Android

Instagram for Android vs. Instagram for iPhone: Can you see the difference?

By Chris Parsons, Tuesday, Apr 3, 2012 a 8:55 pm

Instagram's developers hinted their new Android app might be better than their existing iPhone app. So is it, and if so, how?

While over 15 Million iPhone users have enjoyed the social photo sharing app, Instagram, for quite some time, just today Instagram for Android hit the Google Play Store. Over 430,000 Android users had registered to be notified about the app's release, and the developers even hinted it might back a few features iPhone users were without. So does it?

43% of recent U.S. smartphone buyers bought iPhone

By Simon Sage, Thursday, Mar 29, 2012 a 12:05 pm

Nielsen has wrapped up their latest market research data, and in the three months leading up to February, 43% of U.S. smartphone buyers got an iPhone. By comparison, 48% had bought an Android phone, and 5% picked up a BlackBerry.

Iterate 17: de With

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Mar 25, 2012 a 12:37 am

Marc, Rene, and Seth iterate about the new iPad Retina display, Photoshop touch, Jonathan Ive, the Android UI template, Android Niceties, and the Google Play rebranding, and interrogate Sebastiaan de With. This is Iterate!

Apple wins right to Android development information in Motorola patent case

By Simon Sage, Tuesday, Mar 6, 2012 a 9:31 am

Motorola and Apple are still duking it out in courts over a wide variety patents, but recently Apple made a significant step towards victory. A U.S. judge in Chicago ruled that information about Google's acquisition of Motorola is a key part of Apple's claims against Motorola. The ruling also means that Apple we get some key information about the development of Android, and potentially find other cases of infringement there.

HTML5 games run three times faster on Apple’s iOS than on Google's Android

By Chris Parsons, Tuesday, Mar 6, 2012 a 12:16 am

Apple has long since been involved with the HTML5 development and a new study coming from cross-platform mobile game development tool maker, spaceport.io is suggesting they're much further ahead then the likes of Google and their Android operating system when it comes to HTML5 gaming.

Mobile Nations Special: Mobile World Congress 2012 kickoff

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Feb 25, 2012 a 4:41 pm

Phil, Simon, and Alex have splashed down in Barcelona and are ready to assault Mobile World Congress 2012, Mobile Nations style, and bring you back absolutely everything Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, (and even iPhone and iPad if they can find it!). Listen in!

Everyone wants a piece of the iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 a 2:28 pm

For a few years every hot new hero phone that hit the market was dubbed "iPhone killer" and lavished with link-bait praise for a week or so, until users hit usability walls, and the link-baiters were on to the next, hot new "iPhone killer".

Nothing killed the iPhone, of course. It couldn't be killed. It wasn't only a smart phone, it was a great phone that was smartly conceived and executed.

US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ditching BlackBerry in favor of iPhone and iPad

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 a 10:58 pm

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will soon be ditching their BlackBerrys in favor of iPhones and iPads. They will continue to support the BlackBerry platform until May 12, 2012 according to a memo issues February 3rd.

Chrome for Android vs. Safari for iPhone: Browser shootout

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 a 3:45 pm

Google has just released the too-long-in-coming Chrome for Android browser, and Phil from Android Central immediately loaded it up on his Galaxy Nexus, sought out an iPhone 4S running Safari, and put them head-to-head, rendering-time-to-rendering-time, in a classic Mobile Nations browser show down.

Yahoo cancels some of their mobile apps, plans to keep moving and keep innovating

By Chris Parsons, Friday, Jan 27, 2012 a 6:55 pm

Yahoo has been in the mobile space for quite some time and as such, they've managed amass a good amount of apps, but now -- Yahoo is looking to cut some of their weight and move on.