Tag: Android

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Android app downloads catching up to iOS

Published: December 29, 2011

Google's Android is on pace to compete head on with Apple's iOS next year when it comes to app downloads if recent download rates continue.

Apple's iOS loses smartphone share in France, Germany : study

Published: December 27, 2011

Apple’s iOS operating system has lost share of smartphone sales across most of Europe, according to new study by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.

Tablet market no longer an iPad-only game: IDC

Published: December 16, 2011

Third quarter media tablet shipments were up 264.5 percent compared with the same quarter a year ago and should pick up even more in the fourth quarter based on the success of lower-priced tablets from Amazon and Barnes & Noble, according to new research from International Data Corp.

Facebook revamps Android app as it prioritizes mobile

Published: December 9, 2011

Facebook has introduced a significant revamp of its app for Android to make it quicker and easier to use as it looks to attract more developers.

Mobile marketers need to look beyond Apple to find success in 2012

Published: December 8, 2011

Apple is not the only game in town and mobile marketers need to be thinking more broadly in order to reach as big an audience as possible in mobile, according to two of the executives who participated in a Mobile Marketer webinar yesterday.

Time Warner Cable boosts mobile strategy with app for Android tablets

Published: December 2, 2011

Time Warner Cable has introduced an application for Android tablets to address the growing number of customers who own one of these devices.

Windows Phone mobile ad click-through rates trump iOS and Android

Published: November 30, 2011

IOS continues to trump Android when it comes to click-through rates for mobile ads by operating system. However, Windows Phone beats them both, suggesting there is an opportunity here for marketers who want their advertising to stand out.

Twitter must balance security, usability in Whisper Systems buy

Published: November 30, 2011

Twitter has acquired mobile security firm Whisper Systems, which provides security and management solutions that enable consumer phones and tablets to work as enterprise devices.

Macy's takes Thanksgiving Day parade mobile

Published: November 23, 2011

Macy’s is letting consumers follow and interact with this year’s Thanksgiving Day parade through an application for iPhone and Android devices.

Android popularity drawing in malware authors

Published: November 22, 2011

Mobile malware continued to grow in the third quarter, with Android-targeted malware being a significant part of the problem, according to a new report from McAfee Labs.