Android

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has confirmed that the company's highly anticipated goggles, officially known as Google Glass, will not be powered by Chrome OS or some other new operating system. Rather, Google Glass will use the ultra-successful mobile operating system that can be found in more phones than...

BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) is denying reports that Z10 returns are exceeding sales. The smartphone maker responded by saying that the report is "absolutely false." "Our data shows that return rates for BlackBerry Z10 devices both in the U.S. and on a global basis are in line with or better than...

Moments ago, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) officially unveiled its new app launcher, known as Facebook Home. The new pseudo-platform is getting a ton of buzz from tech reporters, and has already received support from HTC, Samsung and Sony (NYSE: SNE). In fact, HTC will ship a brand-know phone, known...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is only minutes away from announcing its newest product, service or software update and analysts are weighing in on the rumors. "If the rumor of HTC + FB Android phone is true, then it is bad for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) -- and this may have led to Andy Rubin getting fired --...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has yet to publicly release its first set of glasses but they are already being cloned by a Chinese competitor. Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), which runs the largest search engine in China, is currently developing a prototype device that will be very similar to Project Glass....

In an attempt to gain greater control of the notebook market, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) may release an Android-powered laptop in the third quarter. According to DigiTimes, the company's existing line of notebooks -- known as Chromebooks -- will surpass the one million mark in 2013. A previous report...

The gaming world is changing: tablets are being used more and more for gaming, consoles are developing more functions than just gaming, Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) is trying to combine the home console and travel console, and more games are becoming available for download. The next generation gaming...

There are two prevailing trends that follow Android and iOS. Every year, both platforms grow massively, adding millions of additional customers to these platforms. At the same time, Android's accelerated growth is slowly catching up to (and in some cases surpassing) iOS. Opera Software, the...

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is giving developers 36 hours to port their existing apps to BlackBerry 10. Those who do could be paid $100 for their efforts. The company has set aside a total of $500,000 for developers who deliver the goods, which could lead to an influx of 5,000 new apps. "...

While the reasons are unknown, a new poll shows that 38 percent of gamers choose Android smartphones, compared to just 20 percent who bought an iPhone. The poll, which was conducted on popular video game website GameFAQs, simply asked consumers if they had a smartphone. Yes, an iPhone (5,678...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may take the lead with average Joes and Janes, but investors have another viewpoint. More often than not, they prefer Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android. In a new poll conducted by Yahoo Finance (NASDAQ: YHOO), the site asked investors the following question: "A judge denies...

With an estimated 1.3 million Android activations per day, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is believed to have a "generational lead" over its competitors -- except Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Trip Chowdhry, the Managing Director of Equity Research at Global Equities Research, sent a note to investors outlining...

A new study by DigiTimes Research found that shipments of the Windows Phone platform -- both WP7 and WP8 -- will increase by 150 percent next year. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) partners are expected to ship 52.5 million units in 2013. This will enable the Windows maker to gain 6.1 percent of the...

Samsung sold more than 97 million mobile phones in the third quarter, besting Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone by more than 74 million units. According to Gartner (NYSE: IT), nearly 428 million mobile phones were sold during the quarter. Approximately 23.5 million of those phones were manufactured by...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has nearly confirmed that it will bring a version of Office to iOS and Android devices in 2013. Tentatively referred to as Office Mobile, the introductory product will allow users to view documents created with Word, Excel or PowerPoint. To edit those documents, users will...