Liz Gannes in Mobile on October 31, 2013 at 11:01 am PT
The real appeal of Android KitKat is that it can run on lower-end devices, as it requires only 512MB of RAM.
Liz Gannes in Mobile on October 24, 2013 at 10:00 am PT
A startup brings personalization and context awareness to the basic Android user interface.
John Paczkowski in News on June 23, 2013 at 4:22 am PT
Some 93 percent of iOS users run iOS 6, says Apple.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 2, 2013 at 10:50 am PT
Years after its launch, the Gingerbread version of Google’s Android operating system accounts for more installs than any other version of the OS.
Lauren Goode in Product Reviews on August 13, 2012 at 6:00 am PT
These low-cost smartphones aren’t so low-end — at least on the hardware side.
Lauren Goode in Product Reviews on May 28, 2012 at 6:00 am PT
T-Mobile aims its $20 Prism at first-time smartphone buyers. But is it worth it to scrimp?
Lauren Goode in News on January 9, 2012 at 10:15 am PT
With its Optimus phone, LG has done well at the low end of the smartphone market. Now it’s pushing a high-end 4G smartphone with a large HD display.
Tricia Duryee in Mobile on October 18, 2011 at 6:57 pm PT
Samsung and Google unveiled the latest Google flagship phone today called the Galaxy Nexus, which is running the newest version of Android called Ice Cream Sandwich.
Ina Fried in Mobile on September 6, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
Android device makers and wireless carriers announced that more devices would get upgraded to the latest version of the operating system. But there is still lots of room for improvement.
Ina Fried in Mobile on July 5, 2011 at 3:00 am PT
The Korean electronics giant noted over the weekend that global sales of the Android device have hit three million units.
The product was announced at Mobile World Congress in February, but its U.S. arrival is still TBD.