android stories

Where are 'Made for Android' earphones?

Stewart Wolpin
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 11:14am
 
Wander into any electronics store and you'll soon come face-to-face with a wall of "Made for iPhone" accessories, especially earphones. Now, look around the store and find the "Made for Android" accessories area. No, go ahead. I'll wait. Hmmm, hmmmm, hmmm, la de da, tada ta da — Gee, wasn't Irving Berlin a great songwriter? — Do dodo do... Back? Find it? I didn't think so. Which is bizarre, isn't it? According to the latest figures, Android phones comprised 36.4 percent of the smartphone universe, iOS "just" 26 percent, RIM/BlackBerry a shrinking 25.7 percent. Yet there are about as many universal Android-specific accessories as there are happy Miami Heat fans. Here's why — and it's less obvious than you think.

Netflix finally arrives on Android

Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 2:04pm
 
While folks with iPhones and iPads have been enjoying streaming video with the Netflix apps for a long time now, it's been conspicuously absent on Android. Until now!

New and improved DVICE app now on Android, too

Kevin Hall
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 6:37am
 
DVICE is starting to feel the need, dear readers: the need for speed. We just released a shiny new version of the DVICE mobile app that's loads faster than the old one. What's more, at long last the DVICE app is calling Android home, too. Get it now for your Android device or iPhone, iPod and iPad.

Image of the Day: Android anatomy lesson

Megan Wollerton
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 6:00am
 
Who knew that this little green robot had a heart? But that's not all…there are at least 20 unique parts that make Android run. From a secret stash of donuts to his hydrochloric digestor, check out the image for more on everyone's favorite smartphone mascot.

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