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Android 2.2 LG Optimus Smartphone Headed for T-Mobile, Sprint

The Android 2.2-running LG Electronics Optimus smartphone will arrive on Sprint and T-Mobile networks in time for the holiday season-sort of. T-Mobile brands the...

Android Share Gains on Apple iOS, comScore Says

Google's Android operating system ran on 19.6 percent of the 55.7 million smartphones through August, putting the platform's market share within 5 percentage points...

Google Fires Back at Oracle over Android Lawsuit

Google denied Oracle's claims of patent and copyright infringement related to its use of Java in Android and countered that the company is singling...

INSIDE MOBILE: Why Google’s Android Is Gaining So Much Market Share

It's very clear that Google's Android operating platform (promoted as "Droid" by Verizon) is gaining a lot of market share in the smartphone market...

Android Tops iPhone Among New Smartphone Users: Nielsen

Android handsets have been the hottest selling smartphones in 2010, comprising 32 percent of all smartphones sold in the last sixth months, according to...

T-Mobile Android Smartphones to Get WiFi Calling

T-Mobile will be extending its WiFi Calling technology to a selection of its Android-running smartphones, the carrier announced Oct. 6. Among the handsets that...

Droid Pro, Citrus Join Motorola Android Lineup

Motorola introduced two new Android-running smartphones for the Verizon Wireless network Oct. 5. The Droid Pro, the first Android phone specifically for business users,...

Symantec Unveils Mobile Security Plans for Android, Apple iOS

Symantec is talking up its mobile security plans.As part of a push across its consumer and enterprise portfolio, Symantec is adding support for Google...

Skype for Android Brings VOIP to Droid Line

Skype Oct. 5 made its voice over IP calling capabilities available to HTC and Motorola smartphones running Google's Android platform version 2.1 and later.Users...

Android Smartphones Get VOIP Apps from Fring, CounterPath

Skype fans with Android-running smartphones now have two new VOIP (voice over IP) options that expand the features and options of that popular app...