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Android co-creator to develop real androids for Google
2013-12-04 23:07:26| Extremetech
Google's latest pie-in-the-sky idea is robots. It's not as crazy an idea as you might think, and one closer to Google's traditional strategy than many people realize.
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Android's Q3 market share tops 80%
2013-11-13 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
BlackBerry shipments fall 42% in 12 months as Google consolidates its OS dominance.
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Google Adds Remote Locking for MIA Androids
2013-09-25 19:02:09| TechNewsWorld
Google on Tuesday rolled out a remote lock feature for its recently launched Android Device Manager that lets users lock down a stolen Android device from anywhere, via the Web. "This is something that should be built into the OS and the platform because it's an inherent security feature," said tech analyst Rob Enderle. Google is late to the game in rolling out its remote lock capability.
Android's backup feature means Google knows most of the world's WiFi passwords
2013-09-14 06:40:08| Wireless - Topix.net
As shipment numbers have shown many times, vast quantities of the technology-using public own or have owned an Android smartphone or an Android tablet, and as such have used Google's operating system to log onto their own and likely other WiFi networks.
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Android's Crazy-Quilt Syndrome
2013-08-01 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
There's no question that Android is fragmented. OpenSignal has counted nearly 11,900 distinct Android devices so far this year, compared with fewer than 4,000 last year. OpenSignal's visual representations of the number of devices and the brands are a welter of shapes and colors. Think crazy quilts sewn by demented craftspeople inhaling non-tobacco substances.