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IcedRobot Android Fork Seeks to Preclude Oracle Litigation

A team of savvy Java developers is working to fork Android to have a safe and open implementation of the Android stack in case...

Android to Rack Up $1.3B in Mobile Ads: Munster

Google's Android operating system could reap $1.3 billion in mobile advertising in 2012, an analyst predicted Feb. 8 using the search engine's own quoted...

Samsung Indulge from MetroPCS May Be First 4G LTE Android Smartphone

MetroPCS, the nation's fifth-largest wireless carrier, has introduced what may be the first commercially available 4G LTE (Long-Term Evolution) Android smartphone, the Samsung Indulge....

ViewSonic Prepping Android 2.4 ViewPad 4 Smartphone

Viewsonic's ViewPad 4 smartphone will be allegedly loaded with Google's as-yet-unannounced Android 2.4 operating system when it launches this spring, according to a company...

Sprint, Kyocera’s Echo Phone Gives Android New Hardware

More screens means greater efficiency. That's the theory behind installing two of them side-by-side on your desk at work, or a Wall Street maven's...

Verizon iPhone 5 Will Beat Any Android Handset: 10 Reasons Why

AsApple prepares to finally launch its iPhone on Verizon's store shelves Feb. 10, already some are looking toward the iPhone 5 running on the...

Google Android OS Boosts Worldwide Smartphone Sales: IDC Report

Google's open-source Android mobile-operating system is helping push worldwide smartphone sales to new highs, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. In the...

Android Reaching for RIM in Smartphone Market: comScore

Google's Android operating system continued to chomp at Research In Motion's BlackBerry U.S. smartphone market share stake, racking up 28.7 percent market share, according...

Sprint, Kyocera Introduce Echo, the First Dual-Screen Android Smartphone

NEW YORK - Sprint and Kyocera kicked off their joint introduction of the Kyocera Echo, the first dual-screen Android smartphone, with a performance by...

HP webOS Tablet Challenged by iPad, Android, PlayBook

When HP introduces its webOS tablet Feb. 9, it will be casting another line into the tablet ocean where top brands Apple, Android tablet...