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A new survey suggests that the Google Android operating system heavily skews toward males and that may be a problem if it wants to be a mass-market platform. The survey said few women knew what Android is and didn’t know how it could impact their lives. Less than 5% of women aged 25-39 picked Android…
Motorola and Nokia have agreed to a licensing agreement which could help make sure that there is a smoother transition to the 4G era. Motorola and Nokia didn’t reveal many details about the deal but it will include intellectual property agreements regarding 4G products like Long-Term Evolution, WiMax and Long-Term Evolution Advanced. “We are pleased…
I like to cook but I can be quite a lazy man and love to just hit a few clicks on my keyboard to get some yummy food in my belly. Thank goodness that there’s Grubhub around to make that happen and the company has just released a beta version of its Android app and…
Unfortunately, it’s lawsuit time again in the mobile space but this time Motorola is trying to get a court to invalidate some of Apple’s mobile patents. Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of the the handset maker, is asking a judge to toss out a few of Apple’s patents which it has been using to sue other…
There’s some disturbing reports from BGR which could point to a security flaw with the Droid 2 and potentially many MotoBlur devices. As you can see from the video below, it appears like one can use Google Voice Action to bypass the password lock screen to control the device. It appears that holding the search…
Thanks to the strong mass-appeal of the Apple iPad, Gartner is predicting that global tablet sales will reach about 19.5 million this year. The research firm is expecting the tablet market to blow up over the next few years, as it predicts tablet sales will shoot up to more than 54 million units this year…
Hewlett-Packard has snagged a few high-profile executives to boost its upcoming webOS line of devices. The first major get is Ari Jaaksi, who used to head Nokia’s MeeGo division. He left the world’s largest handset maker earlier this month for “personal reasons.” We’re not quite sure why Jaaksi left but these types of moves are…
The analysts and researchers at IDC are cautiously optimistic about the chances of Windows Phone 7 in the smartphone market but it says Microsoft does face a steep challenge. As you know, Microsoft showed off nine Windows Phone 7 handsets earlier this week for its new smartphone platform. The company started fresh from its Windows…
The pieces for the upcoming Palm Pre 2 are coming into focus. We’ve seen signs that it will have some refined hardware and leaked documents indicate it could also be coming to Verizon in the not-too-distant future. The good folks over at Engadget have obtained a screen shot from Verizon’s internal training portal which show…
MetroPCS and textPlus are teaming up to make it easier to send out mass text messages for free. If you don’t know, textPlus offers apps which enable iPod, iPhone and other smartphone users to send and receive free text messages. MetroPCS already offers unlimited text messaging with its monthly unlimited plans, but the deal will…