All Posts Tagged With: "android"

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Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Facing $50M Lawsuit Over Tracking

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is up against a $50 million lawsuit over the company’s practice of user tracking devices through their Android phones. A class action lawsuit was filed in Detroit, MI this week that is similar to the one filed against Apple (NASDAQ: APPL) by two Tampa, FL men not long ago. The initial lawsuit [...]
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Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Plans Launch of HTC Thunderbolt, 4G Device This Week

March 17 is the anticipated launch date for the Verizon (NYSE: VZ) HTC Thnderbolt. The phone which runs on the Android platform is the only smartphone on the Verizon LTE network but the company plans to launch additional models later in the year. The phone company has hopes of penetrating 50% of the smartphone market [...]
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Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android Market Now Offering eBooks: What Could Be Next?

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) this week updated their Android market and is now offering consumers more than just apps. For Android users who love to read, you are now able to buy books to read directly from the Google’s Android market. This will now make it even easier for Android users to access and be able [...]
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Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android Market Web Could Cause Security Issues For Users

Last week, Google announced their new web-based Android Market. This new web store was part of their effort to help jump-start their slow Android app sales. As reported by Apple Insider, only a few days after this announcement, the security firm Sophos issued a warning saying that Google’s execution of app sales on their website [...]
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Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Apps On The Android Gets Enterprise Security Support

On October 28th, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced that it was adding enterprise management and sync support for its Google Apps on the Android 2.2 mobile platform. This move has been touted as boon for IT management since more Android smart phones are being utilized in various businesses. Google Apps such as Google Talk, Gmail, and [...]
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Verizon FiOs (NYSE: VZ) Bringing TV to Apple’s iPad (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Other Tablet Computers

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Chief Information Office, Shaygan Kheradpir, announced at a press conference yesterday that within the next few months, subscribers to the Verizon FiOS service could be watching their favorite television shows via an application on tablet computers like Apple’s iPad (NASDAQ: AAPL) and maybe even Android powered phones. The application which makes it [...]
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Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Outselling Apple (NYSE: APPL)

According to the Los Angeles Times, Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) is working hard to take the lead in the smartphone market. For the first quarter of 2010, Google’s Android devices have outsold Apple’s (NYSE: APPL) iPhones. It is the first time Android phones have fared better than the Apple iPhone in the US. While the high [...]
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Androids Step Back- Google is In Town

There is little doubt the iPhone, the Droid and other Android phones have been the most technologically advanced cell phone to date. It could be the Apple boys are in for a surprise, however, as the gang from Google gets ready to bring their contender to the cell phone market. Google is continuing to be [...]