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iPhone Owners Waiting on Google Maps App, the Wait is Over – It’s Not Coming

Tim September 25, 2012 242

In a recent outing, Google's Eric Schmidt made one thing very clear - Google has no Maps application in the works for iOS devices. According to Schmidt, the decision was entirely Apple's and he still feels that they should have stuck with Google's app. Both...

Report: Half of Verizon’s Phone Activations are Android, Feature Phones Crushing Windows Phone and Blackberry

Kellen September 20, 2012 48

A recent survey conducted by CIRP, asked consumers who activated smartphones from June through August which type of phone they used and from what carrier. The operating system breakdown looked something like this: 48% Android, 28% iPhone, 17% feature phone, 4...

Android Users Catching Up with iOS in Willingness to Pay for Apps

Eric September 6, 2012 54

A study put out today shows that the discrepancy between iOS and Android users on the topic of spending money on applications has drastically shrank over the past year. The guys over at SwiftKey partnered with a few websites to take a poll to see how users on...

PSA: Android Team Doesn’t Want Your Cross-Platform Apps Looking Like iOS or Windows Phone

Kellen August 14, 2012 36

If you haven't cruised over to the Android Developers site in a while, I recommend that you do, as it has been completely overhauled and includes all sorts of fun information. The site is much more beautifully designed now, easy to navigate, and should help...

Q2: Android Accounts for 68% of World’s Smartphone Shipments

Tim August 8, 2012 28

According to a new report from the IDC, iOS and Android accounted for 85% of all smartphones shipped during Q2, which is a phenomenal percentage. To no surprise, Samsung accounted for about 44% of all Android smartphones shipped and actually totaled in more...

iOS to Get Advanced Google Voice Search in Coming Days, Still Nothing for Android Users Below Jelly Bean

Kellen August 8, 2012 99

Google announced today that they are planning to release a new Google Search app for iOS that carries the advanced voice tech used (our first look) in the current build built into Jelly Bean (Android 4.1). While this is great news for iOS users, we can't help...

Why It Matters That Samsung Copied Apple [Opinion]

Ron August 8, 2012 309

Samsung copied Apple. There really isn't another way to put it. Samsung didn't copy Apple in every conceivable way, but when you compare several of their phones to the iPhone, it's clear that Samsung wanted their hardware and software to resemble that of Apple...

A Quick Look at iOS 6 and Its New Android Features

Kellen June 11, 2012 220

Whenever a new version of iOS is announced by Apple, we usually take a few minutes to look at the features that were highlighted and compare them to Android, since in many cases, Android users have been experiencing the "new" fun for years. With iOS 6, the...