Strategy Analytics has shared their research on global smartphone shipments in the second quarter of 2014, and the news is good for Android (but not so much for Apple). While overall shipments of smartphones grew by 27% (moving from 233M units in Q2 2013 to 295.2M units in Q2 2014), Android now enjoys having 85% of the total market share. Of course, it could be worse... … [Read more...] about Android Represents 85% of the Smartphones Shipped in Q2
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Motrola XOOM Wi-Fi Now Gets Access to Google Movies
Mototrola has revealed the good news via a twitter update wherein it stated they are now offering the XOOM Wi-Fi official access to Google Movies. So what this means is that one will now be able to rent their favorite movies from the Android Market and watch them on the XOOM Wi-Fi using the Google Videos app also available at the Android Market. There will be an update in this … [Read more...] about Motrola XOOM Wi-Fi Now Gets Access to Google Movies
Amazon updates Kindle app for Android 3.0
With Honeycomb running tablets oozing out from just about every corner, it was just a matter of time before Amazon updated its Kindle for Android app. Now, that has indeed happened with Amazon making available the updated Kindle app for Android 3.0. Appropriately named 'Kindle 3.0 for Android,' the app promises to function better in a Honeycomb environment and delivers a better … [Read more...] about Amazon updates Kindle app for Android 3.0