Gingerbread remains majority share holder for Android OS Another report of the state of Android Fragmentation has come out and Ice Cream Sandwich is now at 23.7% and Jelly Bean is at 1.8%. The two combined have finally broken the 25% barrier and are going to continue to rise. But that rise is dependent on [...]
Even with the right intent, the consequences create problems. Google’s decision to provide fiber to homes was received with great fanfare. For the expectation, initially, was that everyone would have access to fiber to the home in Kansas City. But that is not exactly how things are working out for access to fiber. As you [...]
It seems that Apple has been attacking Google indirectly by suing companies which are using the Android OS. The most recent case was the Apple v Samsung in which the verdict last week sided with Apple. It looks as if the Android OS is the intended target for Apple, but they have not gone after [...]
No accidents reported thus far for the self driving car. Google’s efforts to bring a self driving car have made it to another milestone. And it is one that shows just how viable the idea of cars driving themselves really is. They are reporting they have completed over 300,000 miles of testing the cars without [...]
Has Facebook hit its peak here in the US? It seems that the recent news regarding Facebook is that it is not “liked” as much as Google+. And that is the result from a American Consumer Satisfaction Index survey which has released their results today. And those results are creating quite a stir because of [...]
Dropbox doubling storage for Pro accounts at no addition charge. Who ever said that competition is a good thing had it exactly right. And for consumers of Dropbox and their cloud storage, you are getting a benefit. Specifically, those who pay for the Pro service are getting an increase in storage with no additional charge. [...]
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 [...]
The discussions regarding Android Fragmentation have been moving upward this month, especially because of the most recent numbers coming from Google’s own Android Developer site. The numbers for ICS adoption as of the beginning of the month show Android 4.0 with a 4.9% share of Android devices. That is less than 5% and it has [...]
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 [...]
With no fanfare, Google opens Brandcast to the public. Google has very quietly opened up their Brandcast product on the web with no official announcement or fanfare. There is nothing on the Google blog about it either. This may be because they are still working on the process and while there is obvious structure [...]
