Just about every major mobile platform has an app store filled with top notch games. In fact, these platforms are becoming such viable gaming consoles that many say they will one day phase out dedicated mobile consoles such as the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. While we’ve yet to see that happen we are seeing [...]

When Google’s Android first launched many were skeptical that it would ever gain the critical acclaim of competitors like RIM’s BlackBerry OS and more specifically, Apple’s iOS. However, much of this doubt was put in place due to the first Android powered smartphones to hit the scene which weren’t exactly the prettiest nor the most high powered. Luckily, that has all changed [...]

Mobile application stores have proven themselves to be quite valuable for the various mobile platforms on the market such as Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. In fact, these mobile application stores are so popular that many attribute much of any given platform’s success to how vibrant their mobile application store is. Just look at webOS [...]

There has been an ongoing battle in the desktop world between the developers of the various web browsers with contenders like Microsoft, Mozilla and Google leading the pack with Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome, respectively. In the mobile world things aren’t exactly the same as consumers tend to more often use the stock browser bundled with something like a smartphone or [...]

Currently on the market are many different mobile platforms all with their own respective line up of smartphones. Towards the front of the pack is none other than Google’s Android which has seen itself installed on everything from smartphones and tablets to netbooks. While this is great for the platform, the amount of varying hardware [...]

Remember Winamp? I know you do. What seems like just a few short years ago (but is probably around a decade) before iTunes emerged as the media player of choice just about everyone used Winamp. Well, now that the dust has settled around the media player, it’s making the shift towards Android. We’ve known for [...]

Starting out as an entirely search based company, Google has since found their way into several other industries ranging from email, with Gmail, to mobile devices, with Android. While these are two of Google’s bigger side ventures,  they also have been known to release a whole slew of smaller products. One such product is available today dubbed Google [...]

There is currently a battle being waged between developers of the various mobile operating systems such as Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android, HP’s webOS and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7. While each of these platforms feature their own respective pros and cons their success will largely be based on how vibrant their application stores can become. Apple’s [...]

Google’s Android is one of the most popular mobile platforms currently on the market with a massive installbase and users all around the globe. While the software itself is not perfect one of the biggest gripes consumers have had is market segmentation. In other words, if you buy a new Android powered phone, it may [...]

Have you ever had a great idea for a mobile application that you were sure would net you millions? Well unfortunately unless you have some computer programming know-how (or the motivation to gain said know-how) you’d generally be out of luck. Thankfully, Google has taken note of this and are looking to remedy it with [...]