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Phone maker Essential reveals tall, thin smartphone
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700,000 Android handsets and tablets activated each day
Google have revealed that 700,000 devices packing their Android mobile OS are now being activated every single day. Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google, took to the search giant's social network Google+ to reveal the figures. "There…
Google music download service to rival iTunes set for Android Honeycomb?
Sanjay Jha, chief executive of Motorola Mobility, appears to have let the cat out of the bag regarding Google's plans for an Android music and video service. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Jha said: "If you…
300,000 Android phones activated every day, says Rubin
Here's a stat to make Steve Jobs a little sweaty under that turtle-neck collar of his; over 300,000 Android phones are activated every day, meaning around nearly 10 million users are switching to Google's mobile platform every month. That's compared…
Android Google Maps getting 3D makeover
Google's mega-popular, uber-useful Maps service is about to get a 3D makeover. Whilst demoing the Honeycomb Android tablet from Motorola that we showed you earlier today, Google-guy Andy Rubin also gave a sneak peak at what to expect from the…
Attack of the Nerds: Google's Andy Rubin hits back after Steve Jobs's anti-Android tirade
Like a first-born child, your first kiss or your first beer, your first tweet can be a momentous occassion. Sort of. Well it certainly is when you use it to go head-to-head with the tech titan Steve Jobs in an…