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Google Confirms 500M Android Activations, 1.3M Daily – Can Apple Keep Up?

Google has confirmed that as many as 500 million Android devices have been activated across the world, and more than 1.3 million new devices add to that figure each day. Google's Hugo Barra announced the impressive milestone in a post on the company's social network, Google+.

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  • iOS 6: Features We Want

    Apple will open the doors to the press this morning for an event at which it is expected to unveil the iPhone 5. The feeling among consumers is that Apple needs to provide major updates to iOS 6 and the device in order to remain competitive in the wake of Android's improvements and the announcement of Windows Phone 8.

  • YouTube For iOS Is Out – Better Discovery, Social Sharing, New Features, And Ads

    Just days before Apple's new mobile operating system, iOS 6, arrives on iPhones without the pre-installed YouTube app, Google has launched a new version of the popular app.

  • Tablet

    Do PCs Have a Future? Intel Thinks So

    Intel Corp showed off hybrid tablets and ultrabook laptops with voice and gesture recognition technology along with an upcoming low-power chip in a bid to convince Wall Street a slump in the personal computer industry is only temporary.

  • iOS 6 Launching A Week After The iPhone 5 Announcement This Wednesday?

    The announcement of iOS 6 in June came with plans for a fall release, suggesting then Apple would launch the next version of iOS around the launch of the next iPhone. With the iPhone 5 expected to be unveiled this Wednesday, iOS 6 is now a lot closer.

  • EU Says Microsoft Pledged to Meet Antitrust Requests on Browsers

    Software giant Microsoft is ready to introduce measures that would address the European Union's antitrust concerns about users' ability to chose between different browsers, European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said on Saturday.

  • Infosys to Buy Lodestone for $349 Million

    Infosys Ltd has agreed to buy Lodestone Holding AG in a deal valued at 330 million Swiss francs ($349.58 million), as India's No. 2 software services exporter strives to boost income from higher value services and accelerate growth.

  • Airlines Gearing Up For iOS 6 Passbook – Delta, American Preparing, Virgin Australia Already On Board

    Apple's latest mobile operating system iOS 6, seems to be a real blessing for travelers and other consumers due to its Passbook, a feature that stores boarding passes, retail coupons, movie tickets, and others such. Airlines and retailers are reportedly gearing up already to get on board.

  • Samsung Could Be A Potential Operating System 'Dark Horse', Says Verizon CEO

    Samsung is currently the largest handset and smartphone manufacturer in the world. According to Verizon's CEO Lowell McAdam, Samsung may also develop a successful mobile operating system.

  • Nokia Lumia 920 Lacks 'Wow' Factor To Improve Company Fortunes, Investors Say

    Nokia announced the Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 smartphone on Wednesday, marking the first mobile device for Windows Phone 8 when the operating system launches. While reaction among the media is generally positive, analysts are cautious over the device's prospects; Nokia's share price plummeted upon the announcement of the product.

  • Gingerbread Leads Android OS With 57% Share, ICS A Distant Second

    Data posted on Google's Android developers Web site reveals that Android 2.3 Gingerbread leads the Android operating system installation on smartphones, commanding a hefty 57.5 percent of the share.

  • Xperia Ray, Arc, And Neo Updates Blocked By O2

    UK mobile carrier O2 revealed on Monday that it will not allow Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates for Sony's Xperia Arc, Ray, and Neo devices, despite Sony making the latest version of Android available to to consumers. O2 claims that its reason for rejecting the update is due to its "negative implications" for speed and performance, reported TechRadar.

  • Mobile

    Nokia PureView and PureMotion HD+ Specifications

    PureView and PureMotion HD+ were one of main software solution explained today that will be found in the Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 handset. Nokia didn't waste any time after the company ended the conference today, it quickly posted the specifications of the PureView and PureMotion HD+ tech online for all to see.