Ubuntu, the open source operating system that has proliferated over the past few years as one of the most popular Linux distros, is making an official push into the smartphone and tablet market. At the Ubuntu Developer Summit, one of Ubuntu’s heads, developer Mark Shuttleworth, announced that Ubuntu will be coming to a variety of [...]

Google is without a doubt one of the biggest software companies in the world largely thanks to their Android mobile platform. Starting out as a predominantly search focused company they have now found their way into just about every technologically focused company in the book. One of their latest forays is into the world of [...]

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 [...]

Do you have any doubt that Android is quickly becoming the biggest name in the mobile world? Well, if the immense amount of Android powered handsets wasn’t enough then perhaps you should check out a tweet recently sent by Google’s very own Andy Rubin. According to Mr. Rubin, 300,000 mobile phones are being activated each [...]

Google has been making waves (or should I say tsunamis) with their Android mobile platform but have another, desktop platform in the works as well dubbed Chrome OS. We’ve been hearing about this Linux-based operating system for quite some time even getting some alone time with it thanks to some early builds. However, things are about to [...]

As software gets more advanced the hardware runs it must advance as well in order to keep up – this is no secret. However, this becomes a problem when users are locked into 2-year contracts with underpowered hardware, especially in Android’s case where there are so many different phones with varying hardware. Unfortunately, it seem,s [...]

Google is one of the world’s largest tech companies with their products reaching into several different niches. While their search and email offerings are quite popular, their Android mobile operating system is one of their most critically acclaimed products to date. However, while we hear quite a bit about Android, Google engineers have been hard [...]

While Google’s Android has made its way to tablets and in some cases even netbooks, it started as nothing more than a smartphone platform. However, now that it has made its way onto tablets, hardware manufacturers far and wide are looking to get down on the fun. Archos is one company (along with Samsung, ViewSonic [...]

Google’s Android mobile operating system is quickly becoming one of the most used in the world with analysts saying it will be number 1 in the UK within the next year. However, in its current iteration Android is available in various different flavors due to the fact that hardware manufacturers have struggled to release the [...]

While Google’s Android mobile operating system is becoming quite popular, it is not yet the top dog. In fact, over in the UK Android is trailing both Apple’s iOS and Nokia’s Symbian – but that may very well change soon enough. Of course, this lead shouldn’t be too surprising considering both iOS and Android launched [...]