"Android OS" news, interviews, and features

News about Android OS

• Like Chromebooks, thumb-size PCs will bloom

  There's still confusion around the purpose of stick PCs, but shipments will touch 5 million by 2021

• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+: Three hits, three misses

  Consumers have to ask themselves if they are willing to pay $800 for a smartphone, regardless of how good it is

• Google spotlights, open-sources experimental Android apps

  The company wants developers to submit their apps for Android devices including smartwatches

• Android for Work gains mobile-carrier support

  Blackphone maker Silent Circle has also jumped on board

• Meet Arrow, a new Android launcher from Microsoft's Garage

  The home screen replacement is another foray into Android from Microsoft's in-house idea foundry

• Android phone vendors should improve update policies, consumer organization says

  Android phone manufacturers are letting customers down by failing to provide timely updates to newer, more secure operating system software

Features about Android OS

• Is Samsung poised to push Android past iOS in the enterprise?

  In the fast-moving world of mobility anything can happen.

• Google woos developers as software becomes more important

  The new tool launched at Google I/O gets a thumbs up from developers

• New camera war brewing in the smartphone market

  HTC and Nokia are both expected to announce products in February

• Patent cases color mobile market, to continue in 2013

• Which smartphone is the most secure?

  As Spencer McIntyre of SecureState explains, there are unique differences and threats specific to each smartphone

• As it turns five, Android solidifies its smartphone OS dominance

  The operating system has survived challenges like legal battles and platform fragmentation