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Google Android


Why It's Trending: News comes today that around 500,000 Android devices are activated every day, and that number is steadily growing.

4 New Wi-Fi-Only Tablets

If you’re not thrilled with the idea of buying a tablet with a pricey wireless plan, you’re in luck. Now there are plenty of Wi-Fi-only options from which to choose. We tested the 16GB models that follow to see how they stack up for business use.

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Should You Make a Tablet App for Your Business?

The train is moving out of the station. It happens to have an Apple logo (usually), measures about ten-inches in size, and lasts for about ten hours. Tablets are the new computing platform for 2011. Is it time to consider making an app for your business?

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Behold CES's iPad Killers (Possibly)

Here's a look at the multitude of tablet devices that debuted at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.

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Android in Everything?

Google is taking no prisoners when it comes to the Android OS. It's already capturing smartphone users but what comes next? Could Android show up on computers, TVs, or on the LCD screen in your car?

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Recent Articles about Google Android

Will 2011 Ring in an iPad Killer?

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3 CES Trends to Watch

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Sprint's New Dual-Screen Smartphone

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Android's Elephant in the Room

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What's Behind Google's Tactics?

A new lawsuit could shed some light. Plus, bringing off-shore insurance tactics to the U.S., and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs.  Read more

How Secure Is Your Mobile?

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HTC Shopping For an Operating System

Really? Is this a strategy that will backfire on the mobile industry?  Read more

Reach Customers and Employees via Mobile Apps

If you’re a small business owner with customers on the go, or employees that work in the field or remotely, you may want to provide them with a mobi...  Read more

The Best Android Phones

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Google Phones: Lowdown on the 'iPhone Killer'

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Android Beats Out iPhone

According to The NPD Group, Android has knocked off the iPhone from its number two spot in U.S. smartphone sales. It's good moment for...  Read more

The New Small Business On-Ramp to Social CRM

There's one company that looks to be creating a platform small businesses can use to turn a variety of online interactions into stronger customer relationshi...  Read more

Silicon Valley Smackdown

Each day,  Inc.'s  reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today:<...  Read more

Competition for iPad Coming Soon

In fact, there's quite a bit of competition on the way to go up against the iPad - finally! Of course, the real question is will any of them prove to be s...  Read more

Is BlackBerry Losing Ground?

Once the reigning champion among business handhelds, BlackBerry maker RIM is steadily losing market share. What happened?  Read more

Google Goggles

What will they think of next? Love them or loathe them, Goog...  Read more

Android to Finish Year In Second - Worldwide

Tech think tank, Gartner, is predicting that Google's Android will finish the year with the second biggest market share of mobile operating systems worldw...  Read more

Do Your Smartphones Need Anti-Virus Protection?

So far most smartphones have avoided the assortment of malware that attacks Windows PC each day, but experts say it’s only a matter of time before hackers ...  Read more

Developers Bet on Google's Android

The search engine giant's operating system has the best long-term business prospects, according to a new survey.  Read more

Four New Android Tablets

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The Goods: 4 New Android Tablets

Until recently, the iPad was the only serious tablet in town. Now, hardware makers are rolling out tablets that are more likely to appeal to PC users. The de...  View slideshow

4 Tips for App Planning

Before you spend a dime on an app, take these four steps.  Read more

Who's Your Daddy? Samsung!

Samsung is kicking butt with it's Galaxy S Android smartphones. Not even a year ago, Samsung held a whopping 9 percent and some change of the Android smar...  Read more

The Best Smartphone Apps for Business Owners

Ever wonder if you could run your business via phone? These 13 phone apps will help you do it.  Read more

Yahoo Pulls the Plug on GeoCities; Android on the Rise

How to throw away $4 billion in 10 short years . When Yahoo purchased the pioneer...  Read more

Biz Lessons from the Poker Table; Google's New Idea

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A Bad Sign For Google Android Phones

Google Android smartphones aren't even in the same solar system of sales compared to the iPhone. No news there. But just how bad is it? Here's a b...  Read more

Start-Up Sues Google for Interference, Patent Infringement

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Rumor Mill: A Facebook Phone?

As nutty as it sounds, don't discount it. I remember when Android was a mere "Google phone" rumor. For that matter, I remember when the iPhone was just a ...  Read more

Will Open Cell Phone Networks Mean Business Benefits?

Cellular phone networks have traditionally been "closed" or proprietary networks, locking your business into carriers for years using the phones they certify...  Read more

Google's Android: Phones for Your Business?

It’s here: the first mobile device powered by Google's new open-source mobile software platform, Android. But do these new smartphones, such as the new HTC...  Read more

All Eyes on The Google Android Phone Today

Watch out iPhone! Your first most likely serious competitor is having its coming out party today. In New York City this morning, Google, T-Mobile...  Read more

New Droid Looks Like a Blackberry

Things that make you go "hmm": Motorola put up a picture of its new...  Read more

Better for Business: Mobile Web or App?

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I Thought Google Said "Don't Be Evil"

Just over a week ago, Google turned off 800-GOOG-411. This...  Read more

30 Under 30 2011: Cool Companies' Apps

Mobile devices now touch every aspect of our lives, helping us connect our digital world to the physical one. Our cool companies' apps do everything from sho...  View slideshow

How Google Will Bury The iPad

The CEO of Verizon, Lowell McAdam, is making no secret of it. They are officially in cahoots with Google developing what they hope will be the iPad killer...  Read more

Palm Needs A Hand

Palm's latest quarterly report is out and the news is not good. Smartphone sales are in the dumper, with only 408,000 units sold. Ouch! By compar...  Read more

5 Mobile Payment Tools for Business

Mobile payment systems look to be the future of commerce. Here are five of the premier mobile payment tools your business can start using right away.  Read more

The Down-Lo On The New Google Phone

T-Mobile's new Android (Google's open source mobile software) phone is having it's official coming out party today, although it won't be available for pur...  Read more