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Google's Android operating system has rounded up developers and a bevy of hardware partners to swamp the smartphone industry with devices. Android's market share has surged courtesy of devices from HTC and Motorola and analysts are generally upbeat about the platform's prospects and ability to crack the top three platforms.
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Google I/O revelations, BlackBerry Live, and Nokia Lumia 928 (MobileTechRoundup show #296)
Google I/O was held last week and while no new hardware was announced, we did see many service launches and improvements that make Google a compelling choice.
Smartphone App Wrap: Travel, TV, Google, and sports
As summer approaches and we start to think about getting out and about, I took a look at apps related to travel, sports, and the new Google I/O launches.
Improve smartphone photos with native editing tools (gallery)
Smartphones today take good quality photos, but you can make them even better with a little editing. This gallery shows the available tools for Android, BlackBerry 10, Windows Phone, and iOS.
SEA mobile phone sales rise by 8 percent
Smartphones continue to drive the market, contributing 42.2 million units to the overall 108 million units sold in the Southeast Asian region in the 12 months ended March 2013.
Google's Glass Developer Kit, video streaming on deck
Timothy Jordan, senior developer advocate at Google for Project Glass, noted new developer tools as it builds the Google Glass ecosystem on the fly.
Android accounts for 75 percent market share; Windows Phone leapfrogs BlackBerry
There's no end in sight to the Google-Apple duopoly in the smartphone market, but Microsoft's Windows Phone software has taken third place, overtaking BlackBerry, thanks to Nokia's help.
Divoom Bluetune Solo BT speaker: Outstanding value, vivid colors, great sound
There are a lot of portable Bluetooth speaker options available. and I found the Divoom Bluetune Solo to be an excellent choice at a fantastic price. It comes in several attractive colors and even serves as a microphone.
Google I/O 2013: Building better e-commerce experiences on Android
Engineers from the Google Wallet team offer some simple but essential tips for building mobile commerce experiences at I/O 2013.
Google gives digital music another look with Play Music All-Access
Google's director of Android engineering described it as a "uniquely Google approach to a music subscription service."
I/O 2013: Google's location APIs likely to fuel Google Glass apps
Google delivered a series of location-based APIs to track movement automatically and improve mapping tools. These are nice additions to Android devices, but the real impact may be with Google Glass apps.
Google developer tool releases include new Maps, Games, Google+ APIs
Developers can also look forward to Android Studio, which immediately garnered more applause from some of the 6,000 attendees present in the keynote hall at Moscone West.
HP does Android with the SlateBook x2, big Windows with Split x2
HP knows hybrids as evidenced by the Envy x2. This summer will see a big Windows hybrid and a high-end Android hybrid from the company.
Mobile app contest targets Indian students
University of Delhi launches a mobile app competition open to students, who have to submit a working prototype which will eventually be available for download on the university's Web site.
Verizon, VMware roll out Android work, life sandboxes
Verizon Enterprise will use VMware's Horizon Mobile software to segment work and life personas. The move is part of a broader effort to make Android more enterprise friendly.
Bromium: A virtualization technology to kill all malware, forever
A new approach to virtualization could vaporize malware on desktops, mobile operating systems and even cloud-based Desktop-as-a-Service.