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Samsung Nexus S Review Reveals Speedy Google Android 2.3

Last week Google sent me the Samsung Nexus S, the first Android 2.3-based smartphone and the follow-up to the ambitious but ill-fated Nexus One...

Google Android 2.3 NFC Scans Portland Businesses

Google has begun distributing special stickers with near field communications (NFC) technology to let business owners in Portland, Ore., tout their wares right from...

RIM Sees BlackBerry Losing to Android on Verizon: Report

Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphones are no longer Verizon Wireless's best-selling devices. That distinction now belongs to its Android-running handsets-such as the Motorola Droid...

Google Android Market Client Set for Overhaul

Google said it will improve its maligned Android Market application store this month, making it easier for consumers to find, purchase and download developers'...

Android, iPad, Other Tablet Choices Broaden but Confuse Market

The problem of which tablet to choose has grown significantly beyond the once default choice-the Apple iPad. Now there are a number of Android...

Yahoo Local Goes Hyper-Local on iPhone, Android

Yahoo contributed to the latest crush of local-related news Dec. 8 by making its refreshed Yahoo Local service available in limited beta for computers...

Google Upgrades Gmail, YouTube for Android 2.2 Smartphones

Google this week upgraded its Gmail and YouTube applications for Android smartphones, part of the company's mission to release upgrades early, incrementally and often.Apparently...

Dell Streak Android 2.2 Update Arriving Mid-January

AT&T Dell Streak owners in the United States, take heart: your update to Android 2.2 (Froyo) is "hopefully" arriving in mid-January. For months, users...

Dell Streak with Android 2.2 Solid Experience, with Quirks

Dell intends its 5-inch Streak to be the first of many tablets rolling out over the next several quarters. In a September presentation at...

Android Sees 300,000 Daily Activations, Rubin Says

Google Android creator Andy Rubin said Dec. 8 that there are now 300,000 Android phones being activated each day.The stat, which Rubin delivered via...