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Salesforce.com, i4i, Android Marked Microsoft’s Legal Battles in 2010

Microsoft found itself at the center of a number of intellectual-property battles throughout 2010, as lawsuit fever seemed to grip the tech industry as...

Google Android Market Gets ATandT Direct Carrier Billing

Google Dec. 22 introduced AT&T Direct Carrier Billing for customers who want to charge applications they download from the Android Market to their wireless...

Android Will Keep Motorola a Top Smartphone Player in 2011: 10 Reasons Why

Motorola isn't necessarily one of the first companies that people recall when they start thinking about prominent firms in the tech space. Typically, they...

Verizon Motorola 4G Android Phone on Horizon

Verizon Wireless will sell a 4G smartphone from Motorola in 2011, which by default means Google's Android platform will power the handset.Verizon COO John...

Verizon Tweet Suggests Android, 4G LTE are a Sweet Combo

Are Google's Android and Verizon Wireless' LTE (long-term evolution, its chosen flavor of 4G) network a winning combination? In a Tweet, the carrier compared...

Google Dings Carriers, Phone Makers over Android Lockdowns

Google's Android team prefers that carriers and handset makers provide unlocking mechanisms for Android smartphones so application developers can tweak the operating system without...

Motorola Teases Android 3.0 Honeycomb Tablet for CES

Motorola has released a brief video on YouTube teasing the introduction, at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, of a tablet computer based on...

Google TV Gets Android, iPhone Remote Control App

Google this week is issuing its first over-the-air upgrades to Google TV, enriching the Netflix application preloaded in the service and offering a Google...

LinkedIn for Android Hits Beta for Mobile Pros

LinkedIn users with Android smartphones have long felt left out, but that is set to change as the social network for professionals launched its...

Google Maps 5.0 for Android Has 3D, Offline Perks

Google has added 3D and offline capabilities to its new Maps 5.0 for Android application, making the app more interactive and reliable for people...