Smartphones

Going Android: An Experiment

Android Jelly Bean

With the arrival of Jelly Bean, I’m putting aside my iPhone 4S and trying the Galaxy Nexus as my primary smartphone.

How to Fix RIM: A Twitter Symposium

A bunch of operating-system strategy suggestions for the ailing smartphone maker.

Jelly Bean Impressions: Android’s Most Important Update Yet

Jared Newman / TIME.com

Jelly Bean is arguably the most important new version in Android history. More than ever, Google understands what it has to do to make Android a top-notch phone and tablet operating system for ordinary consumers, not just tech-savvy users

Peel’s AllPlay: A More All-Encompassing Guide to What’s on TV

Peel app

The slick smartphone TV guide adds support for Netflix and DirecTV DVRs, with more to come.

RIM’s Most Excellent Decision: Delaying BlackBerry 10

Thorsten Heins

By postponing the release of its next operating system, the BlackBerry’s ailing maker is erring on the side of quality over expediency.

Five Years Ago Today, the iPhone Went On Sale

iPhone goes on sale

A few memories of the first–and wildest–iPhone launch of them all.

Google Brings Chrome and Drive to iPhone and iPad, Docs Goes Offline

Google

Google is launching versions of its Chrome browser and Google Drive app for iPhones and iPads. The company also announced offline editing for Google Docs.

Smartphone Owners to Automatically Get Severe Weather Text Messages

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Millions of smartphone users will soon begin receiving text messages about severe weather from a sophisticated government system that can send a blanket warning to mobile devices in the path of a dangerous storm.

Google Unveils $199 Nexus 7 Tablet, New Android Software and More

Google

Google’s day-one keynote from the 2012 I/O developer conference has officially wrapped up. We’ll have plenty of analysis directly from the show, but here’s a quick look at what’s been announced so far.

Liveblog: Google I/O 2012 Day One Keynote

Google I/O

Google’s I/O conference is so jam-packed with news that it features not one but two keynotes. We’ll be at both of them, and will relay the news to you as fast as it happens. Join us here for keynote #1 today at 12:30pm ET (9:30am PT).

Google I/O Conference: Five Questions I’d Like to See Answered

Beck Diefenbach / Reuters

Google kicks off its annual Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco today. I’ll be at the conference along with Harry McCracken, and though I’m looking forward to the big announcements, I’m also hoping to hear answers to the following questions.