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Android Smartphones Used by 35% of U.S. Users: Pew

Some 35 percent of U.S. adults now own smartphones, with 35 percent of smartphone owners using an Android phone, compared with 24 percent of...

Apple, Microsoft, Oracle Lead Unholy Patent Alliance Against Android

Let's see if we can get all of the players and the moves straight. Apple is suing HTC, claiming patent violations. HTC is suing...

New Android Trojans Go After SMS Messages

Security researchers have come across a new Android Trojan that sends Short Message Service communications to prime-rate numbers. This comes shortly after reports emerged...

Microsoft Baidu Deal, Android Royalties Marked Week

Microsoft continued its Android march this week, with a report that the company plans on demanding $15 from Samsung for each Android smartphone produced...

Apple, Microsoft Patent Consortium Trying to Kill Android

The ad-hoc patent group that offered $4.5 billion for bankrupt Nortel Networks' 6,000 patents is facing antitrust scrutiny for possibly conspiring to keep the...

Google Maps for Android Gets Transit Navigation, Offline Maps

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) July 6 rolled out Google Maps 5.7 for Android with Transit Navigation and other features geared to help searchers on the go...

VA Likely to Endorse Use of iPhones, iPads, Android Devices

The Department of Veterans Affairs has revealed plans to allow clinicians in the department's health facilities to use additional mobile devices such as iPhones,...

Apple iPad, Android Will Power Tablet Shipments in 2011: IDC

Apple's iPad will help drive 53.5 million tablet shipments in 2011, according to a July 8 note from research firm IDC.IDC is raising its...

Microsoft Targeting Samsung for Android Royalties: Report

Having cornered a handful of small manufacturers into paying royalties on their Android devices, Microsoft is now setting its sights on substantially bigger game:...

Microsoft Android Licensing Roll Continues With Wistron

Microsoft has entered into yet another patent-licensing agreement with an Android device manufacturer, this time with Wistron, which crafts tablets and other devices.Under the...