Jobs wanted iPhone to be more like Android
But his designers said it was a bad idea
Steve Jobs wanted the iPhone to be more like Android and have a back button in addition to a home button, however the designers overruled him.
Andy Rubin announces Essential Phone
A new Android flagship starting at $699
Back in November 2015, Android co-founder Andy Rubin set out on a journey to build a private technology manufacturing company in Palo Alto that would soon reveal its own lineup of smartphone devices.
Android is on two billion devices
Nine out of 10 smartphones
While the fruity cargo-cult Apple and its minions in the Tame Apple Press want you to believe that iOS is the most successful operating system, Google Android really is the clear winner.
Android screws up on security
MediaTek, Qualcomm, Motorola, Nvidia all affected
Google’s mobile operating system for hundreds of millions of users is scheduled to receive one of the largest security fixes ever compiled in a single month, according to a Google security bulletin published Monday.
Google Home disrupts Android phones
Guests get up in arms
It's only a few days since I reviewed Google Home but today it caused not only extreme embarrassment but distress to visitors here on the British May Day bank holiday.
LeEco decides not to acquire Vizio
Companies expected to maintain a collaborative relationship
In a matter proceeding from the result of “regulatory headwinds” by Chinese regulators, LeEco has announced that it no longer intends to buy Irvine-based Vizio.
Google offers Android cross licencing
No-one knows why and evil plan expected
Google is offering up PAX a royalty-free, community-patent cross-license for its Android product, but no one is really sure why.
Android eclipses Windows
Turn around bright eyes
In March 2017, beancounters at web-analytics company StatCounter's officially declared that Android has became a more popular operating system than Windows.
Swatch enters the wearable OS market
Look out Apple
Designer watch maker Swatch said that it has written its own alternative operating system for mobile watches and will be launching its own battle for the world’s watches next year.
Android is about to become the world’s most-used OS
Beating Windows
Beancounters at web analytics service StatCounter have added up some numbers and divided them by their shoe size and reached the conclusion that Android is about to eclipse Windows as the world's most-used operating system.