Tag Archive: Android

Feb
04

Google Tackles Android Malware Menace with Tighter Security Measures

Google’s Android Market is dealing with malware problem and the company is now taking tough measures to contain the threat. A new security service, dubbed ‘bouncer’ has been introduced for vetting the apps submitted for inclusion in Android Market. However, Google is making sure that the new program does not unduly hinder smooth developer process …

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Jan
30

Future Simple releases first full-blown CRM app for Android

Chicago-based but Israeli-founded Future Simple, a startup that creates products aimed at small businesses, has released an Android app which hooks into their small business CRM. It’s the first Small Business CRM with a true full native Android app and appears to be the first CRM in the Android Market. They already had an iPhone …

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Jan
28

Android Tablets Command 39 Percent Market Share

Tablets are still in hot demand and the fourth quarter of the last year saw 26.8 million tablets flying off the shelves, which means that tablet demand increased 150 percent on year over year basis. While Apple’s iPad saw yet another phenomenal quarter, it was Android tablets’ turn to steal the limelight. During the fourth …

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Jan
27

iPhone Trumps Android Phones in Q4: iPhone 4S Clear Winner

Apple sure had a great holiday season. The company sold record number of phones and other gadgets. According to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, iPhone 4S helped the company in selling more iPhones than all the Android phones combined. The company shipped 37.04 million iPhones during the final quarter of the last year and retained 44.9 percent …

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Jan
06

iOS and Android App Stores Finish 2011 with a Bang

2011 proved to be a good year for Android and iOS and both the platforms had a great closing week. According to a report released by mobile analytics firm Flurry, the final week of the year saw 1.2 billion downloads of iOS and Android apps, up 60 percent from weekly average for the first two …

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Jan
04

After Android, WP7 Brings ‘Ask Ziggy’ to Compete with Siri

A couple of days back, we had heard about Majel, Google’s attempt to compete with Apple’s voice controlled personal assistant app. And now it is Microsoft’s turn to make its mark in the field. According to some reports, the company has introduced ‘Ask Ziggy’ for Windows Phone 7. Just like Siri, Ask Ziggy will be …

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Dec
29

Schmidt Claims Google is Working on Android Tablet

Google’s very own Eric Schmidt divulged a few interesting tidbits during his interview with an Italian newspaper. He alluded to the fact that the internet search engine giant is in the process of building its own branded tablet and the new contraption is likely to make its debut in next six months. The move is …

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Dec
20

Allmyapps hits 2.5 million Windows apps users, now plans for Android

Allmyapps has grown a lot since we last covered them. They had 100,000 users back in April, but recently hit 2.5 million. But with the news that Miscrosoft will develop its own Windows Apps store, they will have to “pivot”, as they say. Thus they are repositioning as a “Personal App Manager” to go beyond …

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