Canalys: Android lacks the 'rigorously managed, high-quality, optimized' apps seen on Apple's iPad

Market research group Canalys offered a scathing appraisal of the apps currently available for Android tablet users, stating that "building high-quality app experiences for Android tablets has not been among many developers’ top priorities to date."

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 83

Smartphones outsell feature phones for first time, while Apple's iPhone loses market share - Gartner

Despite moving 3 million more iPhones in the second quarter of 2013 than in the same period last year, Apple's share of the overall smartphone market shank more than 4 percent, while total smartphones outsold feature phones for the first time worldwide, according to new data from research firm Gartner.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 76

Google's new Nexus 7 gets stellar reviews despite faults, jitters, lagging apps

Reports of "faulty" GPS, "buggy" multitouch, "jittery" scrolling and an ecosystem that "still lags iOS" weren't enough to stop Google's latest Nexus 7 from getting a stellar review on par with Apple's iPad mini.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 190

Google now popping up new banner ads in iPhone Google Maps searches

Seeking to monetize mobile users at least as effectively as it does the web, Google is now popping up lower banner ads during Google Maps searches.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 100

Android on 80% of smartphones shipped in Q2, while Apple's iPhone took 13%

Google's Android operating system continues to dominate the smartphone segment in terms of shipped devices, with an 80 percent share in the latest quarter according to new data, while Apple's iPhone accounts for less and less of shipments in a growing market.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 148

Samsung seeks 'Galaxy Gear' smart watch trademark as wearable tech market heats up

Samsung's forthcoming smart watch accessory may be dubbed the "Galaxy Gear," based on new trademark filings by the company in its home country of South Korea, as well as in the U.S.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 49

Apple, Inc. gets its fingerprints on advanced touch sensor, appears difficult for Android to copy

In a market saturated with smartphones that all increasingly look the same, Apple wants its next iPhone to stand out and be difficult for cloners to duplicate.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 212

Samsung co-CEO pushes Tizen OS as more than a 'simple alternative for Android'

As Samsung looks to lessen its reliance on Google's Android platform, the company views its own custom Tizen operating system as a viable alternative that could power the company's future flagship smartphones.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 172

Apple's iPad lineup slipped to 32% of tablets shipped in Q2 2013

While iPad shipments fell year over year in the June quarter, competing Android tablets saw huge gains, reducing Apple's share of worldwide tablet shipments to less than a third.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 56

Samsung's vetoed push for an ITC ban against Apple, Inc., in pictures

While efforts by Apple and Samsung to enforce their respective patent rights are often equated as back-and-forth arguments among twin giants who irrationally refuse to settle their legal disputes rather than innovate and compete in the market, there's a vast difference between the legitimacy of their respective intellectual property claims and what each company is demanding.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 129

Apple, Inc. iPad is obliterating Samsung, Google's Android in tablet profits

While market research firms publicly report that Apple's iPad is "losing market share" in tablet shipments, their data also says something else: Apple continues to obliterate Samsung, Google's Android, Microsoft, Amazon and the rest of the industry in tablet profits.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 146

Android gets Find My iPhone-like feature 3 years after Apple

Google's Android platform has largely caught up to Apple's iOS in at least one respect: Android device owners will soon be able to track the location of their phone much in the same way iPhone owners have been able to do since 2010.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 58

Fllu offers cash to "organically" promote Samsung's push for proprietary Android apps

Users contributing Android bug reports to the StackOverflow developer community were offered cash in exchange for "organically" directing interest to a promotion aimed at creating Android apps with features that only work on certain Samsung phones.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 35

Android tablets outshipped Apple's iPad for first time in Q2 2013, study claims

The tablet market continues to grow rapidly, and Apple's position in that market appears to be slipping, as shipments of tablets powered by Google's Android operating system overtook the iPad in the second quarter of this year.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 74

Focused on apps, Apple's iOS 7 provides a sneak peak at new sharing icons

Apple's upcoming iOS 7 introduces a bright, clean new visual appearance that strips away much of the shadowing and gloss that Apple introduced into the computing mainstream with iPhone six years ago, particularly evident in its new social sharing app icons.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 49

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