The curse of Google?: Android licensees fail to cash in

Release Date 4 Aug, 2011 in Register

The curse of Google?: Android licensees fail to cash in Register - Andrew Orlowski - 4 Aug, 2011 Google's Android is now in almost half the world's smartphones �" but licensees are finding that quod eos nutrit eos destruit �" or what nourishes them destroys them. Figures from research company Canalys ...
Google - Still in the race FM.co.za - Larry Claasen - 4 Aug, 2011 Technology giant Google is nervously looking over its shoulder even though its latest results show it is holding its own in Internet searches. Revenue was up 32% to US$9,03bn, operating profit rose from $2,36bn to $2,88bn and net income per share rose ...
Mobile Developers See Apple, Google Ruling Enterprise InformationWeek - Thomas Claburn - 4 Aug, 2011 Bad news for Microsoft extends far beyond mobile, developer survey says. But analysts don't count Redmond out yet. By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Mobile developers see the heated competition between Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systems ...
	How to get the most out of Android phone Business Daily Africa - 4 Aug, 2011 Choosing an iPhone is easy: do you want black or white? Buying an Android phone is more challenging, but potentially more rewarding. Google's operating system can now be found on dozens of mobile phones, not to mention tablet computers, e-book readers ...
A brief history of Android phones CNET - Kent German - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎ Almost three years after the birth of the T-Mobile G1, the world's first Android smartphone, we pause to take a look back at what the little green dude has given us. Sure, we've known that the OS has been very busy in the United States ...
Developer angst rises over Android revenues and openness Android Apps Appolicious - Kristen Nicole - 4 Aug, 2011 Android's platform versions are varied, lending different experiences to end users across devices and carriers. Google offers some insight into its platform distribution with its monthly report, confirming Android 2.2 as the dominant version across ...
	Blighty's smart phone use soars while Google gripes at rivals' mobile moves Bigmouthmedia News - 4 Aug, 2011 Google's griped that Microsoft and Apple are hindering the success of Android using suspect mobile moves amid the news that smart phone adoption has soared among Blighty's teens and adults with Apple's iPhone topping Android-powered counterparts to be ...
	Google Starts Developer Workshops to Optimize Android Apps in Tablets Social Barrel - Francis Rey - 4 Aug, 2011 Google will launch a string of developer workshops called Android Developer Labs (ADLs) to help Android app developers create high-quality apps for tablets. In a post on the Android Developers Blog, Tim Bray said the Android Developer Relations team of ...
Google: Apple, Microsoft join to fight Android Dayton Business Journal - 4 Aug, 2011 Apple's iPhone is being adopted by businesses, although Google's Android still dominates the smartphone market overall. Google's Android still dominates the smartphone market overall, and more devices using its operating system are being launched ...
Advertiser Interest in Android Lags Market eMarketer - 4 Aug, 2011 The iPhone was a media darling from the get-go, quickly surpassing earlier smartphones like the BlackBerry in terms of marketer interest and appearing in the pockets and purses of creatives around the country. But Google's Android operating system has ...
Yes, Apple is Trying to Kill Android Google Watch (blog) - 4 Aug, 2011 The other day I wrote a post in which I addressed Mike Elgan's Cult of Mac post. Elgan's post, which you may read here, clearly explains how Google and Apple have a symbiotic relationship. I would never introduce a column by saying it was "an elegant ...
	Bailout: iPhone 5 release date sees Best Buy hand out Android Nexus S Beatweek Magazine - Johnny Major - 4 Aug, 2011 Even as the government attempts to bail itself out, the rise of the iPhone 5 along with its looming release date is seeing at least one retailer trying to pull off a bailout out of inventory of the Android phone known as the Nexus S. ...
Android Ice Cream Sandwich Likely to Use TI Processor HardwareZone.com - 4 Aug, 2011 An image used by Texas Instruments (TI) during a slideshow presentation revealed information that Google may have chosen its OMAP4 processor to power the upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) phones including the next Nexus phone. ...
Google looks to improve the number of tablet oriented Android apps with ... Mobile bloom News - 4 Aug, 2011 In spite of the plethora of tablets which have come out this year, the sales of Google's Android tablets aren't taking off. The reason behind this isn't the lack of good hardware but the dearth of applications which are optimized for these tablets. ...
Developer interest in Android increases, approaches iOS IBTimes Hong Kong - 4 Aug, 2011 IDC jumps into the debate about Android and mobile developer priorities. Apple's iOS leads the pack, but Android is primed for gains -- even more, if only Google could sort out the messy tablet problem. Assuming apps really matter -- and IDC's findings ...
Google To Prefer TI SoCs For Future iPad 2, iPhone 5 Rivals ITProPortal - Desire Athow - 4 Aug, 2011 US semiconductor giant Texas Instruments has apparently been chosen by Google to become its preferred partner for the launch of tablets, smartphones and other devices that will use the forthcoming Ice Cream Sandwich, the next version of Android. ...
Google Android Nears 50% Market Share, iOS Reaches Second Place Search Engine Watch - Rob D. Young - 4 Aug, 2011 Google's Android platform has seen growth that exceeds even the wildest of expectations. Android now holds 48 percent of global market share, while the iPhone has reached second place with 19 percent. ...
IDC: Android and iPhone in Dead Heat to Win Enterprise AndroidGuys - Scott Webster - 4 Aug, 2011 A new IDC Appcelerator survey indicates that Android and Apple are in a two-way race to eat up the mobile enterprise. With roughly 44 percent of 1625 polled developers favoring iOS and another 44 percent choosing Android, everyone else is left fighting ...
Is Android About to Get Crushed? Gizmodo - 4 Aug, 2011 This fall, smartphones are going to be better than they've ever been. That's true every year, but iOS 5 and Windows Phone 7.5 are looking pretty fantastic. What about Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, though? We know a little bit about Ice Cream ...
Rdio Update Mentions 'Ice Cream Sandwich Support,' Don't Get too Excited Phandroid.com - Kevin Krause - 4 Aug, 2011 The latest update to the Rdio Android app brought, among other things, a peculiar item to its recent changes list. Below bug fixes, TELUS integration, and giftcard support is listed “Android 'Ice Cream ...
	Android is Number One Choice for Mobile Gamers with 48% Market Share Blackjack Champ - Nick Meisher - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎ Mobile gamers still prefer Android based smartphones over any other mobile OS for their mobile gaming needs. Google's Android is the leading mobile device in 35 out of 56 global markets, thus retaining its crown as the number 1 mobile OS in the world. ...
Android at 48% Market Share in Q2 Hot Hardware - Ryan McLaughlin - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎ Good news for Google: the Canalys research firm has found that Google's Android OS dominated the worldwide smart device market in the second quarter. Canalys, which analyzes shipments in 56 countries around the world, found that Android was the leader ...
Android usurped 50 percent of Global Smartphone Market Siliconindia.com - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎ By SiliconIndia, Wednesday, 03 August 2011, 05:48 Hrs Bangalore: According to a research firm, Canalys, Google's Android has taken almost 50 percent of the global smartphone market, ruling the Asia-Pacific region. Google acquired Android in 2005 and ...
	iPhone 5 Delay: What if Apple Fails to Deliver by Fall? International Business Times - Carl Bagh - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎ The cacophony of Apple iPhone 5 release rumors has hit the crescendo, with the most recent one coming from the reputed British daily, The Guardian, stating that the iPhone 5 is in the testing stage with ...
Apple's iPhone and Google's Android Seen Beating BlackBerry, Windows Phone in ... All Things Digital - Ina Fried - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎ While there's no question that the iPhone and Android are killing it on the consumer side, a new survey finds that mobile developers also expect those two operating systems to dominate the enterprise. Developers were evenly split over whether Apple or ...
Android and iPhone Shipments Skyrocketing IGN - Justin Rubio - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎ Android and Apple continue their reign of dominance in the smartphone market, both achievement very impressive shipment numbers through the second quarter of 2011. According to research firm IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker report, ...
Is Android About To Get Crushed? Gizmodo Australia - brent rose - 4 Aug, 2011 This Australian spring, smartphones are going to be better than they've ever been. That's true every year, but iOS 5 and Windows Phone 7.5 are looking pretty fantastic. What about Android 4.0, ...
	While Google Nexus S is free, Texas Instruments biting Android Ice Cream leaked PopHerald.com - Jean Xiam Sun - 4 Aug, 2011 New report is suggesting that Texas Instruments is one of the key players of the upcoming Android update. By fall, TI will bite the Ice Cream Sandwich ending the so-called “fragmentation.” Mixing the tablet and the smartphone ecosystem is one of the ...
	Is Apple Trying To Beat Android... Or Destroy It? eWEEK Europe UK - Peter Judge - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎ There are a lot of stories painting Google and Apple as enemies, and there are some that paint the tech powers as “frenemies.” I'm of the latter camp, and so is Mike Elgan, who makes an elegant and compelling argument via The Cult of Mac about why the ...