AppleInsider | Android http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:40:11 -0500 AppleInsider | Android http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ Briefly: Android sales vs. App Store, Intel notebook cooling http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/23/briefly_android_sales_vs_app_store_intel_notebook_cooling/ Despite their would-be rivalry, Android and iPhone owners have much in common with third-party app downloads even if one is more popular than the other, according to a new study. Also, Intel has take... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/23/briefly_android_sales_vs_app_store_intel_notebook_cooling/ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:55:00 GMT Review roundup: T-Mobile's G1, the first Android-based handset http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/16/review_roundup_t_mobiles_g1_the_first_android_based_handset/ T-Mobile and Google lifted their embargo Thursday on reviews of the G1, the new HTC-developed iPhone rival that will be the first handset to run Google's new open-source Android operating system when ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/16/review_roundup_t_mobiles_g1_the_first_android_based_handset/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:00:00 GMT Analysts slash 2009 mobile phone market growth predictions http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/08/analysts_slash_2009_mobile_phone_market_growth_predictions/ A slowing global economy has analysts predicting significantly less growth in the mobile phone market next year, piling on problems for Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung. The overall phone market has b... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/08/analysts_slash_2009_mobile_phone_market_growth_predictions/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT Breakdown: Android G1, iPhone share little in common http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/25/breakdown_android_g1_iphone_share_little_in_common/ T-Mobile's new G1 smartphone based on Google's Android platform has been positioned against Apple's iPhone by the media, but that attempt to set up a dramatic showdown has fizzled as details show the ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/25/breakdown_android_g1_iphone_share_little_in_common/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT Piper says G1 to have 'little or no impact' on iPhone sales http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/23/piper_says_g1_to_have_little_or_no_impact_on_iphone/ While both Apple and Google appear to be emerging as pioneers in the mobile computing space, the iPhone sports a year-long head start over the Android-based G1 handset introduced Tuesday, and is unlik... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/23/piper_says_g1_to_have_little_or_no_impact_on_iphone/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:30:00 GMT T-Mobile's G1 Android phone to cost $179, available Oct 22 http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/23/t_mobiles_g1_android_phone_to_cost_179_available_oct_22/ T-Mobile on Tuesday held a press conference to introduce the first mobile handset based on Google's Android platform -- the G1, which will retail for $179 when it goes on sale at select T-Mobile outle... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/23/t_mobiles_g1_android_phone_to_cost_179_available_oct_22/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMT T-Mobile introducing first Android-based mobile handset (live) http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/23/t_mobile_introducing_first_android_based_mobile_handset_live/ T-Mobile is currently holding a press conference to introduce the first mobile phone based on Google's open Android platform. A Live Feed of the event is available. This article will be updated wit... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/23/t_mobile_introducing_first_android_based_mobile_handset_live/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:30:00 GMT T-Mobile sets stage for Android, iPhone showdown next week http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/16/t_mobile_sets_stage_for_android_iphone_showdown_next_week/ An invitation sent out on Tuesday by T-Mobile asks the media to gather next week to see the first phone built on the Android mobile platform, but will also pit Apple and Google against each other -- i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/16/t_mobile_sets_stage_for_android_iphone_showdown_next_week/ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:55:00 GMT iPhone app sales growing at twice the rate of iTunes music http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/12/iphone_app_sales_growing_at_twice_the_rate_of_itunes_music/ The notion that Apple's iTunes revenues hinge on music may soon be called into question, as Apple's recent metrics reveal that the App Store may be quickly outpacing its musical counterpart with growt... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/12/iphone_app_sales_growing_at_twice_the_rate_of_itunes_music/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:15:00 GMT Google reveals open Android Market to rival iPhone's App Store http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/28/google_reveals_open_android_market_to_rival_iphones_app_store/ Google on Thursday afternoon provided first details of a marketplace for phones based on its Android mobile platform -- including word that its store won't be as tightly monitored as the Apple-run sho... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/28/google_reveals_open_android_market_to_rival_iphones_app_store/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:35:00 GMT Why Apple keeps its iPhone 2.0 SDK under NDA http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/28/developers_question_why_apple_keeps_its_iphone_2_0_sdk_under_nda/ Apple's insistence on keeping iPhone 2.0 development under strict non disclosure agreements is frustrating efforts in the development community to share ideas, teach classes on iPhone development, and... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/28/developers_question_why_apple_keeps_its_iphone_2_0_sdk_under_nda/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT First Google Android phone sighting reveals awkward iPhone rival http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/15/first_google_android_phone_sighting_reveals_awkward_iphone_rival/ The first smartphone based on Google's Android mobile platform could hit the U.S. market as early as October, according to new reports, but a video of the handset leaked on the Internet reveals a devi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/15/first_google_android_phone_sighting_reveals_awkward_iphone_rival/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMT Google Android flaws pushing software firms towards iPhone http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/13/google_android_flaws_pushing_software_firms_towards_iphone/ Although Google is positioning its new Android platform as freeing cellphone software developers, the search engine giant's attempt to favor certain developers, technical issues, and shaky commercial ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/13/google_android_flaws_pushing_software_firms_towards_iphone/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:45:00 GMT T-Mobile USA seen cloning iPhone's App Store http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/08/t_mobile_usa_seen_cloning_iphones_app_store/ Hoping to ride the coattails of the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch, T-Mobile's US branch is allegedly developing a unified software store that would mimic Apple's but apply to every single device... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/08/t_mobile_usa_seen_cloning_iphones_app_store/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:10:00 GMT Google Android delays advantage Apple and iPhone 3G http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/23/google_android_delays_advantage_apple_and_iphone_3g/ Apple's second-generation mobile handset will have a several month head start on those based around Google's upcoming Android mobile platform, as the search giant and its partners are reportedly strug... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/23/google_android_delays_advantage_apple_and_iphone_3g/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT Google CEO 'occasionally excused' from Apple board meetings http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/11/google_ceo_occasionally_excused_from_apple_board_meetings/ Google chief executive and Apple board member Eric Schmidt disclosed during a speech on Wednesday that his unique situation atop the leaderships of both high tech firms has periodically required that ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/11/google_ceo_occasionally_excused_from_apple_board_meetings/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:30:00 GMT Google's Android demo shows app store, tweaks iPhone formulas http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/31/googles_android_demo_shows_app_store_tweaks_iphone_formulas/ Attendees at Google's I/O Conference this week were greeted with an Android phone interface that shares yet more common ground with the iPhone from the company's close neighbor Apple, including the fi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/31/googles_android_demo_shows_app_store_tweaks_iphone_formulas/ Sat, 31 May 2008 14:45:00 GMT Google iPhone usage shocks search giant http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/14/google_iphone_usage_shocks_search_giant/ Google on Wednesday said it has seen 50 times more search requests coming from Apple iPhones than any other mobile handset -- a revelation so astonishing that the company originally suspected it had m... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/14/google_iphone_usage_shocks_search_giant/ Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:00:00 GMT Steve Jobs talks MacBook Air, China Mobile, Amazon Kindle, more http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/16/steve_jobs_talks_macbook_air_china_mobile_amazon_kindle_more/ In a pair of interviews following his Macworld keynote address on Tuesday, Apple chief executive spoke of his firm's two-year initiative to develop the world's thinnest notebook and also weighed in on... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/16/steve_jobs_talks_macbook_air_china_mobile_amazon_kindle_more/ Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT Verizon sides with Google; new Get a Mac ad; iPhone speed boost? http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/04/verizon_sides_with_google_new_get_a_mac_ad_iphone_speed_boost/ Verizon is joining Google's Open Handset Alliance, leaving AT&T as the lone major holdout. Meanwhile, Apple has aired a new "Get a Mac" ad trumpeting the irony of a Mac winning a Windows speed test. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/04/verizon_sides_with_google_new_get_a_mac_ad_iphone_speed_boost/ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:00:00 GMT Apple opens online store in Mexico; AT&T mulls Android; more... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/19/apple_opens_online_store_in_mexico_att_mulls_android_more___/ Apple has followed up the launch of an online store in Portugal with one in Mexico. Meanwhile, AT&T is mulling a move to join Google's Android effort. And watch as Apple's public relations crew nearly... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/19/apple_opens_online_store_in_mexico_att_mulls_android_more___/ Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:00:00 GMT Google Android dev kit exposes Apple-inspired roots http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/12/google_android_dev_kit_exposes_apple_inspired_roots/ The release to developers of Google's Linux-based Android operating system for mobile phones reveals that the prototype software shares at least a few aspects in common with interfaces from the compan... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/12/google_android_dev_kit_exposes_apple_inspired_roots/ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:30:00 GMT Notes of interest on Google's Android announcement http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/05/notes_of_interest_on_googles_android_announcement/ Google's launch of the Android mobile phone platform on Monday has been followed by a slew of updates and reactions, including from Apple. Some notes of interest follow. Android is not an announcem... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/05/notes_of_interest_on_googles_android_announcement/ Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT Piper Jaffray on Google's Android, Apple, and the iPhone http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/05/piper_jaffray_on_googles_android_apple_and_the_iphone/ Google's announcement of Android and the Open Handset Alliance on Monday will offer mobile phone makers access to many technologies already prevalent on the iPhone, and therefore there's little need f... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/05/piper_jaffray_on_googles_android_apple_and_the_iphone/ Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:00:00 GMT Google unveils plans for Android mobile software platform http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/05/google_unveils_plans_android_mobile_software_platform/ Google on Monday confirmed its long-awaited foray into the mobile phone business by announcing the Open Handset Alliance, a team of thirty three other leading technology and wireless companies who hav... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/05/google_unveils_plans_android_mobile_software_platform/ Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:00:00 GMT