Samsung General Counsel Confirms Nexus Prime While Serving Cease and Desist
In an attempt to stop a leak of a build of the yet to be released Android Ice Cream sandwich version of Android that will officially launch this Fall, Samsung’s general counsel served an unnamed developer a cease and desist order that barred the person from releasing the dump and anything related while ordering the […]
Report: Next Gen QNX BlackBerry to Add Android App Support Via Emulator
A report filed by Bloomberg citing its own sources has confirmed that the next generation of BlackBerry hardware which will run QNX as its operating system will also include support for Android apps by being bundled with the same emulator as the one being pushed to the PlayBook tablet in an update next month. The […]
Google Purchases Motorola Mobility for $12 Billion in Ongoing Android Patent War
In news sure to shock the markets this morning positively ahead of the opening bell, Google has announced that it has purchased Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in a cash transaction, with Google’s goal being to leverage Motorola Mobility’s extensive patent portfolio in the wake on continuing litigation concerning its Android operating system and recent […]
Google Adds Offline Map Caching to Maps for Android as Labs Feature
Google has quietly added offline map caching to the latest version of Google Maps for Android, though it cautions that the feature is a part of its Google Labs suite of experimental features and is not feature complete. The offline maps caching feature is also different from similar functionality in other applications in that it […]
FTC Approves Google, Apple and Intel Bids for Nortel Wireless Patents
The United States Federal Trade Commission has approved both Google’s and Intel’s preliminary bids for former Canadian networking giant Nortel Networks after weeks of deliberation. Google has already bid $900 million for the assets, which range from 6,000 patents to satisfy bankruptcy obligations. The patents in question cover 3G/4G wireless, internet, voice, data, optical networking, […]
GrooVe IP Allows Google Voice Over 3G/4G and Wi-Fi on Android
For those looking to achieve the holy grail of using Google Voice over 3G or Wi-Fi, a new Android app in GrooVe IP aims to simplify the process of bridging Google Voice to get around low voice minutes or as an alternative to dedicated SIP services. The $3.99 app merely requires the aforementioned 3G/Wi-Fi connection […]
PayPal Files Suit Against Google for Wallet Payment System
Not long after the announcement of Google’s Wallet initiative yesterday, PayPal retaliated with litigation against the search and advertising giant for developing the service with trade secrets based on the hiring of former PayPal employees who are also being sued in Osama Bedier and Stephanie Tilenius. Below, PayPal’s official statement on the matter and a […]
Google Announces Wallet NFC Initiative with Groupon-Alike Offers
Google has announced its plans to launch Google Wallet, a new mobile payment system in tandem with Citi, Mastercard and Sprint. The goal of the initiative is to build an open mobile payment ecosystem with an API to allow merchants and customers to buy and sell product quickly. Along with the announcement of Wallet, Google […]
AT&T Officially Confirms Third-Party App Installs on Android with Sideloading
AT&T has sent out a letter to its developer program members and partners confirming that the carrier will now allow third-party applications to run on its stable of Android devices, effectively ending its blockade and opening up its Android lineup to behave closer to other Android devices. Currently, the Samsung Infuse 4G is the only […]
Motorola Announces Android 3.1 for XOOM
Motorola has announced that it has begun to roll out the first major update to Honeycomb in Android 3.1, which has been developed to address longstanding issues with usability, as well as features that were initially lacking at the launch of the tablet. The update adds support for Google’s forthcoming Music Beta and Android Market […]