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ZTE Skate Android 2.3 Smartphone Joins NFC Party

ZTE Feb. 14 unveiled the Skate, an Android 2.3 smartphone, at Mobile World Congress Feb. 14.The 4.2-ounce Skate offers a 4.3-inch screen and a...

MWC: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Tablet Sports 10-Inch Screen, Android Honeycomb

BARCELONA-Samsung kicked off what is likely to be a tablet-heavy Mobile World Congress convention with the release of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer,...

Nokia, Microsoft Must Move Fast to Catch Up to Apple, Android: Analysts

Part of Nokia CEO Stephen Elop's big plan to save the ailing Finnish phone maker is to join with Microsoft in a strategic alliance,...

RIM PlayBook May Run Android Apps to Hook Developers

The freshest rumor about Research in Motion's PlayBook tablet computer is that the tablet will run applications developed for Google's Android operating system.Bloomberg News...

Nokia May Regret Spurning Android for Microsoft Windows Phone

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop bet the future of the Finnish phone maker Feb. 11 when he unveiled the plan to make Microsoft Windows Phone...

Google Augments NFC API in Android 2.3

Google Feb. 9 improved the near field communications capabilities in its Android 2.3 operating system, the latest move by a company intent on seizing...

Verizon iPhone to Nibble at Android Market Share: Munster

Now that Verizon Wireless is selling Apple's iPhone 4, pundits are pontificating on just what the launch will mean for Google's Android operating system,...

INQ Cloud Handsets Emerge as Android ‘Facebook Phones’

The Facebook phones are coming, unofficially.INQ Mobile unveiled its INQ Cloud Touch and INQ Cloud Q handsets, two Android 2.2 smartphones created for people...

Yahoo Prepares Livestand for iPad, Android Tablets

Yahoo Feb. 10 revealed it is crafting Livestand, a personalized, digital newsstand for tablet computers such as Apple's iPad and smartphones such as Apple's...

Android Storms Smartphone Market to Nip at Nokia: Gartner

Google's Android operating system saw its market share surge by nearly a factor of 10 in 2010, giving it the No. 2 slot in...