First launched as part of the Jelly Bean update, Google Now serves as the personal assistant for the Android platform, a role filled in iOS by the Siri application. The company is bringing the platform to Apple's mobile operating system as a...
Android PoliceGoogle Glass companion app has some interesting finds. The only noteworthy bits coming out it: Android is on track for 1 billion activations by year's end and he called Facebook Home a "tremendous endorsement" of Android.
Mobile App (Native): Native to the operating system (e.g.iOS or Android). So if you're building an app for an iOS, Android, Windows Phone or whatever, it won't usually be written with HTML and CSS, but rather Objective C, Java or some other higher...
Last week, FairSearch Europe – a group that includes Microsost, Nokia and Oracle – launched an attack on Google for alleged anticompetitive practices on its Android mobile operating system. The group claimed that Google favors its own apps over...
Google is using its Android mobile operating system as a 'Trojan Horse' to deceive partners, monopolize the mobile marketplace, and control consumer data," Vinje said. Failure to act will only embolden Google to repeat its desktop abuses of...
Because of Android’s open architecture, Facebook didn’t have to partner with Google on the Home project, but Zuckerberg explains that the process is entirely different with each mobile operating system.
Unlike rival Evernote, though, Google has only released a Keep app for its Android mobile operating system, in addition to the web, although this doesn't come as too much of a surprise. Google surprised nobody yesterday with the unveiling of its...
Google's Andy Rubin has stepped down from his role as the head of the Android mobile operating system to "start a new chapter" at the Internet giant. Rubin couldn't be leaving the role on more of a high, as the Android mobile operating system...
The Chinese Ministry of Technology has accused Google of unfairly discriminating against local firms by hindering the country's ability to develop its own mobile operating system against the might of Android.
If you're selling an iOS app and sending people to the app store, Android devices won't see your ad, and vice versa. HTC One X vs iPhone 4, or iOS vs Android). They can't control how many people search (apart from the high level strategy of being...
Facebook has ported its Pages Manager app to the Android operating system. Now the firm has ported the software to the Android operating system, however the app is only available in selected markets. Facebook might not be actively advertising the...
IOS has overtaken Android in the U.S.according to research firm Kantar Worldpanel Comtech. Their third quarter 2012 numbers show that iOS has once again pushed past Android in the U.S. The statistics show that iOS now has a 48.1 percent share of US...
Eventually, the ads will support Android and iOS devices, as well. To start, the ad formats will only be available to devices using Windows 8, Microsoft's new operating system. While most operating systems have been designed to form the basis for...
Comparison of iOS versus Android™ device traffic reveals nearly twice the monetization advantage for iOS. Conversion rates by mobile operating system are becoming more important due to continued growth in mobile search traffic.
Schmidt used to sit on Apple's board but as the two firm's rivalry grew rapidly he stepped down, while former Apple chief executive Steve Jobs was furious with Android which he saw as a copy of the iOS operating system.
We can't help but think this is a good move on Google's part, as it might draw some users away from IOS to its Google Maps equipped Android operating system. Bad news for iPhone users. Google has revealed that it won't be bringing Google Maps back...
Though Android is growing in hardware market share, iOS still has greater engagement levels. And it has begun to monetize in-app map searches in Android. But as far as mapping apps go, don't count Google out by any means; Android again continues to...
What's more, Google announced that OEMs will get a hardware development kit months before a new operating system version is released, which means users can start to expect faster Android updates. Google unveiled the latest version of its Android...
Google has confirmed that the next iteration of its mobile operating system will be known as Android Jelly Bean by unveiling a statue at its headquarters campus in Mountain View, California. Android Jelly Bean is expected to launch as version 4.1...
Among these topics will be the next iteration of the Android mobile operating system known as Jelly Bean and the firm's long rumored tablet, which is expected to launch as the Asus Nexus 7. Google CEO Larry Page won't be speaking at the company's I...
