Juniper Research: Smartphone Fragmentation Problem to Hit Emerging Markets
If you think the smartphone world is crowded with the likes of Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone dominating the lion’s share, you’re right, but it looks like it may get…
Juniper Research: Smartphones Claim 230 Million Shipments in Q2 2013, Driven by Mid-Tier Devices
There’s no question that smartphones are growing in popularity. Between Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone devices, smartphones have never before reached such a broad extent of adaptation across the globe.…
Google Unveils Android 4.3, Announces 50 Billion Google Play App Downloads
It seems like only yesterday that we were going rabid over the improved Android version 4.2, which kept the same “Jelly Bean” codename as its predecessor while making some notable…
Babel Unified Messaging Launches as the New Hangouts, Mobile Apps Come, Too
As the premiere tech news site for all things mobile VoIP and messaging (among other things), one of the key things we were waiting for during Google’s I/O 2013 event…
Android Jelly Bean At 28.4 Percent Penetration in Google’s Latest Distribution Chart
We’re all familiar by now with Google’s monthly look at the Android ecosystem and where its many versions stand. This month’s chart doesn’t show a radical change, though. Android Jelly…
Rumor: Google is Working on Android 4.3, Will Remain Jelly Bean
With Google’s I/O event just a couple of weeks away, the next iteration of its Android operating system — Android 4.3 Jelly Bean — is already being reported, with rumors…
Startup Spotlight: Google-Backed Messaging App just.me Launches in 155 Countries
The mobile messaging space is certainly getting crowded, not to mention fragmented. It seems like every week there’s a new app coming out on app stores, and it’s certainly difficult…
Eric Schmidt Says 1.5 Million Android Smartphones Activated Per Day
Okay, we all know that Google’s Android is king of the mobile OS hill, at least for now, but exactly how many Android-powered smartphones are being activated daily? Google Chairman…