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Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha spoke yesterday at the Credit Suisse 2010 Technology Conference. As part of his presentation, the CEO said Motorola’s Q1 2011 guidance will be negatively impacted by a new “competitive dynamic” developing at Verizon Wireless. This new competitor must be the iPhone as only the iPhone could garner enough demand to hurt…
Zynga is taking the mobile space seriously, as it has just announced that it has acquired the mobile game developer Newtoy. Newtoy is probably best known for the mobile game Words with Friends. It’s a really nice Scrabble clone that has made our list of must-play iPad games. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.…
We all know that Android 2.3 Gingerbread will bring some user interface improvements and Google has released a video which shows us what this will entail. The video below is from the Hong Kong branch and it is showing off Google Voice Search. It’s not a massive overhaul – we weren’t expecting this from a…
As an Android user, one becomes somewhat accustomed to broken apps, or just having random little things going wonky from time to time. Yeah, laugh it up, iOS users. Nonetheless, if the application is something you use everyday, like Gmail, it can be almost infuriating if it doesn’t work properly. It is a Google app,…
Motorola Mobility has confirmed that it has begun the process of acquiring 4Home, a software development firm that specializes in connected home services. The company develops ControlPoint, a software platform used for home energy management, home security, home monitoring, media management and home health services. Motorola is presumably purchasing the company so it can integrate…
It’s the first of the month and Google has released its customary state of Android charts and this month finds that Android 2.2 Froyo is the most-used version of the platform. Froyo is being used by 43.4% of users, while Android 2.1 now has 39.6%. This means that 83% of users are now on Eclair…
A new study out of Nielsen reveals some interesting stats about smartphone users and one thing that the haters will love is that the study found women are preferring the iPhone as their next smartphone OS, while men are preferring Android. To be fair, it’s not by much. The study found 30.9% of females have…
Android has exploded in a big way over the past year, and Verizon says that Google can thank the Big Red network for that. I’m sure Verizon would just love to take all the credit for Android’s success, but just how much of a role did the carrier play in the platform’s popularity and explosive…
Android users with a Google Reader account can say goodbye to the web interface and hello to a dedicated application. In a short but sweet blog post, Google confirmed that the official Reader app is now available for free from the Android Market. The app interface is a great improvement over the web-based experience that mobile…
Google is preparing its e-book service to go against Amazon Kindle and Apple iBooks and the search giant says its Google Editions service will be more “open” than its competitors. Google Editions will be more open than the competitors by enabling users to purchase books from multiple sources, as well as read it on various…