Android OS Coming To HP Slate 7, Not Windows 8 RT

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If you remember HP’s last tablet with webOS (TouchPad), it was something which was short lived and ended up with a fire sale which wiped out the supply very quickly. So, for HP’s next tablet offering, one would assume that HP was going to be offering Windows 8 RT on their tablet. A logical expectation [...]

Android Fragmentation – A Never Ending Problem

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Google has posted the latest allocation of versions for their extremely popular mobile OS and it continues to show signs of continuing fragmentation. And it is really starting to look like the fragmentation is never going to go away. While many have talked about how bad it actual is and the impact to developers of [...]

Your Smartphone May Be the Best Weight Loss Tool You Own

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That’s what we set out to prove with our latest guide, “Top Diet & Fitness Mobile Apps.” With the help of fitness expert Wesley Virgin, we highlight the most popular and cutting-edge apps for getting in shape. In this era of tablets, smartphones and 24/7 online connectivity, we now have a new class of fitness [...]

Top Weight Loss and Fitness Apps for 2013

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Getting 2013 off to a healthy and fit start, we’re delighted to announce our compelling new mobile app guide, “Top Diet & Fitness Apps Guide: For Android & Apple Mobile Devices.” Our latest publication provides a unique take on diet and fitness in the smartphone and tablet era, perhaps revealing that technology may hold the [...]

Apple Impacting The Future Of Android

We have been seeing Apple attacking the Google Android OS which is running on a majority of smart phones around the world. These attacks have not been directly against Google, but instead against the companies which are using the Android OS. And these continuing lawsuits for patent infringements are going to begin to have a [...]

Mobile Phone Malware Is A Growing Problem

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Malware on Android phones has now spread to the iPhone. Malware for mobile devices has been a big problem, but it is expected to become an even bigger problem this year with the proliferation of smart phones. This has been the big problem for Android devices as the app store, Google Play, continues to serve [...]

Are Wireless Carriers Responsible For Fragmentation?

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Carriers release few updates for phones as compared to the OS updates created.   And it is the lack of updates being released which should be raising some big concerns amongst all the manufacturers of phones. While there is no empirical proof of the number of updates which smart phone owners never seem to get, [...]

Android Fragmentation: Finger Pointing Begins For ICS

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AT&T implies Google is to blame for slow roll out of Android 4.0   The battle to get Android 4.0 rolled out in order to upgrade existing smart phones has now turned to finger pointing as to exactly who is at fault. This has been building for a time, but has suddenly emerged into the [...]

Android 4.0 ICS Numbers Increase

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ICS numbers increase from 1.6% to 2.9%. Since Google announced their most recent version of the Android OS, the numbers do not seem to reflect what one would expect to see given all the features which are included in Ice Cream Sandwich. In the latest report from the Android Developers site, they are providing the [...]

Android Fragmentation Growing Worse With ICS

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Expectations for Android 4.0 to ease fragmentation are not working Fragmentation for Android has been a much discussed topic in recent years as Google continues to roll out newer versions of their mobile OS and quite often leaving existing mobile device owners behind with no upgrade path. Not all of the problem is directly tied [...]