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Groupon prepares for a a 15 billion dollar IPO potentially.
Groupon is poised to make a splash with a $15 Billion dollar IPO. Google shot a bit low in their offer. Great work for the long established (by internet terms) social buying site. Groupon features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, eat, see and buy in more than 300 markets around the world. […]
Oracle tells Google- Not so fast on that Android use of Java- talk to my lawyer!
October 28, 2010
This has been going on for a while (even though the lawsuits are fresh!) and here is the latest update. Keep tabs on this if for no other reason than its interesting to watch the big guys fight. If you want to keep score, Oracle and Google have roughly the same revenue at 25- 26 […]
‘Angry Birds’ tops 2 million Android downloads in first two days
October 18, 2010
(FierceMobile) More than 2 million Android smartphone users have downloaded the smash iPhone casual game Angry Birds since its expansion onto the Google-backed operating system Friday, developer Rovio Mobile reports. “Another day, another million. Passed 2 million downloads on Android,” Rovio states on its official Twitter account. The free Android edition of Angry Birds initially […]
Best Buy to create its own Android APP store? Could be!
October 11, 2010
How many APP stores does it take to make an ecosystem? Well apparently as many as there are stars in the sky- or heading that way. In the wake of multiple reports indicating online retailer Amazon.com is poised to roll out an Android application storefront to rival Google’s own Android Market as well as efforts […]
Mozilla unveils Firefox 4 beta mobile web browser for smartphones running the Google Android and Nokia Maemo
October 9, 2010
Open-source software development initiative Mozilla unveiled its Firefox 4 beta mobile web browser for smartphones running the Google Android and Nokia Maemo open-source operating systems. Firefox 4 beta for mobile promises improved performance and responsiveness over previous releases–writing on the Mozilla Blog, mobile team technical lead Stuart Parmenter states the biggest architecture changes emphasize Electrolysis […]
Qualcomm launches Augmented Reality SDK for Android developers
October 4, 2010
Qualcomm says Industry-leading, Vision-based Technology Will Enable Developers to Create New Generation of Augmented Reality Experiences SAN DIEGO, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ — Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) today announced the immediate availability of its Augmented Reality (AR) Software Development Kit (SDK) for Android smartphones. Offered through Qualcomm’s online developer network, QDevNet, Qualcomm’s SDK will enable a […]
Nokia reaches 2.3 million downloads a day through their Ovi Store
October 1, 2010
For those that think Nokia will just roll over in the mobile space and let Apple and Android take over, think again. With the number of active Nokia service users now reaching 140 million worldwide, the company today announced that more than 200,000 people are currently signing up daily to Ovi, and that Ovi Store […]
Amazon launches revamped Android APP for Kindle
September 23, 2010
Amazon launched a revamped Android APP for Kindle. The new APP allows for better search, locking screen orientation, view book details through Shelfari and add notes/ highlights to books. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Kindle for Android, the free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their Android-powered devices, […]
Android 2.2- A.K.A. ‘Froyo’ powers over 28% of all Android OS’
September 13, 2010
Android 2.2.–a.k.a. ‘Froyo’–now powers 28.7 percent of smartphones running Google’s Android operating system, according to new data issued by the digital services giant. In recent weeks, Android 2.2 (which boasts faster browsing and support for Adobe Flash, among other enhancements) has expanded to devices including HTC’s Evo and Motorola’s Droid and Droid 2–Android 2.1 remains […]
January 19, 2011
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