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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
Dec 28, 2011
There are two kinds of people in this world -- those who love Krispy Kreme doughnuts, and those who are wrong. For those in the former group, there's now a "Hot Light" app for Android....
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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
Feb 03, 2011
Can't say we didn't see this coming, but Motorola's now made it official: T-Mobile's Cliq XT won't be getting an official upgrade past Android 1.5. Ever.Moto Matt, in the Motorola Support Forums,...
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by Menno
Dec 05, 2010
The team over at Dolphin Browser is working on a new browser which they hope will bring faster browsing to your Android device. Currently in a "preview" stage, the team just released ...
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by Menno
Nov 18, 2010
This is a nice update for our readers down in Australia. As of today, you can use Google Maps to give you free turn by turn navigation on your Android device providing it's running Android...
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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 Kyle Gibb
Aug 16, 2010
After a long wait, AT&T and Sony Ericsson have finally launched the Xperia X10 here in the States. As a refresher, the phone sports a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 4-inch TVT LCD screen, 8 GB...
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by Kyle Gibb
Aug 13, 2010
Those of us in the U.S. can finally pick up a 5-inch Dell Streak and shake our heads in amazement while we use a brand-new device with Android 1.6. Meanwhile, overseas, an early Euro has leaked ...
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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 Phil Nickinson
Jul 20, 2010
That rumored July 19 date for the Dell Streak has come and gone, but that doesn't mean the 5-inch tablet-MID mashup isn't imminent. On the contrary, Dell says it's due in "late July," and i...
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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 Dallin Hampton
Jun 09, 2010
Today, Google expanded its Google Maps Navigation system to cover 11 more countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland for And...
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by Adam Sawyer
Jun 03, 2010
Dr. Eye is not a super villain. Actually, it’s Invantec’s new Android powered pocket-sized mini netbook. It sports a clamshell-inspired 4.8in touchscreen along with a full qwerty keyboar...
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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 ...
