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Android users click more Mobile ads than iOS users

Here’s something that the folks over at Cupertino  might not like, it seems that the users of iOS devices are not likely to be  as ad savvy as their Android counterparts. People using phones that run the Android OS click on ads 81 percent more often than people on the iPhone, according to online ad [...]

Viewsonic to join tablet with 10″ Android, Windows device

Chalk up another one to join the tablet frenzy sparked off by the runaway success of the iPad. Tablets are going to be big this year. At least, so hopes Best Buy, which will be making slates a focus this holiday season, according to an interview with Forbes. We don’t know all that much about [...]

Toshiba “smart pad” slate pictured, detailed

Add Toshiba to the list of challengers hoping to dethrone the iPad. Notebook Italia has posted pictures and details about an upcoming, Android-powered slate Toshiba reportedly unveiled at a press conference in Australia.

New Dell Thunder prototype

The much rumored Dell smartphone, the follow up to the recently released Dell Aero, the Dell Thunder, has finally landed on the front steps of engadget.

Google out of Nexus One phones

It seems the nexus one is an unexpected hit with the Developers community! The phone that Google designed to be the flagship Android Device, has turned into a flagship development device! Google scrapped its plan to sell the Nexus One through its own store in July, six months after trying to rewrite the phone market’s [...]

Google Chrome OS slate to launch soon

The news comes to us from Download Squad, which bases its story on an anonymous source.It says that a Google branded, Chrome OS toting slate device could be launched as soon as Black Friday, that is Nov 26 2010. Download Squad says HTC will manufacture the device, and Google will offer it in collaboration with [...]

Chrome to Phone introduced for Android

Remember that press conference Google had planned for yesterday. Well, as promised the new announcements have been updated on the official Google blog. here is the official line on the new Chrome to Phone feature: Ever wanted a way to quickly and easily send links and other information from your desktop or laptop to your [...]

How to Download the Beta Version of TweetDeck for Android

Tweetdeck without a doubt is one of the most favorite social networking desktop client available and now it has become better as they have launched their service on Android platform. They have already launched this product for iPhone users and now it has arrived for the Android users.

Google:New Android Feature to be announced today

Google confirmed that the company will announce a new Android feature today, August 12, at an event in San Francisco. Much mystery surrounds this sudden call for a press conference by Google, as many of the features of the Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ are known and already much documented. Could this be a surprise that Google [...]

HP WebOS tablet coming in q1 2011

We have heard rumors of HP’s entry into the tablet market, with a slew of devices, covering Microsoft, Android and its own WebOS platforms, in a bid to unseat the iPad from the tablet king crown. But to date, the release schedules have been rather sketchy.

Motorolla Droid 2 officially available from 13th, via Verizon

After Dell announced there new smartphone on AT&T, verizon and motorolla now followed it up with another major announcement to launch the new Motorolla Droid 2 phone from tomorrow in the US.

Dell Streak, officially released in the US, $299 via AT&T, $549 without contract

The iPads fight with the competition starts here, Dell has finally decided to launch the Dell streak in the US from the 13th of august. Many believe that this first foray into the world of smartphones by Dell marks the first real challenge to the success of the iPad so far in the US. The [...]

Android App from Netflix

After the much publicized Netflix apps for the iPad, and the upcoming iPhone app from Netflix, it was only a matter of time before the Android users got their wish, and CEO Reed Hastings has now unveiled plans to launch an Android app for the platform.

Droid X to get ‘FROYO’ update in september

Not to be outdone by the HTC EVO 4G, motorolla has decided to release the Android 2.2 ‘froyo’ update on its new Droid X in early september, while the many rumors surrounding an earlier release are quashed, citing performance and better stability issues.

Nexus One is now Android Developer Phone

For all of those mourning the discontinuation of the Google’s first foray into the world of smartphone hardware, mourn no more. The HTC designed Nexus One might not have been as popular as some other Android hardware, some from HTC itself, like the EVO 4G, or the new Droid X, but Google has now announced [...]

Android Becomes the Bestselling Smarthpone OS

Well, that didn’t take long. The NPD Group reports that Google’s Android OS outnumbered all other smartphone operating systems on devices sold in the US during the second quarter of this year. Android captured 33% of smartphone sales in the quarter, moving ahead of RIM, whose share dropped to 28%. Despite a “small gain” from [...]

Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ update available for HTC EVO 4G

When it comes to Android-based smartphones, the HTC EVO 4G has pretty much been the cream of the crop (that is until the Motorola Droid X came on the scene to share the spotlight). The phone features a fast 1GHz processor, large 4.3” display, front- and rear-facing cameras, and of course 4G access courtesy of [...]

Internet Explorer 9 to go public in september

Those Internet Explorer 9 platform previews are all well and good, but they’re hardly usable for day-to-day browsing—you know, what with the missing user interface and all. ZDNet now says the first IE9 beta isn’t too far off; Microsoft COO Kevin Turner reportedly revealed a September release schedule for it during a keynote speech yesterday.

Dell Streak pricing, Aero Launch date also leaked

Dell’s five-inch “entertainment, social connection and navigation device” might be more portable than the iPad, but it may not cost a whole lot less—provided you don’t want to get roped into a contract, at least. Engadget found out from a Dell blog post that the Streak will sell for $549 on its own and $299 [...]

HP: Windows and webOS slates in the works

When HP bought Palm and revealed plans for webOS-powered slate devices this spring, word on the web was that HP had quietly euthanized its Windows 7 slate. Evidence now points to the contrary. Kind of. Engadget has been told by HP itself that the Windows-powered slate is “still very much in the works.” Confirmation came [...]