Android

When Google joined the cellular phone market, they created Android, their first smartphone operating system. Based on Linux, the Android OS promises power, flexibility, and extendability.HTC was the first to introduce a device that will run the Android OS, the G1. Android is not only an OS but a software platform. This gives all cellular manufacturers the ability to build new device that can use Android.

The Android platform is completely open-source, allowing any developer to tap into its full power and create some pretty cool apps. Check out some of the winners of the Android Developer Challenge.

Some would have argued that HTC's main hurdle to overcome with their new flagship, the One, was marketing the device on all carriers and ensuring...
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Over the past few weeks we’ve seen many websites digging into one of Google’s presumed services to be released at Google I/O, purportedly named...
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Around a week ago, a mysterious Motorola phone was photographed in the wild with AT&T 4G LTE support and "XFON," suggesting that it could be the...
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Still got a Verizon-enabled Motorola XOOM laying around? If so, it looks like you and your tablet will soon be on the receiving end of a tasty treat...
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Did we pack the tent? Check! Cooler? Check! First Aid Kit? Check! Earl? … Who? You’ve probably never met him before today, but I would like to...
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Remember that thin-bezeled LG handset that surfaced last weekend? Apparently the device has decided to show its face once again, this time posing...
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When Facebook Home launched one month ago, it did so with support for just a handful of different Android smartphones. The number of Home-capable...
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Amazon is one of those companies that seems to get just as much attention as Apple, as far as rumors go. We've been hearing about Amazon's plans to...
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Late in 2012, an official Google Wallet support page was found that made several mentions of a "Google Wallet card," hinting that Google may have...
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A couple of weeks after the Stealth Black HTC One first showed its face on AT&T's website, the device has officially donned a price tag and "Add...
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Another day, another Nokia Lumia 928 teaser. Nokia has kept itself pretty busy recently by posting images of the Lumia 928 as well as clips showing...
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Earlier today, Senior News Editor Alex Wagner reported on the rumors that massive online retailer Amazon may be working on its own smartphone for...
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Been hoping that that ruggedized Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active will be making the perilous journey onto U.S. soil? If so, you may be in luck. Frequent...
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Amazon is no stranger to the mobile hardware business, having launched several Kindle Fire tablets in recent years. It's long been speculated that...
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It's likely that when LG announced the Optimus G a year ago, you brushed it off with ease. The Korean company capable of producing high quality...
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Following Galaxy S 4 updates from AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, it appears that U.S. Cellular may soon begin rolling out some piping hot software...
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  A couple of weeks after T-Mobile first announced the Jelly Bean update for its LG Optimus L9, the magenta operator says that LG has hit the pause...
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Remember that update that began hitting AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S 4 yesterday? There was no official changelog at the time of the rollout, leaving...
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Some things are just inevitable. You can see them coming from a mile away. Or, as it happens in the mobile space, months ahead of time. We know...
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It looks like Motorola and Verizon are slated to continue their tradition of offering DROID RAZR smartphones in a multitude of color options....
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