John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 2 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.
Ina Fried in Mobile on June 29, 2011 at 10:47 am PT
The companies confirm the Facebook-centric HTC phone, now known as the Status, will be hitting AT&T this summer. The device, first shown at Mobile World Congress in February, has a dedicated button for sharing all manner of content to the social network.
Ina Fried in Mobile on May 18, 2011 at 9:31 am PT
Google said it is pushing out a fix that should help protect users from a recently highlighted vulnerability. The Android creator says it has come up with a way to address the issue that doesn’t require an over-the-air update be loaded onto individual phones.
Ina Fried in Mobile on May 10, 2011 at 10:48 am PT
The next major version of Android is designed to bring together the Honeycomb tablet and Gingerbread phone versions into a single software release that can power all manner of devices.