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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 31, 2012
We know what Google tells us about the number of devices on each platform. We can also read server logs and get a pretty good idea of the versions of Android hitting the site. But what b...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 04, 2012
Google's just released the latest numbers showing the distribution of the various versions of Android. Ice Cream Sandwich has made the list for the first time, with Android 4.0 totalling 0.6 per...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 04, 2011
Google has released the latest version numbers for Android, and they're about what you'd expect. For the past two weeks ending Nov. 3, Gingerbread has crept up to 44.4 percent (up from 38.7 ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 04, 2011
Google has released the latest breakdown of the platform version numbers, and they show Gingerbread growing in a big way. These numbers are a snapshot of the phones and tablets that have visit...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 02, 2011
Google has just released the latest set of Android version numbers, and the overall trend of legacy version numbers dropping continues. There's no drastic changes, but a quick look at the chart ...
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by Richard Devine
Aug 12, 2011
For sports fans, the long wait is finally at an end. The Sky Sports News app has landed on Android. It's been a long old wait, but with the English Premier League season about to begin, the timi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2011
Another month, another batch of numbers showing us the percentage of devices running the various builds of Android. And the numbers haven't change greatly since our last look a month ago.The big winne...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 03, 2011
Google just released the latest batch of numbers showing us how many devices are on on which version of Android.The big picture didn't change much in April -- Froyo still dominates, growing to 65.9 pe...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 02, 2011
The latest Android versions numbers are in, and it remains relatively unchanged from last month. Android 2.2 continues to dominate at 63.9 percent, up from 61.3 percent from the previous two weeks or...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 03, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing Reason No. 768 why this job kicks ass -- Field trips to Mountain View, Calif., to see the official Android statues. (One more gratuitous pic after the break.)
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 03, 2011
Google just released the latest figures on the number of Android variants in the wild. For the two weeks ending Feb. 2, 89.8 percent of devices are on Android 2.1 and up. Realistically, that means An...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 02, 2010
It's been another month, and that means it's time to take another look at the breakdown of Android versions in the wild. (Click here to see October's numbers.) Android 2.1 (Eclair) and 2.2 (Froyo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 01, 2010
The march of Froyo continues, with Android 2.2 now on one-third of all Android devices. Please excuse us while we do a little jig. ... ... ... OK, we're back. That's right, folks, 33.4 percent of dev...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 10, 2010
It's been more than a month since we last heard from Google regarding how many devices are on which version of the Android operating system, and what a difference a month makes. As of Aug. 2, only 4....
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by Dallin Hampton
Aug 20, 2010
The Sanyno Zio from Kyocera is the first Android phone available to Cricket Wireless customers. The Zio features a 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen, 3G web browsing, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a 3.2-megapixel came...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 12, 2010
What's small, made by Dell, runs Cupcake (Android 1.5) and lives on a fuzzy pink rug? Why, the Dell Blaze, of course! (Pink rug not included). It's the newest Android device in the works b...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 12, 2010
Vlingo has responded to Google's release of Voice Actions in an amazing way -- by making its $9.99 Android application free. Yes, free, starting today. The folks at Vlingo are the first to...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 03, 2010
It's been a couple more weeks, and that means it's time once again to check out the Android fragmentation (erm, legacy) score sheet. For the past two weeks ending Aug. 2, devices running Android...
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by Dallin Hampton
Jun 29, 2010
Everybody loves the option of choosing their own carrier. And the Dell Streak is now available for purchase factory unlocked. The half-tablet-computer-half-phone Dell Streak packs a 1GHz Snapdragon pr...
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by Dallin Hampton
Jun 22, 2010
Tired of Cupcake on your Behold II? T-Mobile is rolling out an OTA update to Donut (Android version 1.6), which is supposed to be the final version add for the phone. Sure, Android 1.6 may not have be...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 16, 2010
It's been a couple of weeks, and that means it's time for an update as to who's running which version of Android. (See the previous breakdown here.) Fifty percent of Android devices are now running An...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 28, 2010
The Samsung Behold II is finally getting updated from cupcake (Android 1.5), but it's not exactly what you'd expect. It's a big drawn out mess of pulled youtube videos, supposed broken promises,...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 20, 2010
First question out of the gate today for the Android leadership at Google IO was about everybody's favorite subject: fragmentation. And VP of engineering Andy Rubin put things in ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 17, 2010
The latest numbers are in showing how many devices are using a given version of Android, and we're slowly but surely getting more and more on Android 2.1. Devices on the latest version of Android tick...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 13, 2010
Everyone is looking forward to the release of Android 2.2. So when the editors over at TechCrunch got a tip that a giant frozen yogurt sculpture was delivered, they sent a staffer over to check ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 03, 2010
It's been a little less than a month since the Android developer site released its last version numbers, and we already have another update. As of the two weeks ending May 3, some 32.4 percent of Andr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 09, 2010
It seems like it's a bit early to start hearing rumblings of the "H" nickname for Android. After all, it was just a few short weeks ago that we learned "F" was for Froyo -- fr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 15, 2009
The Motorola Opus One -- not to be confused with the Nexus One, Spaceship One or Obi Wan -- has finally been caught on video after being pulled. And a week ago we would have said our Oooo's and Ahhh'...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 27, 2009
With the Android 2.0 'Eclair' SDK officially available and the Droid launching with 2.0, it's only a matter of time before 2.0 hits our Android handsets. So it's a great time to jump the gun wit...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 16, 2009
Following up on the heels of their boot-up video of the Motorola Droid, BGR has just posted the first screenshots of Android 2.0 'Eclair'. And boy it's a doozy. This obviously isn't the final bu...
