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28 September 2011
News: Microsoft signs Android licensing deal with Samsung

Microsoft has signed a cross-license patent agreement with Samsung Electronics that grants Microsoft royalties from Samsung's Android-based smartphones and tablets, Microsoft said in a statement on Wednesday.
News: Visa launches Android person-to-person payments app

Visa Europe introduced an Android application on Wednesday that lets users send money to other Visa cardholders over their mobile phone, with security measures in place to alert users of possible fraud.
27 September 2011
News: More than one-third of US Android phones are 4G enabled

More than a third of all Android phones in the U.S. are equipped with 4G and the number is rapidly increasing, according to a study by app analytics firm Localytics.
News: Verizon, Sprint dominate top '4G' Android smartphones, says Localytics

Verizon and Sprint have seven of the top 10 "4G" smartphones on the market right now, according to new data from Cambridge, MA-based analytics firm Localytics.
News: Amazon's Kindle Tablet: iPad Rival or E-reader on Steroids?

Amazon is expected to unveil a 7-inch Kindle tablet on Wednesday, but it’s unclear whether it would be an iPad competitor, or a spruced-up e-reader with movies, music and apps. Other small screen tablets, such as the BlackBerry PlayBook, did not make a dent to iPad sales, so can Amazon succeed where others have failed?
News: Android Doubles iPhone in New Smartphone Sales

Android devices have outsold the iPhone by a 2-to-1 margin in the past three months, according to a new Nielsen survey.
News: Amazon's tablet PC to be called the Amazon Fire

Amazon's highly-anticipated tablet PC will be called the Amazon Fire.
News: Amazon Tablet rumour round-up

Rumours that Amazon is planning to join the likes of Samsung and Motorola, by launching a tablet PC to rival the popularity of Apple's iPad have been gaining momentum since the start of the year. UPDATED SEPTEMBER 27: Tablet will be called the Amazon Fire
News: Regulator to clamp down on apps that rack up charges without consent

Phonepayplus, the premium-rate telephone regulator, is to clamp down on mobile phone apps that users being charged without their knowledge.
26 September 2011
News: T-Mobile Adds Samsung Galaxy S II, HTC Amaze 4G to Lineup

At the GigaOM Mobilize 2011 Conference today in San Francisco, T-Mobile showed off the latest additions to its selection of 4G phones.
News: Android adoption accelerates, says Nielsen

Google's Android mobile operating system is still steadily expanding its share of the U.S. smartphone market, as Nielsen reports that 43% of American smartphone subscribers use Android-based devices.
News: iPhone 5 MIA as 10 Million Samsung Galaxy S IIs Ship

Samsung has managed to ship more than 10 million Galaxy S II Android smartphones even before hitting the U.S. market, while Apple’s iPhone 5 remains just a rumor. Samsung released the phone in global markets five months ago, but its arrival in the U.S. is expected to clash with the launch of the iPhone 5.
News: Oracle, Google will hold third settlement conference

Oracle and Google will engage in another attempt to settle their lawsuit over alleged Java patent and copyright violations in the Android mobile OS.
News: Amazon Kindle Tablet: Android Tablet or eReader on Steroids?

Amazon is expected to unveil its Kindle Tablet at a press event in New York on Wednesday. From what we know so far about the device, it seems like it might be the first tablet rival capable of really competing with the Apple iPad. Based on the size and use of the Kindle brand, though, it is reasonable to wonder whether the Kindle Tablet is a true tablet PC, or just a Kindle with some tablet features.
News: Huawei unveils new Honor smartphone with long battery life

Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Huawei announced a new Android smartphone that the company says has a battery life of up to three days on a single charge.
News: Apple claims Samsung knew it was infringing its patents

Samsung must have known it was infringing Apple patents with its tablet PC, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, the tech giant has claimed.
23 September 2011
News: Motorola Atrix 2 Leak Shows Larger, Improved Screen

Motorola is boosting the size and quality of the display for its' next-generation Atrix 4G Android smartphone, headed to AT&T soon. The Verge got its hands on a prototype of the Atrix 2, dubbed Edison, which now features a curvier design, but still lacks the 4G LTE punch.
News: ZTE launches first smartphone in the US through Cricket

Mobile carrier Cricket announced on Thursday it will start selling the ZTE Score, the first smartphone from Chinese telecommunications equipment supplier ZTE to launch in the U.S.
22 September 2011
News: Sony Tablet S gets Android 3.2 update

Sony Tablet S owners who bought the 9.4in screen Android slate over the last few days will find an update is ready for download. The Sony Tablet S went onsale in the UK on 16 September. The update will ready the Android tablet for use with the soon-to-launch Sony Network Entertainment Services
News: Apple will keep ruling the tablet market, says Gartner

Anyone hoping for a scrappy underdog to knock the iPad off its perch as the world's top tablet will have to wait a long time, says analyst firm Gartner.

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