BlackBerry BBM coming to Apple's iOS, Google Android this summer
BlackBerry's BBM messaging service will go cross-platform this summer, when official BBM applications will launch on iOS and Android.
AppleInsider Staff
Apple fell to 18% share of smartphone sales in Q1, Gartner says
While Apple increased its iPhone sales year over year, its share of the global smartphone market shrank to 18.2 percent in the first quarter, according to data from Gartner.
Neil Hughes
Google's Android on 59.5% of all 'smart mobile devices' shipped in Q1, Apple at 19.3%
According to research firm Canalys, Google's Android platform continues to dominate the worldwide mobile marketplace as the OS powered 59.5 percent of the nearly 310 million smart mobile devices shipped in the first quarter, while Apple managed to grow its iOS and OS X presence to a 19.3 percent share.
New Nexus 7 to be highlight of Google I/O as 'iPad mini 2' faces delay, analyst says
Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes Google will unveil a next-generation Nexus 7 tablet in partnership with Asus at the search giant's upcoming Google I/O conference, looking to steal some of Apple's thunder as a next-generation iPad mini is rumored to be delayed.
Google looks to spark iOS browser war with OpenInChrome function
Google looks to be attempting to grow its mini-ecosystem on Apple's iOS platform, as the search giant is now enticing developers to have their apps open web links in its Chrome browser.
Kevin Bostic
Apple takes fight to Google, wants Android source code in Samsung lawsuit
The week has seen new turns in Apple's ongoing patent-based struggle against Google's Android operating system, as the iPhone maker attempted to pull the search giant deeper into the proceedings in one case while trying to keep Google out of the mix in another.
Code in Google's Chromium points to future Google Now support for OS X
A newly reported issue with Google's open-source Chromium Web browser hints that preparations are being made to launch rich notifications for Apple's OS X, which could in turn be used to build out a Mac version of Google Now.
Smartphone companies, including Apple, have little to show for patent litigation
An all-out patent litigation war between the biggest players in the smartphone industry, including Apple, Samsung, Motorola and Microsoft, has yielded very little for all parties involved.
Gmail app update tightens Google's iOS ecosystem with support for Chrome, Maps, YouTube
In a move that will only widen its foothold within Apple's iOS, Google on Monday rolled out an update to its Gmail app, one that ties together Google-provided apps and services on Apple's platform more so than ever before.
Daniel Eran Dilger
