Android fragmentation will wreck Android for smartphones and tablets just as much as Windows fragmentation ruined Windows for the PC. Why Windows fragmentation will blow Windows to smithereens (cough) More >
April 5, 2013
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April 4, 2013
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CyanogenMod Android privacy vs. developer wars
It seemed like such a good idea. The developers of CyanogenMod, the popular alternative Android firmware, decided to require their users’ devices to report device-specific data so they could create better versions of CM. Who could argue with that? CM’s … Continue reading
March 25, 2013
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Steve Kondik, CyanogenMod Android founder, leaves Samsung
Lots of users love Samsung’s take on Android. But will they continue to love it now that Steve Kondik, the well-regarded founder of the CyanogenMod alternative Android firmware, has left the company? Steve Kondik, CyanogenMod Android founder, leaves Samsung. More … Continue reading
March 21, 2013
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Schmidt does not rule out Android and Chrome OS merger
Numerous news stories, based on a single Reuters report, which state that Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman, had said that Android and Chrome OS would remain separate products with possibly some overlap, appear to be incorrect. Schmidt actually did not … Continue reading
March 21, 2013
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Half-a-billion internet-connected devices and counting
In my home-office, I have 36 internet-connected devices. That’s 12 PCs, 8 laptops, 5 tablets, 5 internet TV devices, 4 servers, an iPod touch and a printer. That’s a lot, but the rest of the US is catching up with … Continue reading
March 14, 2013
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Android plus Chrome OS equals Google’s future operating system
So, will Google call it hybrid Android/Chrome operating system? Will it be Chromezoid? Android OS? ChromeDroid OS? ChromeAndrogeny!? We still don’t know that Google will be marrying Chrome OS and Android into one operating system. But Sundar Pichai, the head of … Continue reading