The appeal of the Android mobile operating system is that anyone can get access to the code and develop their own applications. Obviously this makes the market extremely diverse, allowing for anyone to make an app for any reason. Sometimes, though, people utilize the flexibility of this system for malicious reasons, developing viruses and other […]
Are Samsung and Huawei Building Operating Systems to Compete with Android?
Google’s Android operating system is a fine example of how anyone can capitalize on the free market system. The open source software, of course, lets anybody develop apps as they see fit. Google even posts tutorials (and some more in-depth classes) for anyone who even wants to simply dabble in a little app design. But […]
Are Digital Payments, Like Google's Android Pay, A Trend, Or Here To Stay?
The banking system in America has come a very long way over the past 100 years. While checking was a major advancement several decades ago—followed, of course, by the remarkable debit card system—the entire world is changing. Technology continues to improve, and with it, comes many advances that the early banking system—the Founding Fathers—surely never […]
Android Makes Podcast Search Available Through Google Play Music
Android mobile operating system users who also happen to be fans of podcasts have probably quickly encountered the issue of running out of available memory to download all of the shows they listen to. Well, Google appears to have a novel solution to this problem: you can now find and listen to podcast episodes directly […]
Android 6.0 Marshmallow Now On LG Devices (Or Coming Soon)
LG continues to make a new for itself in the mobile device world and it looks like they are set to stay as they are on track to receive the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system update across all major networks by the end of the month. So far, the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update has been […]
European Union Officially Charges Google/Android with Antitrust Violations in Mobile Software Industry
It appears that Google and the Microsoft Corporation are calling a truce—or maybe, at least, a cease fire—after European Union antitrust officials delivered the search engine and tech giant an objections statement; albeit one somewhat initiated by lobbying backed by Microsoft (for what its worth). It is only the latest in a number of EU […]
Google Bringing Android N Developer Preview To First Non-Google Device: Sony Xperia Z3
It looks like Google has teamed up with Sony to release an Android N Developer Preview for the Sony Xperia Z3. While this may not seem like a big deal to the average user—Google releases Android updates for a wide variety of devices, after all—until now, the preview edition for this particular operating system update […]
Google Teams Up With Udacity to Offer Android Basics Nanodegree
When Google announced it was developing an open-source mobile platform—the Android Operating System—its massive appeal was mostly rooted in the fact that the source code was, of course, available to anyone and everyone who wanted to develop a mobile application. This would make it more appealing for software designers, of course, since they could develop […]
Kentucky Fried Chicken India Hopes New “Watt A Box” Will Entice Android Users
The fast food industry has been struggling across the world as food costs increase and consumer attitudes continue to shift further and further away from processed foods. As such, of course, fast food chains have had to revamp menus and, particularly in the United States, have had to start adding nutrition information menus and restaurant […]