News

• Samsung expects to sell 10 million Galaxy S4 phones in one month

  By Jared Newman | 17 May, 2013 19:27

  Less than a month after launch, Samsung's Galaxy S4 has already staked out its turf as the undisputed champion of Android phones - at least as far as sales are concerned.

• Internode extends mobile handset range

  By Hafizah Osman | 16 May, 2013 11:16

  Internet service provider (ISP), Internode, has extended its range of mobile handsets offered with its NodeMobile call plans, by adding the new Samsung Galaxy S4 to its line-up.

• Android takes 75 per cent of the smartphone market

  By Chris Martin | 16 May, 2013 08:28

  Google Android smartphones are dominating the market, according to the latest figures from Gartner. The numbers show that during the first quarter of 2013 Android smartphones accounted for 74.4 percent of global sales.

• Google supercharges Android gaming with Cloud saves, matchmaking

  By Brad Chacos | 16 May, 2013 08:20

  Attention Android gamers: Now, what happens in Vice City on your phone doesn't have to stay in Vice City on your phone - or even on Android.

• A stock Android Galaxy S4 from Google will cost you $649

  By Matt Hamblen | 15 May, 2013 18:08

  A special edition, stock Android version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone will go on sale June 26 on the Google Play store for $649, Google announced at its annual Google I/O conference.

• VMware launches dual persona feature for Verizon smart phones

  By Lucas Mearian | 15 May, 2013 12:11

  Through a deal with Verizon, VMware is going to offer the ability for employees to download a app that allows their companies to run a standardized corporate version of Android OS on their phones along side their personal version.

• Google I/O: The buzz from this Google-extravaganza is decidedly quieter

  By Jon Gold | 13 May, 2013 19:00

  Google I/O week is here, and Android-watchers in particular as well as Google fans in general are buzzing over what the Goog is planning to wow us all with in San Francisco. A slick new phone? A brand-spanking new version of Android? Another one of whatever the heck this was?

• No Chrome-Android merger, at least in the next year or two

  By Matt Hamblen | 13 May, 2013 17:45

  Android's new boss hinted of an eventual merger of Chrome and Android but said the two will remain separate "for the short term," in an interview posted prior to Google I/O's opening keynote on Wednesday.

• Domino’s Australia users prefer iPhone app

  By Patrick Budmar | 13 May, 2013 15:38

  The iPhone app is the most popular way for Australian customers to order Domino’s pizzas, outside of desktop ordering.

• What's next for Android? New gaming and social features could be on deck

  By Armando Rodriguez | 13 May, 2013 13:29

  Brace yourselves: Google will definitely announce a new flavor of Android at Wednesday's Google I/O keynote. It remains to be seen whether the new build will be a full version jump to Key Lime Pie or a more incremental update, but if rumors prove true, Google's mobile OS should move in a more game-oriented and social direction.

• Pre-orders open for 50 Sony tablet, smartphone, headphone Collections

  By Nermin Bajric | 13 May, 2013 11:54

  Following the announcement of a June 6 launch of the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, the vendor has opened pre-orders for its Limited Edition Sony one-touch Collection

• China's Xiaomi takes crowdsourced phone development model abroad

  By Michael Kan | 08 May, 2013 10:34

  Taiwan and Hong Kong may be only the beginning of Xiaomi's expansion outside China. The popular Chinese vendor of low-priced handsets is aiming at getting into five more markets next year.

• China's Alibaba aims for big smartphone sales of its mobile OS

  By Michael Kan | 07 May, 2013 14:57

  Alibaba Group hopes to make a dent in Google's dominance of China's smartphone market, and has high hopes that handsets running the company's mobile OS will reach sales of 30 million units.

• NASA smartphone satellites beam clear images of Earth

  By Michael Cooney | 05 May, 2013 06:11

  The trio of Android smartphones NASA blasted into orbit recently have ended their journey by burning up in the atmosphere, but not before snapping shots of Earth -- and the pictures don't look too bad.

• Android Play Studio hires, Google I/O 2013 lineup hint at game-filled future for Android

  By Ian Paul | 03 May, 2013 18:37

  A wide variety of games are already available for Android devices on Google Play, but several hints suggest the status quo may not be good enough for the search giant.