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Apple iPhone Passing iPod Touch in Ad Requsts, Android Rising: Report

More ad requests now come from the Apple iPhone than Apple iPod touch, Android is now the second most popular OS, and while consumers...

10 Reasons Why Android Is Making Google the Next Apple

In the mobile business, Google and Apple get all the attention. And although RIM is easily besting both companies to this point, it's becoming...

Android Phone Users More Willing to Switch to iPhone, Finds Nielsen

Apple's iPhone smartphone market share was 28 percent through the first quarter of 2010, more than tripling the 9 percent share garnered by Google's...

Dell to Sell Streak Android Tablet for $500 in July

Dell plans to begin selling its Google Android-based Streak hybrid tablet device in the United States for $500 at the end of July.Ron Garriques,...

Motorola Intros Flipout with Android 2.1, Flash, Motoblur

The Motorola Flipout, a pivoting smartphone with Android 2.1, Adobe Flash and support for Microsoft Exchange, was formally introduced June 2. Motorola shared details...

Android Fragmentation Is a Figment of the Imagination, Google Says

The use of the term "fragmentation" to describe Google's Android operating system has no merit because people can't agree what the term means, according...

HTC Evo 4G Is a Great Android Phone Until the Battery Fades

Review: Sprint will begin selling the Google Android 2.1-based HTC Evo 4G smartphone for $199 with a two-year contract June 4 ($100 mail-in rebate),...

Nvidia Talks GPUs, 3D, Android Tablets at Computex

Graphics card maker Nvidia put its stamp on the Computex show this week, rolling out a midrange offering in its "Fermi"-based GPU portfolio, hyping...

Led by Android, Linux Smartphones Will Triumph, ABI Says

As the number of Android-based smartphones continues to grow, both consumers and manufacturers have enjoyed the increasing popularity of open-source-based mobile devices. In a...

Google Seals AdMob Deal to Sell Mobile Ads on Android Smartphones

Google May 27 closed its purchase of mobile advertising network AdMob, setting up a battle with Apple for digital ads served in applications on...