Imagine turning off your ringer by just setting your phone on the table face down, or automatically texting your spouse when you reach the nearest train station without taking the phone out of your pocket. Tasker can do all this and more.READ»
Apple's revised ad policy ban seems to mean Google's AdMob is barred from advertising in iPhone apps--and AdMob's pissed about it. The company responded today.READ»
One Laptop Per Child, or OLPC, announced a few months back that they've got a $75 Android tablet in the works. Can they actually deliver on this promise? By using an existing template, that answer is definitely maybe.READ»
Matias Duarte might be the best mobile user interface designer on the planet, so when he changes teams, it's a big deal for the side he leaves and the one he joins. In this case, he's moving from Palm to Google.READ»
Android 2.2, Google's mobile operating system which is codenamed Froyo and was unveiled at the company's I/O conference last week, is already rolling out for the Google Nexus One. While only a limited number of people are getting the ...READ»
Froyo, guys? Really? What about Flan, or Fudge, or Fig Newton? But beyond the oh-so-'90s codename, there's a lot happening, including Flash, streaming audio, and speed, speed, speed.READ»
HTC's Evo 4G is the most exciting Android phone since...well, fine, I guess the Nexus One wasn't that long ago. But it does look amazing, and Sprint announced full pricing and release dates.READ»
Verizon's CEO, Lowell McAdam, today announced that Google will be bringing a tablet to Verizon to compete with Apple and AT&T's iPad. Details are scarce, but that won't stop us from speculating on what's to come.READ»
Big news on the "hey, that'd make a good tablet!" front: Google confirmed that they have acquired BumpTop, makers of a sort of 3-D desktop replacement software. Android? Chrome OS? Who knows?READ»
Why would Apple buy a teeny startup for somewhere between $100 and $200 million bucks? Hint: if you have a lousy Yiddish accent, it rhymes with "kugel."READ»
iPhone may have more sales, but according to AdMob's report, Android has the more connected users--in March, Android's Web traffic topped iPhone's for the first time.READ»
The New York Times posted an interview with Google's Andy Rubin about the future of Android, and there are some interesting tidbits inside, including full Adobe Flash support and the importance of openness.READ»
Three of Dell's supposedly upcoming Android handsets leaked today, and if they can deliver on their promise, Dell may just be the next smartphone giant.READ»
Google CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed that the company is working on an Android tablet to take on the iPad--and logically, HTC might be Google's hardware partner.READ»
Ever tried to read an email on your smartphone in direct sunlight? Well, if you haven't, don't--because it's pretty much impossible. That's because the screens on most computers and cell phones are backlit, especially now that both ...READ»
