Android

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Android

Moto 360 Sport Review (AKA the worst customer support experience I've ever had)

I'm an avid runner. And while I've run with an Android phone and various apps for quite some time, I've been increasingly wanting an Android Wear device that would make my many Garmin wearing running mates covetous. Enter the Moto 360 Sport, one of

Bad Voltage

Bad Voltage Episode 70 Has Been Released: Delicious Amorphous Tech Bubble

Jono Bacon, Bryan Lunduke and myself bring you Bad Voltage, in which the wisdom of naming children for your favourite restaurant is debated, Stuart and his daughter Niamh Chipotle write the show notes from a New York cafe, and also: * 00:01:58 Is the tech industry in a bubble?

Android

My Thoughts on the Pixel C

As Jono and I recently received Pixel C's, we thought that instead of doing a traditional review (the device is 6 months old, so plenty of those exist), it might be fun to do a segment where I give my quick thoughts, he gives a short rebuttal followed

Android

Moto 360 Generation 2 Smartwatch Review

In the next episode of Bad Voltage, I’ll be reviewing the Motorola Moto 360 Generation 2 (2015 edition). Tune in tomorrow to listen to the ensuing discussion and the rest of the show. In the interim, here’s the review: While I'm both a watch aficionado and

Android

HTC One M9 Review

Here's my review from the latest episode of Bad Voltage. Note that a slightly longer version, with some pictures and a quote is available at LQ. It's no secret that I'm a fan of Android. As a result, I use and test a lot

Android

Android Version Stats for LQ Mobile (2014)

With the recent news that Google will not patch the WebView vulnerability in versions of Android <= 4.3, I thought it would be a good time to look at the Android version stats for LQ Mobile. You can see stats from seven months ago here. Also, a reminder that

Android

Android Version and Device Stats for LQ Native App II

Now that the native LQ android app is in the 5-10,000 download range, I thought I'd post an update to this previous post on the topic of Android version and device stats. See this post if you're interested in browser and OS stats for the

LinuxQuestions.org

Happy New Year & Browser and OS stats for 2013

I’d like to wish everyone a happy new year on behalf of the entire LQ team. 2013 has been another great year for LQ and we have quite a few exciting developments in store for 2014, including a major code update that we originally had planned for 2013. This

Android

Google Nexus 5 Review

This review was originally done for Bad Voltage, but I figured it may also be of interest to my general readers. In this episode I'm going to review the recently released Nexus 5 phone, manufactured by LG. While the 5 in the product name is a reference to

Android

Android Version and Device Stats for LQ Native App - Is Fragmentation an Issue?

Now that the native LQ android app has a few thousand installs (and since members really seem to enjoy LQ-related statistics posts), I've decided to post the platform version and device statistics for the app. Platform Version Android 2.3.3+ 48.1% Android 2.2 24.4%

LinuxQuestions.org

2011 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Award Winners - Thoughts

The polls are closed and the official results are in. You can view the detailed results here, but I’ll include a list of winners at the end of this post for convenience. We also have a nice visual overview of all categories on a single page, new last year,

AndroidQuestions.org

Happy New Year & Browser and OS stats for 2011

I’d like to wish everyone a happy new year on behalf of the entire LQ team. 2011 has been another great year for LQ and we have quite a bit of exciting developments in store for 2012, including a major code update. 2011 also marks the year that we

Android

Announcing AndroidQuestions.org and Introducing The Questions Network

I'm extremely excited to announce that AndroidQuestions.org is now officially out of BETA. AndroidQuestions.org is for the discussion of all Android-related topics; from phones, tablets and other hardware devices to Android applications and development. Along with LinuxQuestions.org, AQ starts off what we're calling

Android

Happy New Year & Browser and OS stats for 2010

First, I’d like to wish everyone a happy new year on behalf of the entire LQ team.  2010 has been another great year for LQ and we have quite a bit of exciting developments in store for 2011, including a major code update. I've posted to this

Android

My First Android Experience: intriguing, extremely encouraging but a bit disappointing

I recently got my hands on a Nexus One, which believe it or not is my first Android-based phone.  I've been trying to acquire an N1 for quite some time now, so after finally tracking an AT&T version down it quite simply couldn't ship

Android

Oracle, Google and Java - Oh My

A follow-up to this post, now that some additional information is coming out. James Gosling has made another interesting post with some historical information, including the fact that as a result of an IBM lawsuit some Sun engineers made an unofficial game out of seeing how ridicuouls of a patent

Android

Oracle Sues Google For Patent And Copyright Infringement

In one of its first big moves with the assets it's acquired as part of the Sun acquisition, Oracle has just announce that it's Suing Google for patent and copyright infringement.  From the press release: "In developing Android, Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle&

Android

Google Android outsells Apple iPhone in Q1 of 2010

From the article: Smartphones based on Google’s Android mobile operating system have outsold Apple’s iPhone in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2010, according to a report by research firm The NPD Group. The data places Android, with 28 percent of the smartphone market, in second

Android

LinuxQuestions.org Mobile OS Stats

While on the topic of mobile Linux, I thought it would be interesting to post the mobile Operating System stats for LQ year-to-date. Operating Systems iPhone54.38% Android18.10% iPod17.29% SymbianOS4.82% BlackBerry2.08% Windows1.72% Despite being a late entry into the mobile OS market, Android seems to

Linux

Happy New Year & Browser and OS stats for 2009

First, I'd like to wish everyone a happy new year.  2009 was another great year for LQ and we have a ton in store for 2010.  You may have noticed this blog has been quiescent lately. While I have been twittering regularly, the terse and off the cuff

Android

Introducing the Google Chrome OS

After years of speculation, Google has officially announced its intentions for a "Google OS".  From the press release: It's been an exciting nine months since we launched the Google Chrome browser. Already, over 30 million people use it regularly. We designed Google Chrome for people who

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Intel to Acquire Wind River Systems

From the official press release (via AndriodGuys): Intel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wind River Systems Inc, under which Intel will acquire all outstanding Wind River common stock for $11.50 per share in cash, or approximately $884 million in the aggregate. Wind River is a