For Google to secure the approval of Chinese authorities to purchase Motorola Mobility, it had to guarantee that Android would remain free and open for five more years.

If you’re intrigued by the S Voice application on the Galaxy S III, but you don’t plan to pick up the new phone, there is now hope for you to use it on the phone of your choice. S Voice definitely looks to be one of the top features of the Galaxy S III, and

Google’s latest effort to enhance its search results came via its newly launched Knowledge Graph feature. Previously, conducting a Google search with a particular set of keywords or character cluster merely yielded websites that contained those search terms. Sounds simple enough — but maybe it was too simple, as it didn’t take context or other factors

Motorola’s Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule is looking mighty fine for owners of devices like the RAZR, RAZR MAXX and Droid 4. But what about those handsets that didn’t make the cut? What about the Droid 3 or Droid X2? Motorola doesn’t feel like Google’s latest OS will “improve” those devices. “If we determine [improvement]

Nine long months after the purchase was announced, Google’s acquisition of Motorola has finally been approved by regulators in China, who reportedly gave the OK on Saturday. Both the U.S. and European Union cleared the deal, which cost Google $12.5 billion, all the way back in February; everything is apparently looking set to close next

Virgin Mobile USA is following in the footsteps of its postpaid parent Sprint by running an LG specific Google Wallet promo. The prepaid carrier is offering a $25 Google Wallet credit to customers who purchase and activate its new LG Optimus Elite. The crediting system goes as followed: $10 within the first seven days of

ZTE has admitted that a major security flaw exists in its Score M / Score handset, which is sold my MetroPCS and Cricket in the United States. The company said that a backdoor exploit for device has been discovered, which has the potential to grant hackers root level access to an unknowing user’s device. That

Motorola Mobility has made several updates to its Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule, specifically concerning the DROID RAZR, DROID RAZR MAXX, DROID 4, DROID BIONIC, DROID XYBOARD 8.2 and 10.1, and MOTOROLA XOOM WiFI + 3G. In the next month and a half, U.S. owners of the DROID RAZR, RAZR MAXX and XOOM WiFi + 3G can expect

AT&T’s One X has been well received by consumers and critics alike, but this high-end stunner is currently hard to come by and pressing legal issues are to blame. In the interest of good form, we’ve compiled a list of retailers that currently have this elusive smartphone in stock. In fact, two of the retailers

Samsung and HTC are reportedly responsible for 86% of Android sales in the United Kingdom according to a new report from Kantar Worldpanel. That’s not a surprising fact, especially considering that both manufacturers typically pump out phones as fast as they can make them. I’m only slightly kidding, the two phone makers also make several

Carriers across the pond have been racking up pre-orders for Samsung’s Galaxy S III, but what would a U.K. pre-order party be without T-Mobile? The House of Magenta’s asking price for this sexy beast starts as low as £10.50 per month with a £300 upfront premium. If this option isn’t to your liking, you can always go

The story of the delayed EVO 4G LTE appears to be penning another chapter. We’ve already received word that retailers are doing a bit of damage control to try and smooth things over with customers that have pre-ordered Sprint’s delayed flagship. Unfortunately, we still don’t have a solid release date. However, the folks from AndroidCentral

Sprint’s delayed launch of HTC’s EVO 4G LTE may be disappointing to eager customers, but this unforeseen hold up may prove to be an opportunity for retailers. A trusted source has shared some internal details about RadioShack’s approach to the delay, revealing that the Shack will be offering an instant $25 rebate to customers who pre-order

Carrier billing for Google Play has been around since the days of the Android Market. Google recently added support for carriers such as  T-Mobile USA, NTT Docomo, KDDI and Softbank to allow customers to bill purchases of books, music, movies and apps to their monthly phone bill. Starting today, you can now add Sprint to

Samsung’s Galaxy S III may launch in Japan with 2GB of RAM instead of the 1GB of RAM that it will offer in other markets. According to a spec sheet published by Japan’s NTT DoCoMo, the carrier’s Galaxy S III model SC-06D will feature Qualcomm’s dual-core S4, instead of a quad-core Samsung Exynos processor, 32GB of

This chart pretty much explains it all: Android is about as fragmented as you could make it. The above figure — which pales in comparison to a similar example we published recently — almost reminds me of a graham cracker someone just threw on the ground and stomped on, but it actually represents the insane

Malware chasing down Android users quadrupled between 2011 and this year, F-Secure, a Finland-based mobile security company said in its recent Mobile Threat Report Q1 2012. The popularity of Android, which is now installed on 56.1% of all smartphones worldwide, is to blame for the increase in malware targets. “Since its debut, Android has quickly claimed

Motorola Droid 4 owners hoping to get a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich are now one step closer. A test build of Android 4.0.4 for the Droid 4 has surfaced which shows that Motorola appears to be working on an official build for its keyboard sporting device. The build is available to download and install on

Taking a look at a year’s worth of smartphone user statistics research firm Nielsen has had some interesting findings. According to their statistics, almost one year ago less than 40 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers had smartphones. Today, that figure has drastically changed, with one out of every two mobile subscribers now owning a smartphone.

If your rooted and constantly re-ROM’d Android device gets its music fix from Google Music, then you might wanna slow things down a bit. Those crafty chaps over at XDA Developers have combed through Google’s terms of service and have uncovered a stipulation that limits the number of de-authorizations to four per year. This potentially affects

Android’s growth doesn’t appear to be slowing down any time soon. According to a new report released by Gartner on Wednesday, Android currently has a 56.1% share of the global smartphone OS market, followed by iOS with a 22.9% share, Symbian with an 8.6% share and RIM’s BlackBerry OS with a 6.9% share. Android’s market

Evernote has released an “all new” Android application today that introduces an entirely new look and lots of new features. The 4.0.1 release includes a redesigned home screen, an improved notes list, new action bars, an easy reading mode, and more. Whether it’s a completely makeover or a simple touch-up, every single screen of the app

Google’s much lauded Chrome Web browser is reportedly set to invade Apple’s biggest stronghold: the iPhone and iPad. According to analyst group Macquarie Equities Research, Google is preparing to declare an all-out browser war by bringing a mobile version of Chrome to Apple’s devices later this year, possibly as soon as Q2. The significance of

Google has typically offered just one device manufacturer the latest version of Android each time it announces an update to the operating system. The company first teamed with HTC for the G1 and the Nexus and then employed Samsung for its Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus products. That’s all about to change, according to a

A secret lab inside Google called Google X has been working on a now public project called “Project Glass,” otherwise known as “Google Glasses.” The research group first published a look at the technology earlier this year, during which we were treated to a wonderfully futuristic view into what’s possible with augmented reality. In an