Saturday, November 3, 2012

Google Alert - Android

News30 new results for Android
 
Android Market Share: 3 Of 4 Smartphones Purchased In Past 3 Months Use ...
Huffington Post
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Three out of every four smartphones sold in the third quarter featured Google Inc's Android mobile operating system, as the gap between Google and Apple Inc-based phones widened further, according to a new research report.
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Android this week: Nexus 4 and 10 arrive along with Android 4.2
GigaOM
Google introduced an Android device for every sized pocket this past week, along with an update to the software that runs on them. The devices didn't debut as planned at Google's New York City event on Monday, which was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy ...
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GigaOM
Free Android apps cost users security, privacy
NBCNews.com
An audit of 1.7 million apps in the Android Market, recently renamed Google Play, found that free apps were more than four times as likely to access contact lists as paid apps that had the same functions, British tech blog the Register reported. The ...
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Google Wallet Gets Real
InformationWeek
The Google Wallet Card is intended for circumstances when customers cannot use their software-based, mobile phone-bound Google Wallet, due to a merchant's lack of support for NFC payments. The website Android Police has published screenshots that ...
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Can any other Android series compete with the Galaxy series?
PhoneDog (blog)
I look at Android, over the years, and I realize that I look at the platform in stages. You can do the same for pretty much every other platform, especially when we tie in the hardware market, but for Android it's different. The mobile operating system ...
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Android apps collect too much user data, researcher says
Sydney Morning Herald
Android phones warn users when they download applications about what information the programs will access. Whether most people actually read those warnings is another matter. A Google representative didn't immediately respond to a request for ...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Sales: Android 4.1 Phone Crosses 30 Million Sales Figure
PC-Tablet
The Samsung's flagship Android smartphone comes with 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD display screen, super advance 8 megapixel primary camera, bigger battery, sleek design, 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera, and Android 4.1 with smart S features such as ...
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IDC: Android on 75 Pct of Smartphones in 3Q
ABC News
Google's Android software for mobile devices was running on 75 percent of smartphones shipped in the third quarter, as the search company extended its lead over Apple, according to research firm IDC. Apple's iOS system, used in iPhones, was second with ...
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HTC Launches Dual-SIM Android 4.0 Based Desire SV With 4.3" Screen For Rs ...
Techtree.com
This week, HTC introduced its Android flagship phone One X+ and Windows Phone 8 devices 8X and 8S in India. The company seems to be on a handset-launching spree, as it has now brought out the mid-range Desire SV. This Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream ...
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Android Apps of the Week: Movember, Amazon Cloud Drive Photos, and More
Gizmodo
It's been a really long week but we're not done yet—as usual, here's our latest edition of the best Android apps of the week. Movember: Have you joined our Gizmovember team yet? If not you should. And you can do it all right from the official Movember ...
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As it turns five, Android solidifies its smartphone OS dominance
Computerworld
Android has endured legal battles, platform fragmentation, security issues and user complaints over upgrade delays. But none of these issues has so far seriously impacted its market share and sales, which reached record levels during the third quarter.
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The Simpsons: Tapped Out Android: Make It Happen, EA
Business Insider
Earlier today, we caught wind of an interesting stat. According to this article, Android currently holds a whopping 75 percent of the smartphone market, with Apple trailing at just 14.9 percent. Math was never our strongest suit, but based on those ...
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Minix NEOG G 4 is a $76 Android PC-on-a-stick
TG Daily
The Minix NEOG G 4 is a $76 Android PC-on-a-stick that has garnered uber-positive reviews from the developer of Droidmote, an Android app which allows a phone or tablet to act as a remote control. Essentially, the Minix NEOG G4 doesn't really differ ...
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SMiShing Vulnerability Demo in Android
YouTube
Published on Nov 2, 2012 by fjcon con. This particular vulnerability allows a running app (without any permission) on an Android phone to fake arbitrary incoming SMS text messages. More details can be found at http://www.cs.ncsu.edu/faculty/jiang/smishing.
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HTC launches a slew of new Windows Phone 8, android handsets
Business Today
On the Android front, HTC has also unveiled One X+ running Android Jelly Bean. The HTC One X+ features a 1.7 GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 AP37 processor, the HTC One X+ is 27 per cent faster than it's erstwhile Android flagship handset, the HTC One.
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Business Today
IDC: Android Claims 75% of Smartphone Shipments
Datamation
Four years after Google first released its Android mobile operating system (OS), it has become the undisputed king of smartphone OSes, according to IDC. The market research firm says that Android made up three quarters -- a full 75 percent -- of the ...
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The ManDroid Show: Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Android 4.2 and Me
AndroidSPIN Video News
Nexus 4: http://androidspin.com/2012/10/29/lg-and-google-officially-announces-the-lg-n... MUST SEE video from The Verge SHowing Android 4.2 and Nexus Line: http://androidspin.com/2012/10/29/must-see-video-by-the-verge-going-inside-an.
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Android SMS phishing vulnerability discovered by researchers
SlashGear
SMS phishing isn't anything new. It's been around for some time now, but researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered a vulnerability in Android that could bring back the practice in a big way. The vulnerability affects devices ...
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SlashGear
Android accounts for 52.5% US smartphone users
Times of India
It found that Google's Android continued to rank as the top smartphone platform in the US with 52.5 percent share, while Apple maintained the second place with a market share of 34.3 percent. RIM and Microsoft ranked third and fourth, with shares of 8 ...
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Ice Cream Sandwich Tops 25 Percent of Android Devices
PC Magazine
According to stats released today by Google, approximately 25.8 percent of Android device are running Android 4.0 ICS, which is up from 23.7 percent last month. But more than half - 54.2 percent - are running Android Gingerbread, though that's down ...
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Three Out Of Four Smartphones Run On Android
RedOrbit
"Android has been one of the primary growth engines of the smartphone market since it was launched in 2008," said mobile phone research manager at IDC, Ramon Llamas. "In every year since then, Android has effectively outpaced the market and taken ...
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RedOrbit
What Android's familiar new features mean for the filter crowd
GigaOM
So, the first reviews and hands-on impressions pieces about the Nexus 4 are coming in. It looks like a fine beast and I intend to buy one, but, as the owner of two Nexus devices already (the 7 and S), I know I'll soon get my hands on Android 4.2 even ...
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GigaOM
The LG Optimus G on AT&T offers speed and a great display
Examiner.com
Priced at $199.99 with a two-year contract, this quad-core, Android 4 phone is a solid and incredibly fast addition to the AT&T 4G LTE network. The LG Optimus G packs a 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 2GB RAM, and runs on ...
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Nexus 4 review: Amazing phone with a deal-breaker flaw
NBCNews.com (blog)
Let me just spell it out: If the Nexus 4 represents the finest example of an Android phone — and I feel that it does — then why isn't it available on all carriers, and on the fastest 4G networks? Now, to rewind a bit. A few weeks back, when the ...
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Rockstar games to launch Grand Theft Auto for Android iOS this Fall
Technology Bloom News
We have all heard of Rockstar and one of the more popular video games called Grand Theft Auto. The series of games has been at the top of the sales list for each year since it was released and now you will soon be able to play the game on your Android ...
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Technology Bloom News
Picture Password Lockscreen Keeps Your Android Phone Secure
Lifehacker Australia
Android: There's no shortage of lockscreens for Android, but Picture Password Lockscreen (inspired by a similar feature in Windows 8) may be one to end them all. The app replaces the traditional pattern or swipe-to-unlock screen with a static image ...
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Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition hits Android tablets November 28
Android Community
For us, one of the most exciting games of the year has to be Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition, which takes the much-loved computer RPG and adds some all new content to make it even better (we hope). The best part is that Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition ...
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Android Community
Zombie Driver THD Review: You Got Your Shooter In My Racing Game
Android Police
A review of Exor Studio's Zombie Driver is somewhat redundant, since it's been available on PCs via Steam for almost three years. But as any dedicated mobile gamer knows, translating a console or PC gaming experience to a handheld is rarely as ...
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Android 4.2's brand-new panorama photo feature ported to the Galaxy Nexus
BGR
Despite canceling its Android event on Monday, Google (GOOG) still managed to announce the Nexus 4 smartphone, Nexus 10 tablet and Android 4.2. While the latest operating system update retains the Jelly Bean name, it brought a bunch of new features to ...
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BGR
Samsung Has Already Sold 3 Million Galaxy Note II's
Android Police
Back when Samsung announced that, as of March 2012, it had sold 5 million Galaxy Notes (a period of roughly 5 months), much of the tech journalism world was a little taken aback. Myself included. How could a ridiculous 5.3" phone be selling in the ...
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Blogs14 new results for Android
 
Android 'smishing' vulnerability discovered by NCSU researchers ...
By Darren Murph
The art of smishing (SMS-Phishing) has been practiced for some time, but a discovery by the wizards at NC State University has uncovered a new.
Engadget
Inside Android 4.2: Notifications and quick settings | Android Central
By Phil Nickinson
Google has finally added quick settings in Android 4.2, but they're not just simple toggles you may be used to seeing.
Android Central - Android Forums,...
Here's The Latest Android Developers Office Hours | WebProNews
By Chris Crum
Google has uploaded an Android Developers Office Hours hangout from this week. If you have an hour ... In its Android distribution reports, Google has shown that Gingerbread is slowly losing its grip on the Android market. The keyword here ...
Top News - WebProNews
75% of phones shipped last quarter run Android | GamesIndustry ...
IDC finds Google's OS powered 135 million new smartphones; Apple grows to 14.9% of market.
GamesIndustry International
IDC: Android phones accounted for 75% of all smartphones sold last ...
By Quentyn Kennemer
Just when you thought the good news for Google had all subsided, another major piece of good news comes in for the "don't be evil" company. The IDC, one of the world's most respected and credible analytics firms, is reporting that Android ...
Android Phone Fans
Android Java Text not being centered - Stack Overflow
By Cole Selensky
<TextView android:id="@+id/creditText" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:textSize="20dp" android:textColor="#ffffff" android:layout_marginLeft="0dp" android:layout_marginTop="350dp" ...
Recent Questions - Stack Overflow
Clock App and Newest Build of Android 4.2 Keyboard Made ...
By Tim-o-tato
If you've been trying as hard as me to make your phone look and feel as close to Android 4.2 as possible, then you've come to the right spot. Thanks to the hard work of gnufabio, we have the latest files pulled from the 4.2 system dump of the ...
Droid Life
Android-iOS gap widens: Google's OS in 3 out of 4 smartphones ...
By IBNLive.com editor@ibnlive.com
Shipments of Android-based smartphones made by Samsung, HTC and other vendors nearly doubled in the third quarter.
IBN Top Headlines
dailywireless.org » Android 75% Smartphone Share
By Sam Churchill
Although that figure does not tally the units actually sold, the Android operating system was found on three out of every four smartphones shipped during the third quarter of 2012. Android's total volumes for the quarter were greater than the ...
dailywireless.org
[Android] Building Games for Android - For Beginners - GameDev.net
Building Games for Android - posted in For Beginners: Hi All, I'm interested in making games for Android\. I've got a few idea's and although not all of them are going to be android the first couple I make are going to be at least\.\.\. I&.
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Google Android Celebrates Four Years Anniversary with 75 - X-bit labs
By Anton Shilov
Google Android Smartphone Market Share Hits 75%, iOS and Windows Phone Behind.
X-bit labs
IDC: Google's Android hits 75% smartphone market share ...
By MacDailyNews
The Android smartphone operating system was found on three out of every four smartphones shipped during the third quarter of 2012 (3Q12). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, ...
MacDailyNews
Samsung to release more Android, Windows 8 tablet PCs in Q4 ...
Samsung Electronics has said it will aggressively push out new tablet PC models on both Android and Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system in the fourth quarter of this year, the Wall Street...
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android exploit | Coffeehouse | Forums | Channel 9
By magicalclick
I have heard that Android phones are 60% infected. It is getting worse. In fact I was told by unnamed Microsoft sources that they think it will be Apple and them in 5 years on the mobile market. Google with Android has a mess and the hackers ...
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Web1 new result for Android
 
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