HTC Sense Smartphones Take Android to New Heights

Release Date 21 May, 2011 in infoSync World

 
   

HTC Sense Smartphones Take Android to New Heights

infoSync World - Sindre Lia - 21 May, 2011
HTC Sense smartphones are succeeding greatly in the smartphone market. Should Apple worry about its ecosystem? When we first spent some time with the HTC Sense experience a couple of years ago, we understood why HTC ...

Google Maps for mobile browsers updated

CNET (blog) - Jaymar Cabebe - 21 May, 2011
If you visit maps.google.com in your Android or iOS browser right now, you might notice something's different. That's because today Google went live with its latest Maps update, which offers a significantly more feature-rich browser ...

The Best Android Phones

PC Magazine - Wendy Sheehan Donnell - 21 May, 2011
The greatest thing about Google's Android mobile OS: You have your choice of top-notch handsets on every carrierâ€"even the little guys. Behold, the best Android phones you can buy. By Wendy Sheehan Donnell It's hard to believe that it's been just three ...

Google's Mobile Maps Site Adds Features

PCWorld - Juan Carlos Perez - 21 May, 2011
Google has upgraded the mobile site for Maps, which is one of the company's most popular online services, adding features found on the version for desktop browsers. New features now available in browsers for iOS and ...

Mobile apps create smartphone loyalty, says Gartner

The Guardian (blog) - ‎May 20, 2011‎
Analyst firm Gartner released its latest mobile handset sales data yesterday, including a chart ranking Android, Symbian, iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Phone by smartphone sales to end users in the first quarter of 2011. The "sales" part of that is ...

Android leads market

Asia Times Online - Martin J Young - ‎May 20, 2011‎
HUA HIN, Thailand - Smartphone sales surged 85% in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, according to market researcher Gartner. Total mobile handset sales rose 19% to 427.8 million units, with smart-phones accounting for ...

Android still for mobile despite easy adoption across verticals

ZDNet Asia - Tyler Thia - ‎May 19, 2011‎
Android OS' open source nature makes it easy for Google and other companies to adopt it for other vertical markets but mobile arena will remain its main focus, say analysts. ...

Android ups lead as ad network's top mobile platform

CNET (blog) - Lance Whitney - ‎May 19, 2011‎
Android increased its lead over Apple's iOS in April as the top mobile platform tracked by ad network Millennial Media. Releasing its April MobileMix report today, Millennial Media found that Android accounted for 53 percent of all ad ...

Does Everyone in America Really Own a Smartphone?

PC Magazine - Sara Yin - ‎May 19, 2011‎
According to Millennial Media's April Mobile Mix report, all twenty of the top mobile phones tracked on its mobile ad network were smartphones, for the first time. "This demonstrates the mass adoption of smartphones as affordable ...

Ad network finds Android in lead, iPhone surging

CNET (blog) - Lance Whitney - ‎May 18, 2011‎
Android is the top mobile platform in North America, according to mobile ad network InMobi, but the iPhone's iOS is close behind thanks to a recent surge. InMobi's Mobile Insights Report for April found that Google's Android remained ...

Google Maps updated for Android and iOS device browsers

Mobiletor.com - 21 May, 2011
Google seems to be enhancing many of its features in the light of consumer opinion and feedback. After announcing the updated version of search application for iOS, the official Google Mobile blog reveals that the company has updated the Google Maps ...

Android dominates April mobile ad impression share, but iOS leads in revenue ...

DM News - Tim Peterson - 21 May, 2011
Mobile devices running Google's Android operating system generated 53% of mobile ad impressions in April, according to a report released by mobile advertising network Millennial Media this week. The company's latest “mobile mix” report found that ads ...

Google Mobile Maps Gets Updated, New Features Added

Geeky gadgets - Roland Hutchinson - 21 May, 2011
Google has updated their Google Maps for mobile devices, and have added in a range of new features to Google Maps for mobile, the new features are available in browsers on Android smartphones and tablets and Apple's iOS devices. ...

Google Revamps Mobile Webapp For Maps

Lifehacker Australia - Whitson Gordon - 21 May, 2011
Today, Google has completely revamped its mobile Maps site, in an effort to keep a more consistent Google Maps experience across the desktop and smartphones. They've added tons of features from the desktop ...

Google News for Mobile Adds "News Near You" Section

Appscout - 21 May, 2011
Need to find out what's going on wherever you are? Google News for mobile has added "News Near You" that displays relevant news based on your current location. By visting news.google.com on your Android or iPhone and "share your location", ...

Android Doubles iPhone Sales in Q1

IGN - Justin Rubio - 21 May, 2011
Android continues its trail of destruction in the race smartphone dominance, nabbing over twice as many Q1 sales as Apple's iOS phones and surpassing Symbian devices in the process. According to BGR, Gartner has reported that Android ...

Google updates Maps for mobile browsers

tuaw.com - Megan Lavey-Heaton - 21 May, 2011
These features include the ability to view your current location, suggestible search and auto completion; clickable icons; directions for driving, walking, biking and transit; different map layers to toggle satellite, traffic and more. ...

Google Maps Updated For Mobile Browser

Everything Android - Nate Rios - 21 May, 2011
Google has updated the mobile browser version of Google Maps, for Android browsers and iOS as well. Note that this is not the Google Maps application, this is the actual website: http://maps.google.com/ that you visit from ...

Gartner: Android Smartphone Market Share Accelerates

CIO Insight - 21 May, 2011
By CIOinsight Mobile devices running the Google Android operating system continue their worldwide market penetration, accounting for 36.2 million smartphones sold worldwide in Q1 2011. The platform is giving Apple's iPhone a run for its money, ...

Report: Android Beats Apple iOS in Mobile Ad Impressions

Operation Android - Fred Straker - 21 May, 2011
Android OS powered over half of mobile ad impressions this April according to mobile advertising firm Millenial Media. Their report shows Android taking a 10 percent gain over the month of March, totaling 53 percent of smartphone impressions. ...

Google Maps Updated for Mobile Browsers, Who Needs an App?

Phandroid.com - Kevin Krause - 21 May, 2011
In striving to maintain consistency across platforms, the Google team has overhauled Maps for mobile browsers, bringing it more in sync with the experience we have come to expect from the desktop version. ...

Google Maps Just Got a Lot Better in Android and iOS Browsers

Gizmodo - 21 May, 2011
Adrian Covert â€"The mobile browser version Google Maps got a makeover on Android and iOS devices, which makes it alot more like the desktop and native app versions of the service. Now, when you visit maps.google.com on your phone or tablet's browser and ...

Google Updates Maps, Makes Them Available In The Mobile Browser [Latest Google ...

TFTS (blog) - 21 May, 2011
Google has announced the latest update for Maps -- mobile browser support on iOS and Android devices. This update will bring a desktop-like Google Maps experience to your tablet or smartphone.... Google has officially announced and also rolled-out the ...

Q1 mobile numbers: Android is up, Microsoft takes a dive

Geek.com - Alan Henry - 21 May, 2011
Gartner has finished collecting data on mobile phone sales and market share for the first quarter of 2011, and while no one expected Android to slow down, few people expected the platform to pick up as much steam as it has. Android devices now make up ...

Android sales suggest good news for Google mobile search

Brafton - 21 May, 2011
Gartner's smartphone sales report for Q1 2011 confirms that this looks to be a good year for Google mobile search â€" and marketers who optimize their content for on-the-go consumers. In a single year, Android's market share has surged, making it the ...

Google Maps mobile web app now works more like a native app

Mobiputing - 21 May, 2011
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed, follow us on Twitter, or "like" us on Facebook. Thanks for visiting! Google has rolled out an update to the mobile web version of Google Maps, offering many of the features that were ...

Android rules: Now No. 1 smartphone OS

Android Apps Appolicious - 21 May, 2011
The Google (GOOG) OS nearly quadrupled its market share to 36 percent of all devices shipped in the first quarter this year compared with 9.6 percent of the devices shipped in the first quarter of 2010, Gartner said. Overall phone manufacturers shipped ...

Friday's Apple Rumors â€" Android's Still Top Dog

Investorplace.com - Anthony John Agnello - 21 May, 2011
Android Over iPhones: A Gartner report has found that phones running Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system continue to outsell competitors like Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone. Android phones accounted for 36% of all mobile phones sold in the ...

Android beats Apple in mobile ad market

RCR Unplugged - 21 May, 2011
According to the MobileMix 2011 report released by advertising firm Mellenial Media, Google Android has become the most used mobile advertising platform for US advertisers. The report revealed Android receives more ad impressions than any other ...

Android sales overtake iOS in Q1 2011

IBTimes - Alastair Stevenson - 21 May, 2011
A recent report from research group Gartner has revealed that in the opening three months of 2011, sales of smartphones running Google's Android operating system have overtake those of Apple's iPhone. ...

 

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