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Ask Maggie: Ditching the iPhone for Android?

Randy Cooper — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:21:36 +0000

Ask Maggie: What you should know about ditching the iPhone for Android
CNET (blog)
by Marguerite Reardon Are you thinking of giving up your Apple iPhone for a new GoogleAndroid smartphone? If the answer is yes, there are a few things you should consider. In this week’s Ask Maggie, I explain how iPhone users can transfer iTunes music …
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130 MILLION STRONG: Android To Catch Up With iOS?

Randy Cooper — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:12:29 +0000

130 MILLION STRONG: Android On Track To Catch Up With iOS
Business Insider
There are around 130 million Android devices floating around out there right now and they’re seeing 550000 new activations daily, up from 400000 in May. Compare this to Apple iOS activations, which number 325000 iPhones and iPads a day. …
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Oracle asks to depose Larry Page over Android suit

Randy Cooper — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:02:28 +0000

Oracle asks to depose Larry Page over Android suit
CNET
by Don Reisinger Google CEO Larry Page might soon face questioning related to his company’s legal battle overAndroid and Java. Oracle yesterday submitted a request to Judge Donna Ryu of the US District Court for the Northern District of California to …
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LG Revolution VS910 (Verizon Wireless)

Randy Cooper — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:23:26 +0000

LG Revolution VS910 (Verizon Wireless)
CNET
The bad: The LG Revolution’s search and maps are powered by Bing instead of Google, the defaultAndroid keyboard is unavailable, and the Verizon apps are not removable. Call quality is mediocre. It doesn’t have the high-end feature set to match its …
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Nokia’s Latest Headache: Android

Randy Cooper — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:17:10 +0000

Nokia’s Latest Headache: Android
Wall Street Journal
By CHRISTOPHER LAWTON And AMIR EFRATI Smartphones running Google Inc.’s Android are sweeping Europe as handset makers and wireless companies turn to the mobile operating system to push more affordable mobile devices into the mainstream. …
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working class Apple iPhone may disrupt Android, RIM, Nokia

Randy Cooper — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:14:18 +0000

A working class Apple iPhone would disrupt Android, RIM, Nokia
ZDNet (blog)
This working class iPhone would disrupt Android, RIM and Nokia. Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and SmartPlanet as well as Editorial Director of ZDNet’s sister site TechRepublic. He was most recently Executive Editor of News and Blogs at ZDNet …
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FMOD for Android – O’Reilly Broadcast

Randy Cooper — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:36:57 +0000

FMOD for Android – O’Reilly Broadcast
FMOD for Android is like peanut butter and strawberry jam, together for the first time!
broadcast.oreilly.com/2011/06/fmod-for-android.html

Cut the Rope debuts on Android, free for one week | Joystiq

Randy Cooper — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:36:06 +0000

Cut the Rope debuts on Android, free for one week | Joystiq
By Randy Nelson
Zepto Labs has a candy-filled treat for owners of Android devices: its hit puzzler, Cut the Rope, has launched for the mobile platform and will be available free of charge for one week. The game is debuting exclusively on the GetJar app…
Joystiq

Perkins’ iFund Invests in Android Fitness App Company

Randy Cooper — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:34:48 +0000

Kleiner Perkins’ iFund Invests in Android Fitness App Company …
By Liz Gannes
The mobile fitness app maker WorkSmart Labs announced today it had raised a seed round of investment led by Kleiner Perkins’ iFund, even though it makes Android apps.
AllThingsD

Review: First 3D Android smartphone

Randy Cooper — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:32:31 +0000

Review: First 3D Android smartphone
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) (blog)
PHOENIX – In 2010, the HTC EVO 4G became one of the standard Android smartphones. That’s saying a lot in a world of so many Android phones. I reviewed it and praised it. It’s a great Androidphone with an enormous screen. It’s no surprise that there is …
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