Tag: Android

BlackBerry Priv Android-based Smartphone

“We have new life,” says BlackBerry CEO

BlackBerry chief John Chen explains why he's turning to Android operating system for new "Priv" phone.
Apple WatchOS 2 - Nightstand Mode

5 things Android Wear can learn from Apple WatchOS

WatchOS 2 is here, and improves significantly upon the Apple Watch, a wearable that if not necessarily a smash hit, at least gets the idea of a smartwatch mostly right. There's a lot to like with WatchOS 2, especially native apps, and I'll have more soon after I've spent...
Moto G - Android Lollipop

Mobile Adoption: Apple iOS 9 at 50% vs. Google Android Lollipop at 21%

Apple users upgrade their phone software faster. But many suggest that Android's so-called fragmentation actually works in Google's favor.

Top 5: Best unlocked Android smartphone deals

Welcome to unlocked Android la la land.

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 an unlocked Android bargain (Review)

If you're in the market for a new Android phone or upgrade, this, my friends, is your time. In my six years of covering Android and the mobile space I've never seen such incredible phones on offer, at prices that, in many cases, simply seem too low to be...
Moto 360 Android Wear

What’s wrong with wearables? Here’s 5 problems

Extending smartphone functionality to your wrist is not creating the magical new market opportunity many were predicting.
From Samsung to Snapdragon – Why Android is Winning

From Samsung to Snapdragon – Why Android is #Winning

Android's success can be attributed in part to the fact that it's more pervasive and readily available.

This Android smartphone has insane battery life

China-based Huwaei makes a sleeper Android . Battery that goes forever. And an amazingly low price for an unlocked phone.

New king of Android could well be… Xiaomi

Not only are Xiaomi's new Mii Note phones lighter and thinnner than Apple's iPhone 6 Plus, but they are priced over 50% cheaper. Apple and Samsung: hear them roar.

Google: “We are out of inventory” (Merry Christmas)

Trying to buy a new Nexus 6 smartphone from Google this holiday season? You could be in for a game of cat-and-mouse. Meanwhile, Apple will always take your money.