders - you don't build a nice house in that neighborhood."

Steve Jobs on Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab

Which tablet or e-reader is best for reading? We put four to the test in this comparison, based on the Kindle version of -- you guessed it -- the new Steve Jobs biography.

CES 2012: 5 Must-See Consumer Technologies

If you thought the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was a big deal, wait for the Android army of 2012 to blow us all away. Start with the processor. Look for Androids like the HTC Edge to make a splash packing quad-cores.
BlackBerry Playbook

RIM dumping BlackBerry PlayBooks for $299

RIM is in a world of hurt. One could argue that tablets should be the last thing they should be worrying about. Their bread and butter business -- messaging smartphones -- is getting crushed by Apple iOS and Google Android.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Stark Stuff: Top 5 4G Smartphones (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile)

Galaxy Nexus is currently the darling of the Android smartphone set. Stylish, super-fast, powerful. Hands down, this is the phone to get for the technophile. It's the only new phone that can be bought running Google's brand Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Droid

Why I returned the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Sitting unused, the Nexus battery inexplicably lost 15% of its charge in less than an hour.