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Android Smartphone Used by Army in Tactical Operations

The U.S. Army has a new weapon to use in combat situations: a smartphone based on Google's Android operating system.The Joint Battle Command-Platform, also...

Google Docs for Android Turns Photos into Editable Documents

Google April 27 released a native Google Docs application for Android with a nifty feature that lets users turn photos with text into documents...

Google Android Market Gets Merchant Sales Reporting

Google April 26 added merchant sales reporting to its Android Market, the latest tweak in the application store's perpetual evolution toward improving quality and...

Google Buys TalkBin for Business Feedback via Android, iPhone

Google has purchased TalkBin, which makes a software platform that lets consumers send feedback, suggestions and questions to local businesses via Android smartphones and...

Microsoft Out for Android Blood: Barnes and Noble

Microsoft is using its patent portfolio to squeeze royalties from manufacturers who install Android on their mobile devices, according to a new legal filing...

Android Has 37% of U.S. Smartphone Share: Nielsen

Google's Android operating system rose to 37 percent U.S. market share compared with 27 percent for Apple's iPhone through March, according to the latest...

Sony to Launch Two Android ‘Honeycomb’ Tablets This Fall

Sony, deciding this whole iPad-sparked tablet business might indeed have legs after all, has announced that it plans to release two Android-running tablets this...

Microsoft’s Windows Phone Lags iOS, Android In Consumers’ Eyes: Report

Windows Phone 7 lags behind RIM's BlackBerry franchise, Google Android devices, and Apple's iOS among desired smartphones, according to new data from The Nielsen...

Apple iPad, Android Just the Latest in Tablet PCs’ Long History

The Apple iPad whetted consumer appetite for tablet PCs, not to mention its rivals' interest in creating touch-screens of their very own. Advertisements for...

Barnes and Noble’s Nook as Low-Cost Android Tablet Raises Questions

Barnes & Noble announced April 25 a bevy of new features for its Nook e-reader, including email and Flash support. That makes the full-color...