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At Google I/O, developer services hogged the spotlight

Forget Glass, self-driving cars or a smartwatch. Developers, not physical consumer products, were Google's darlings at the company's annual I/O conference this week.

By Zach Miners | 17 May, 2013 23:37

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Pandora, Google I/O, social networking, mobile, social media, internet, search engines, mobile applications, Apple, Android OS, Spotify, Google, Mobile OSes
Google eases Android app development with a new IDE

Google has introduced an IDE (integrated developer environment) aimed at easing development of Android apps.

By Joab Jackson | 16 May, 2013 19:10

Tags: Development tools, application development, Android OS, Google, Google I/O, Mobile OSes, software, mobile
At Google I/O, attendees compete to save the world, virtually

Google I/O has not officially started, but the developers' show is already seeing some action. Two warring factions, the Resistance and the Enlightenment, are vying for control of various "portals" at key landmarks throughout San Francisco, which are leaking dangerous amounts of radioactive energy, to determine the fate of the city and ultimately the world.

By Zach Miners | 15 May, 2013 01:35

Tags: Mobile games, games, Mobile OSes, online services, mobile, internet, search engines, mobile applications, Niantic Labs, Android OS, Google
At Google I/O, expect Android, Chrome, and some privacy questions about Glass

Google kicks off its I/O developer conference next Wednesday and if there's one thing that could steal the limelight from Android, Chrome and all the other Google projects, it's Glass.

By Zach Miners | 11 May, 2013 01:34

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, smartphones, Mobile OSes, social networking, mobile, social media, internet, search engines, mobile applications, Android OS, consumer electronics, Google
MediaTek to improve low-cost Android smartphone performance

Semiconductor company MediaTek wants to improve the performance of low-cost Android-based smartphones with its latest system-on-a-chip (SoC), the MT6572.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 02 May, 2013 10:26

Tags: Android OS, MediaTek, consumer electronics, smartphones, Android, Components, processors

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Google woos developers as software becomes more important

Google did its best to court developers at this year's I/O conference with a much-needed integrated developer environment, API for better games and the ability to more easily translate apps. Their allegiance will become increasingly important as smartphone and tablet hardware sees fewer dramatic improvements.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 17 May, 2013 15:43

Tags: application development, smartphones, hardware systems, Android, tablets, software, mobile, Android tablets, mobile applications, Android OS, consumer electronics, Google
New camera war brewing in the smartphone market

HTC and Nokia are preparing to go head-to-head with new cameras on upcoming smartphones, as they hope to steal market share from Apple and Samsung Electronics.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 06 February, 2013 18:23

Tags: smartphones, Nokia, Mobile OSes, Android, mobile, sony, Windows Phone, digital cameras, Blackberry, Android OS, consumer electronics, htc
Patent cases color mobile market, to continue in 2013

Over the past year, patent battles have been fought by tech companies in courtrooms all over the world. The litigation is far from over though, however, and will continue throughout 2013. This is what's at stake on the patent battlefield in the near future.

By Loek Essers | 21 December, 2012 16:08

Tags: Motorola, Ericsson, telecommunication, applications, ios, YEAR END, mobile, Apple, Android OS, htc, Microsoft, intellectual property, patent, Samsung Electronics, Nokia, legal, Mobile OSes
As it turns five, Android solidifies its smartphone OS dominance

Five years after its inception, Android is more dominant than ever in the smartphone OS market, despite facing a number of challenges along the way.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 02 November, 2012 19:56

Tags: smartphones, Samsung Electronics, hardware systems, Android, tablets, Motorola Mobility, Android tablets, Android OS, consumer electronics, Google, htc
Google's Ice Cream Sandwich - a new era for Android

Google's Android 4.0 operating system is more than just another upgrade.

By JR Raphael | 23 November, 2011 03:18

Tags: Android OS, Google, mobility, mobile solutions, Ice Cream Sandwich

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