Tag Archives: Android

11 Jan, 2012

Market Share Between Android, iOS Narrows According to NPD Data

On Tuesday, NPD Group – a leading market research firm with its finger on the pulse of the global smartphone community – published the latest data on today’s hottest smartphone operating systems. The findings, however, were not surprising. Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems remain the top players in mobile. The real [...]

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07 Dec, 2011

Google: Android Market Tops 10B Total Downloads, Now Offering 10 Cent Apps

Google has announced yet another huge milestone related to its Android Market.  The mobile app powerhouse has surpassed 10 billion total downloads. Just six months ago Google announced that it had surpassed 6 billion total downloads, which means it almost doubled that number in only six month’s time.  The company said it took 21 months [...]

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03 Sep, 2011

Chinese Search Giant Baidu Announces Plan for Mobile OS, Aims to Mirror the Success of Google’s Android

Baidu, the Chinese search engine that has significantly more market share than Google in China and other Asian countries, has announced plans for a new mobile OS. Dubbed “Baidu Yi,” the new OS looks to mimic the same go-to-market strategy as Google’s Android, integrating the company’s cloud service along with other embedded apps such as Baidu search, [...]

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26 May, 2011

Sen. Al Franken Calls For Mandatory Privacy Policies From All iOS & Android Apps

There’s been a lot of attention paid to mobile privacy recently, especially following the accusation that iOS apps are tracking users’ locations. Today, Senator Al Franken has released a letter targeted at Apple and Google that calls for the creation of mandatory privacy policies from all apps offered via Apple’s App Store and Google’s Android Market. [...]

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24 Jul, 2010

In Addition To Its Own Mobile OS, Baidu Wants A Search Box Placed On Android Devices

Baidu is looking to unseat Google in more ways than one.  We reported a few days ago about the rumor that Baidu is working on its own open source mobile OS to rival Android, and new reports out today suggest the company is working to get its search engine placed on Android devices as well. [...]

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13 Jun, 2010

Independent App Stores Showing Up In Android Market

Given Android’s open approach, Google has opened itself up to competition by way of competing App Stores showing up directly in the Android Market- but you don’t hear Google complaining. One such app store, called AndSpot, plans to pursuade developers and users to try an alternative Android-derived app store with so-called “better search and app-recommendation [...]

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