Apr 24, 2013
Andy Rubin, the man who gave birth to the Android operating system, did so at a company he started up called Danger. Now everyone knows Andy works for Google, but not many people remember that
Apr 23, 2013
Mobile phones, the kind that do nothing but make phone calls, used to cost several thousands of dollars. Thanks to the relentless pace of technological innovation, Nokia can sell you a device that'll let
Eric Schmidt, Google’s former CEO, now Chairman, was recently interviewed by the BBC. He spoke about various topics, but the one you’re probably most interested in is Google Glass. (lapeerhealth) Asked
Apr 19, 2013
I've been describing Google Glass to friends and family as a "smartphone that's attached to your head", and it looks like Larry Page, the CEO of Google, just confirmed my suspicions. During Google'
Remember going to the arcades as a kid and racking up a high score? The game you were playing would ask you for your name, and it would then display it for posterity until someone
When Facebook Home came out, some people freaked out at the idea of seeing ads on their home screen. They pointed at Facebook and called them an evil company that just wants to shove sponsored
Apr 17, 2013
I got a lot of heat for saying you shouldn't buy an Android tablet if you have $399 if you're wallet. The comments and emails I received were absolutely mental. But I'm
Eric Schmidt, Google's former CEO, now Chairman, was interviewed yesterday in New York at the AllThingsD Dive Into Mobile conference. He talked a lot about Android and the mobile industry in general, but it'
Hon Hai, better known as Foxconn, is the Taiwanese company that makes the iPhone for Apple. But they're also a company that makes smartphones for other handset makers. According to a report from Reuters,
Apr 16, 2013
Sascha Segan, arguably the internet's most vocal critic against today's race to create the largest smartphones capable of fitting into a normal sized pocket, has scored an exclusive interview with Jim Wicks, Motorola'
Andy Rubin, the man that most people associate with Android, recently revealed that the mobile operating system started out as a platform for smart cameras back in 2005. The comment, made at the Japan New
While I was asleep, Google decided to drop some Google Glass news. They didn't make any formal announcements, they just published a few documents on their developer pages, sent out an email, and uploaded
Apr 15, 2013
According to the Taiwanese supply chain and rumor website DigiTimes, ASUS plans on shipping between 7 million and 8 million Nexus 7 successors this year. The first million units are expected to go out in
Apr 12, 2013
According to an independent study done by the Germany group AV-TEST, is you use Microsoft's search engine, Bing, then you're 5x more likely to see a malware infested website in your search
Apr 11, 2013
According to Android Central, Google is holding a sweepstakes in the United States where they'll be giving away ten Nexus 10 tablets, seven Nexus 7 tablets, and four Nexus 4 phones. They'll also
Anyone who has ever used an iPhone or iPad knows that when you scroll down a long webpage in Safari, the address bar disappears. It's a neat little trick that increases the amount of
Apr 10, 2013
Numerous screenshots of Google's Play Store redesign have leaked during the past few weeks, and I thought it was a sign that the company was going to announce something big at Google I/O.
Apr 9, 2013
Legal proceedings are incredibly boring and almost always have zero impact on consumers, which I why I don't plan on covering them on Android Beat, but this one is special. According to The Verge,
