HTC eyes space between Apple’s ‘closed’ iOS, Google’s ‘open’ Android
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC saw its tremendous success come to a screeching halt last year, and the company is now struggling to recover in a market dominated by two major players: Apple and Samsung. HTC may have seen a window of opportunity open recently and new One-series smartphones like the One X and One S are fantastic devices that have been well-received thus far. The company knows it will take more than sleek hardware and... full story
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With The HTC One Launch, HTC Tries Apple Tactics To Challenge Samsung’s Android Dominance
HTC unveiled its newest flagship phone, the HTC One at a special press event in NYC and London today, and the drastically different design marks a departure from a strategy of trying to beat other Android OEMs (read: Samsung) at their own game. Instead, HTC looks to be taking cues from Apple to better compete, in more ways than one.
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Google I/O 2013: 900 million Android activations, 48 billion app downloads
Apple has accused Android of taking cues from iOS, and that might include Google's approach to its huge events. Seriously, at Google I/O 2013 on Wednesday, the company took time -- as it and Apple normally do...
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dailyfinance.com (1 month and 12 days ago)
Google Now goes live for iOS
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Week in Tech: Facebook shows it knows the power of apps over hardware
Technology is like fashion: by the time an exciting new range hits the shops, the industry's eyes are already on the next big thing. This week, the next big things are coming from the biggest names in the business.If you were expecting this week's big story to be the Facebook phone, you'd be right, sort of: while the incoming HTC First Facebook phone isn't on a par with the...
techradar.com (1 month and 12 days ago)
Google Now For iPhone and iPod Leaked Via YouTube, Then Pulled
Apple iOS users may soon be getting a taste of the Android Jelly Bean app Google Now that serves as a virtual guide to your surroundings (but supposedly can get a bit too creepy for comfort), but it appears Google was not ready to divulge the details of its iOS integration just yet.
ibtimes.com (2 months and 7 days ago)
Google Now: Now on the iPhone and iPad
It’s been a plausible-sounding rumor for a while. And now it’s reality: Google Now, Google’s voice-controlled assistant, is available for Apple’s iOS. To be specific, it’s launching today as a new feature in the Google Search app for iPhone and iPad, giving users of Apple gadgets a feature which has been unique to Android phones until now. (I was going to say that Now is...
time.com (19 days ago)
BlackBerry Losing Grip On DoD; Pentagon Opening Networks To iOS, Android Devices
BlackBerry is losing its tight grip on the market for mobile phones for the U.S. Department of Defense, as the Pentagon today moves to open its network to Apple iOS and Google Android devices.
forbes.com (2 months and 22 days ago)
HTC profit slump confirms Samsung and Apple as smartphone leaders
HTC has reported a 98% drop in profits, leaving the top market tier to be dominated by Samsung androids and Apple iPhonesThe divergent fortunes within the $200bn (£130bn) global smartphone market were laid bare this week when Taiwan's HTC reported a 98% slump in profits, confirming Samsung and Apple's seemingly unassailable lead over their diminished rivals.In 2010 HTC was...
guardian.co.uk (1 month and 6 days ago)
After Rubin, what's next for Android?
You can infer that the former head of Google's mobile side didn't want to be part of what's going to happen next at the search giant - but what is that, precisely?Did Andy Rubin jump, or was he pushed out of the top position running Google's Android division - the part of the company developing the platform on which the company's future will depend? And now he's gone, what...
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 6 days ago)
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