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Chrome for Android Beta Test on Tablets

Chrome has finally released its browser for Android and as you would expect, it works very similarly to the desktop version. So far this release is only for Android 4.0 devices, which sadly is around 1% of the market.
Once you get into the details…

Chrome for Android Sports PC to Mobile Beaming

Chrome has finally arrived on Android, even if it is still in Beta and only available on Ice Cream Sandwich it has some pretty cool features.  It’s clear that Chrome attempts to create a unified user linking the desktop to mobile devices, so bookmarks –…

Chrome Browser Available for Android Devices, But Only Ones Running 4.0

The Internet is abuzz with the news that the Google Chrome browser has finally made it to Android devices. However, there’s quite a big catch: it will only run on devices with Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich. At the moment, supposedly only around 1%…

Samsung & Android Top of the US Smartphone Food Chain

The numbers are out form ComScore who released the latest figures on the US smartphone market. Unsurprisingly Apple and Android came out on top with some impressive month-over-month gains, with Android accounting for 47.3 percent of smartphones in the US, while iOS runs a strong…

Bizarre Study Finds Android Users Have More One Night Stands

According to a recent Match.com survey of Canadian smartphone users Android users have more one night stands. A whopping 62 percent of the Android users polled said they ‘got down’ on the first date. Looking at other operating systems 57 percent of iPhone users and…

Android Market Place Gets a Bouncer to Keep Out Malware

Google is beefing up security around Android, a new service code named Bouncer will scan of all apps available on the Android Market.  It will also take a look at developer’s accounts to search for malware, spyware, or trojans. Bouncer also looks for other cues…

Windows Phone 8 Details Leaked by Internal Nokia Video

An video meant for internal viewing at Nokia featuring senior Windows Phone VP Joe Belfiore, revealed that the next Windows Phone update, nicknamed Apollo, will add multi-core processor support and catch up to Android and iOS. Unfortunately we weren’t able to view the video ourselves…

Google Docs Offline Review: Offline Mode Leaves A lot to be Desired

Google just issued an update to Google Docs where they added offline functionality. We took it for a spin and noticed that it was more like a Dropbox than a Offline mode.
With this update, you will be able to select any files in Google…

Lenovo IdeaPad & ThinkPad Tablets Getting Android 4.0, Soonish

We’re all wondering when our Honeycomb tablets are going to be getting an update to Ice Cream Sandwich, I’m still waiting on my Motorola Xoom!  Lenovo has confirmed atleast that the ThinkPad and the IdeaPad tablets are going to be getting the Android 4.0 update.…

Judge May Rule For Apple Against HTC on a Core Android Feature

Apple taking on Android hardware makers is becoming go for par these days, but so far most of the rulings have been over design elements or hardware complaints. However, it looks like Apple may gain new ground on their war against Android as United States…

27,000 Chromebooks Head to US Schools

We checked out the refresh of the Samsung Chromebook at CES and we questioned the move to put in an Intel Celeron processor since we’re not keen on the battery life it typically provides.  The over all Chromebook category has yet to be proven but…

Samsung Refreshes Chromebox with Intel Celeron Processor

Aparently Samsung believes in Google’s Chrome as they have just refreshed the by adding a Chrome OS based desktop PC, known as the Series 3 Chromebox. This unit had six USB ports, headphone jack, Ethernet jack, DVI out and two Display Link ports, and was…

Apple Goes After Slide to Unlock on the Galaxy Nexus

Apple hasn’t gotten tired of going after Samsung, but now in a twist this time they’ve also gone after Google…indirectly.  Apple is alleging that the use of a slide-to-unlock feature in the Android 4.0 flagship device infringes upon their intellectual property.
Samsung is named in…

Oracle Thinks Google Makes $10M a Day From Android Users

Last week Judge Alsup told Oracle that their $6.1B claim against Google was a joke and that they needed to come up with a more reasonable methodology. Today news has surfaced on how they came up with that number, Oracle assumes that Google makes $10…

Google vs Oracle: Trial on Hold As Judge Rules $6.1B in Damages is a Joke

While the tech world was busy ogling the latest gadgets at CES 2012 there have been developments in the Oracle – Google lawsuit over Android.  Last Thursday a ruling was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California  stating that there…