Analyst Gene Munster surveyed 216 mobile phone users in Minneapolis, MN about smartphones. While this is not a very reliable report (due to the low number of users surveyed), this does put a picture in our minds what the average mobile phone users might be thinking.
PRNewswire conducted a survey in the U.S., and concluded Apple iOS to be the most popular operating system in the smartphone market.
Permalink: iOS Most Popular Operating System, Android Still Behind, Windows Phone Beats BlackBerry [Report]
The U.S. Army is currently conducting several six week tests of the three most popular mobile operating systems, namely iOS, Android and Windows Phone.
Permalink: U.S. Army Currently Testing iPhone, Android and Windows Phone
Details have leaked of the “Samsung Galaxy Q,” a phone rumored to have a 5.3 inches screen.
Permalink: New 5.3” Samsung Galaxy Phone To Be Released [Rumor]
The telecommunications company Nortel’s patents have now been sold to the Rockstar Consortium which includes Apple, Microsoft, Sony and Research In Motion after U.S. and Canada courts approved the transaction.
Permalink: Nortel Patents Now Officialy Sold To Apple, Microsoft, Sony and RIM
Android tablets are know for their ability to run flash. As a matter of fact, that is everyone’s argument against the iPad and iPhone . However, Google is working on an app called Swiffy to convert Flash to HTML5.
Permalink: Google Readying Application name Swiffy to convert Flash to HTML5
Steve Jobs is probably lying on the floor in his office in the fetal position. On Tuesday, Google announced that they had reached the 500,000 activations per day mark, and are growing by over 4% per week. Apple is lucky if they get 300,000 devices activated in a single day.
Permalink: More Android Phones are activated in a day than iOS Devices
A number of Android forums and threads have been discussing how they’ve got a PlayStation 3 controller working with their Motorola Xoom 3.1 Honeycomb tablet games and as it turns out, it isn’t difficult to achieve at all. The results are pretty impressive with accurate controls. The tablet even charges the PS3 controller while you’re playing with it so overall its a pretty cool experience. Just read on below on how to get your PS3 controller working with any Xoom tablet without even rooting it.
Permalink: Use PlayStation 3 Controller With Motorola Xoom Tablet [VIDEO GUIDE]
Google’s Day 2 of I/O is here and this is the summary of this mornings keynote.
Permalink: Google I/O Day 2 Keynote Summary
Today was a big day for all the Google and Android fans out there. A new version of Android was announced, Google announced their new music beta service, and if you were lucky enough to be there today, you got a free Limited Edition Galaxy Tab.
Permalink: Day One Summary at Google I/O 2011 – Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, Honeycomb and more!
