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ICS and Jellybean now on a quarter of all Android devices, but over half still stuck on Gingerbread
Posted On 01 Oct 2012 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
It seems like only yesterday that Google bundled Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 in its little biscuit layers and sent it off into the world (it was December, 2011, actually). That Android flavor has since climbed the charts rapidly, around four percent each ...
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Google Play services arrives for Android 2.2 and above, the eager can download directly
Posted On 27 Sep 2012 By James Trew. Under: Uncategorized.
Google recently announced to developers the availability of a new "Services" platform, to allow better integration of its core products in 3rd party apps. The update comes in the form of an APK that will automatically find its way to handsets with An...
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ICS now on one in five Android devices, Jelly Bean grows to 1.2 percent
Posted On 06 Sep 2012 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
Last month was the first time Jelly Bean poked its head up in the Android distribution charts, debuting at 0.8 percent. It's bumped that stat by a significant proportion, if not a crazy absolute amount, to 1.2 percent of smartphones and tablets using...
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Lexibook kids-tablet coming to the US, makes fifth-graders dream of an Aakash
Posted On 24 Aug 2012 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
French educational tech maker Lexibook is bringing its eponymous kiddy-tablet to the US from next month. It's not talking specs or price, but we're expecting it to be close to the Lexibook First currently available in Europe. The seven-inch slate pac...
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Ice Cream Sandwich takes a bite out of Gingerbread, represents 15.9 percent of Android devices
Posted On 01 Aug 2012 By Sean Buckley. Under: Uncategorized.
Two major updates later (three if you count the tablet-exclusive Honeycomb), and Gingerbread is finally starting to falter. According to Google's latest two week survey of devices accessing the Play store, Ice Cream Sandwich is on the rise, filling o...
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Google slips out YouTube Android Player API, third-party apps get full Nyan Cat experience (video)
Posted On 06 Jul 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
For all of Google's emphasis on integrating its own services across Android, playing YouTube videos outside of the official YouTube app has usually required losing some piece of the experience, whether it's backwards compatibility, mobile optimizatio...
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Ice Cream Sandwich consumed by one in ten Android devices
Posted On 03 Jul 2012 By Andrew Munchbach. Under: Uncategorized.
The latest Dashboard numbers for Google's Android operating system have been released. The verdict? One in ten devices is leveraging Ice Cream Sandwich as their mobile OS of choice. The numbers, which are current as of July 2nd, put Gingerbread (Andr...
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Native Firefox Android browser adds speed, Flash, HTML5 and a fresh look (hands-on)
Posted On 26 Jun 2012 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
After a brief stretch in beta followed by some vague teasing, Firefox's native Android app update is finally set to hit Google Play. While there are a raft of bells and whistles -- a new welcome page, curvy Australis tabs, Flash and HTML5 support, fo...
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Offline Google Maps to work on ‘all devices with Android 2.2 or higher,’ 3D compatibility less clear
Posted On 06 Jun 2012 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
We'd heard earlier that Google had "nothing to announce" in regard to Android compatibility with the newly-announced offline Maps support and 3D modeling, but look -- things change. We reached out to the company and urged 'em to dig a little deeper, ...
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Google: Ice Cream Sandwich now accounts for 7.1 percent of Android user base
Posted On 01 Jun 2012 By Zachary Lutz. Under: Uncategorized.
Well, it's about time that Ice Cream Sandwich made some headway -- even if the process is much slower than consumers deserve. According to the Android developer hub, Android 4.0 now accounts for 7.1 percent of all Android smartphone and tablet instal...
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