We have the technology
Android performance boosted 30-100 percent by Linaro toolchain
The CyanogenMod project and Google's AOSP are merging the Linaro improvements.
Android / Ars Disciplines
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patent pickle
ITC rejects Google's "patent loan" to HTC
HTC can't use those patents against Apple to gain an import ban.
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Little Linux
3.3" HDMI-dongle Android Pocket TV funded within 1 week on Kickstarter
The Pocket TV comes with Android 4.0, a 1GHz ARM CPU, and 512MB of RAM.
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The jury's out
Judge cancels Chicago jury trial in Apple v. Motorola
Judge dismisses damages claims, still pondering injunction against Motorola.
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"Siri: file a motion for injunction"
Apple moves to block Samsung Galaxy III from sale in US
Says Samsung phone infringes on "data detector" and Siri-related patents.
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Mobile Office Wars
Google buys QuickOffice and gets business-friendly mobile apps for Docs
The Quickoffice apps could counter Microsoft's Win 8 on ARM pitch to enterprise.
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Patent trolls beware: app makers partnering up with legal community
Appsterdam wants to be a "one-stop legal shop for the app maker community."
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Geek upgrade: review and installation of NewerTech Power2U USB outlet
After installing, you can charge up to 4 USB devices from just one outlet.
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Still eating gingerbread
Android market share stalls; version 4.0 sees a 7 percent install base
Ice Cream Sandwich's slow rate of adoption can't be helping the platform.
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Tastes like an iPhone
ITC judge to use "Cheech and Chong" test in Apple v. Samsung case
"Does it look like it, feel like it, smell like it?" asks the judge.
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Google wins crucial API ruling, Oracle's case decimated
Java API packages "free for all to use under the Copyright Act."
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X86 in a smartphone
First European Intel phone arrives June 6
The "San Diego" brings Atom processors to Orange's network.
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ninja nexus
Google Nexus tablet pops up on benchmark site
Apparently sporting a Tegra 3 processor and a 1280x768 display.
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Hands-on: app lets you "Bump" smartphone pics to your computer
The latest update to the proximity sharing app also sends pics to the cloud.
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Paranoid Android
Android Malware Genome Project will catalog, share Android malware
The Android Malware Genome Project could boost collaborative threat analysis.
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Office-to-go
Official version of Office for iPad, Android now rumored for November
The mobile version will reportedly look similar to a version leaked in February.
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Oracle v. Google jury foreman reveals: Oracle wasn't even close
Some jurors felt Oracle's IP claims might not be in the public's best interest.
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Smartphone Wars
Apple, Samsung walk away from the negotiating table
With no compromise in sight, a trial will begin in July, 2012.
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Raspberry Redux
Another tiny computer: VIA's $49 APC offers Android, HDMI video out
Has twice the RAM of the $35 Raspberry Pi.
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Google + Motorola
Chinese authorities approve Google's acquisition of Motorola
The move looks like the last step as Google works to develop a smart phone.
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Access denied
Microsoft wins US import ban on Motorola’s Android devices
Motorola may have to pay dearly to get the ban lifted.
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Little Linux
New $74 Android mini computer is slightly larger than a thumb drive
This little Linux box packs a 1.5GHz ARM CPU and 512MB of RAM.
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Oracle v. Google: the road ahead
Several variables could color the outcome of the giant IP case.
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Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Apple ITC win leads to HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE import holdup
Customs officials are checking devices for compliance with an exclusion order.
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Android fragmentation: one developer encounters 3,997 devices
Android devs miss out on market share by not casting a wide support net.
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Feature Story (2 pages)
The technologist's guide to troubleshooting hardware
Avoid vendor support hell with these tips for PC, Mac, smartphone, and tablet.
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Feature Story (2 pages)
How Africa is embracing "the cloud" on its own terms
Mix mobile phones and power outages, and cloud-based services prove crucial.
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$422,000 to stream a movie? The continued "success" of phone cramming
The feds crack down—yet again—on those mystery phone bill charges.
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What should the long-awaited Mac Pro update look like?
We should see dual-socket Sandy Bridge Xeons and a redesigned case, at least.
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