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Sprint launches weird new phone

Feb 8, 2011
The Kyocera Echo was launched by Sprint last night. It runs on Android and it has two screens. Why would you need two screens? Because it's twice...

Google: Honeycomb big. Yeah yeah yeah. It's not small: No no no.

Feb 2, 2011
Google showed off its new Honeycomb operating system on Wednesday. It's for all those new tablet computers running on Android. They also announced...

Google not happy with Android app sales

Jan 26, 2011
The Android platform is growing exponentially, tons of new phones and tablets coming online. Sure, the free apps are popular but, you know, free....

Motorola Xoom to cost 700 dollars? Or maybe 800? I'm exhausted.

Jan 24, 2011
The Xoom, Motorola's impending Android based tablet and alleged iPad killer, was arguably the hit of the recent Consumer Electronics Show. Huge...

Google Translate

Jan 13, 2011
The tech world is kind of buzzing right now about a Google app available on Android phones. It's the latest version of Google Translate, a program...

Toward the top of the cresting (or possibly swelling) wave of tablets

Jan 6, 2011
Two tablets that are getting a lot of press coming out of CES are Motorola's Xoom and RIM's PlayBook. The Xoom runs on Android and Motorola is...

Kindle coming to Android and Windows tablets

Jan 4, 2011
Eventually, Amazon will make a Kindle that operates inside a different Kindle. It'll be like Russian Nesting Kindles. Joining the array of Kindle...

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Please welcome your new Android conqueror.

Jan 3, 2011
Research company Nielsen says 41% of new smartphone buyers in the last six months chose Android phones. That's compared to 27% going with iPhones.

Vizio to kill the tablet star?

Jan 3, 2011
Pardon the Buggles reference. Vizio has made a splash by selling cheap LCD TVs in places like Wal-Mart. Today, they're getting into the tablet and...

Angry Birds maker gets behind Apple

Dec 29, 2010
The conventional wisdom lately has been that Android is poised to be the dominant mobile platform, crushing iPhone and all others with its...