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Like Google's Android, Microsoft's Windows 8 looks like it violates Apple's new 'Slide to unlock' patent
Apple's been granted a patent on the 'Slide to unlock' feature...
Over 500,000 Android Devices Activated Every Day [Factoid]
Straight from the horse's mouth, if you can pardon the expression Mr Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google, Andy Rubin. Tweeting "there are now over 500,000 Android devices activated every day, and it's growing at 4.4% w/w," Rubin's team must be happy with that rising figure. [@arubin]More &r...
Froyo Is Still Leading the Android Race, But Gingerbread's Gaining [Android]
Hey, look at that—Gingerbread is gaining in popularity after more phones are either shipping with it, or receiving the OTA update. From 3 per cent last month to 8.1 per cent now, a Cupcake is weeping somewhere. [Google]More »
What's New in Android 3.1 Honeycomb? [Video]
Google showed off the new iteration of Honeycomb (their Android version for tablets) at their developers' conference today, which has a ton of new features: you can import photos directly from your camera to your tablet, for example!More »
What Is Android's Ice Cream Sandwich? [Video]
The next Android phone version Ice Cream Sandwich has one clear motive: to put a stop to having dozens (ok, under ten) different versions of Android on devices. Yes, fragmentation. Not just for phones, it's Google's "most ambitious" update yet.More »
Google Sued Over Android Phone Tracking [Google]
It's not just iPhone customers who are going to court over the recent tracking scandal—two Android owners are suing Google for the very same reason. Like the two iPhone users, they're hoping to represent other Android owners in a class-action suit.More »
Google Finally Fights Back Against Android Fragmentation [Android]
Openness has always been Android's beauty and its curse. Google's mobile operating system is available to any manufacturer that wants a slice, meaning you see it everywhere! It's also historically been a place for hardware specialists and carriers to flex their software muscles, leading to custom...
Tomorrow's Google Tablets Taste Like Honeycomb [Android]
Here's the Android 3.0 Honeycomb homescreen for tablets. It's slightly different from Android's phone-interface to take advantage of the larger tablet-sized screen, which means there's even better multitasking and widgets. Updating.More »
Using Google's Android 3.0 Tablet, the First Real iPad Fighter [Video]
This is how an Android tablet should feel. Android 3.0 running on Motorola's Xoom tablet is almost iPad-like, a legitimate threat to the only successful tablet on the market right now. It's about damn time!More »
Even More Evidence That Google Stole Code For Android From Oracle Appears [Google]
Google endorses open-source activity around Android, but it looks like their developers "borrowed" a little too much from Sun's Java code. Oracle, Sun's owner, is already suing Google for seven infringed patents, but this adds further weight to their claim.More »
