ContributorNetwork - When it was announced in October, one of the headline features of Apple's iPhone 4S was Siri, an "intelligent assistant" which answers spoken questions and takes orders given in natural English. It was less like Google's Voice Actions for Android, an app which understands a limited set of specific commands, and more like the computers on Star Trek.
Appolicious - The free Evi app for Android eluded me for days while I was testing it out. Every time I tried to search using the app, it told me all circuits were busy. But the super friendly voice assured me that they were working to correct the issue in the near future. In this day and age, a few days are a lifetime.
ContributorNetwork - States-side fans of video game consoles, from the first Nintendo Entertainment System to its modern successor the Wii, know what it's like for a game that looks awesome to only come out in Japan.
Appolicious - Android got some good news this week. Firstly, numbers released by comScore suggest the platform grew in the fourth quarter of 2011 in the U.S. Secondly, the U.S. government has decided to use Android devices as secure phones.
Reuters - Siemens AG is on the look out for a new chief executive for its mobile phone network equipment joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), Siemens supervisory board member Sibylle Wankel told reporters on Friday.
Reuters - Apple Inc said it was cleared to resume selling older models of its iPhone and 3G-based iPads via its German online store on Friday, after the suspension of an injunction won by Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc in December.
Appolicious - The Android platform expanded its dominance in the U.S. smartphone market during Q4 of 2011, according to the latest ComScore report. Apple may have boosted its share of the mobile handset market with the release of the iPhone 4S, but Androids still the clear winner in terms of OS use, powering 47.3 percent of surveyed subscribers. Thats up from 44.8 percent last year, growing by slightly more percentage points than Apples increase to 29.6 percent from 27.4 percent.
Appolicious - As we enter the weekend, weve got three more fresh Android apps to keep you occupied. Waze, the popular navigation app, got an update which truly makes it shine. Meanwhile, A.I.type released another keyboard into the Market which is perfect for tablets. Finally, weve got Cartoon Wars, a popular iOS title thats finally available for Android gamers to enjoy.
Appolicious - The touchscreen keyboard gets an upgrade with TouchPals Keyboard for Android tablets. It lets you easily switch between swiping and tapping, as well as gestures to get the most out of your finger follies. This week also brought some big name updates to the Android Market, including special upgrades from McAfee Security and Mints personal finance app. Salesforce debuted its Rypple app this week, as did Eventbrite for managing events on-the-go.
AP - Panasonic on Friday nearly doubled its projected net loss for the fiscal year to a record 780 billion yen ($10.2 billion) amid weak TV and mobile phone sales and ongoing restructuring costs after acquiring smaller Sanyo Electronics Co.
Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In todays episode well show you how to find out what apps are running on your Android 4.0 &
Reuters - Google Inc has been quietly policing its online store for months now in an acknowledgement of malware's growing threat to its increasingly popular Android mobile software.
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Google recently unveiled its new Android design guidelines, which are meant to help people develop apps for its open-source smartphone and tablet operating system. The guidelines work in tandem with Android Ice Cream Sandwich's visual overhaul, which was designed to "enchant" smartphone and tablet users in a way that Android's previous, bare-bones iterations, did not.
Yahoo! News - In the months following long-time Apple CEO Steve Jobss untimely death, weve seen him resurrected in many forms. Hes already been brought back in plastic and bronze, but we never thought wed see him reborn as an Android supporter. Leave it to a Taiwanese tablet &
ContributorNetwork - You can buy it in India if you're a student, that is. According to Jamie Yap of ZDNet Asia, the Aakash tablet is priced at 2,200 rupees, or 45 U.S. dollars, while students pay a special subsidized price thanks to a government contract. 25,000 students have already requested one from the University of Mumbai, and more than 1.4 million people have ordered the tablet so far, with three new factories being set up to meet the demand.
Reuters - He may have derided Android devices in real life but in the afterlife Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs is glad he can use one -- or at least that's the story a Jobs look-alike tells in a recent TV commercial for a Taiwanese electronics company's new product.
Appolicious - Consumers got a lesson in malware safety this week when Symantec and Lookout security companies presented different perspectives on Android.Counterclank. Symantec identified the string of apps as malware, but Lookout insisted the apps werent malicious but merely annoying adware Trojans. After several days of debating the semantics of malware, Symantec retracted its original statement, falling in line with Lookouts assessment after all.
Appolicious - Todays Fresh Apps cater to the gamer, productivity mogul and sports buff in all of us. Valve Corporations Steam is finally allowing all users to use the app on their Android device, instead of just beta testers, while Handy Scanner is a useful way to copy and keep track of PDF documents. And if youre visiting Indianapolis this weekend for the Super Bowl, NFL Enterprises has an essential app for you.
AP - The worlds largest Spanish-language media company said Wednesday that its planned move into Mexicos mobile-phone market has been rejected by the countrys anti-monopoly regulator.
Appolicious - One of my favorite benefits to having an Android phone is the ability to use apps that pull up suggestions based on your location. Real estate apps offer one of the best uses of this function. I am the type of person who likes to get a feel for the neighborhood first. I do not care if it is a fabulous apartment and the rent is to die for, if I cant get coffee within a block or two. No coffee shop? Forget about it.
