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Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

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Apple And Samsung Tied For US Market Share Of Smartphone OS Data

Apple And Samsung Tied For US Market Share Of Smartphone OS Data
Apple And Samsung Tied For US Market Share Of Smartphone OS Data
October 16, 2017  |  Mobile

New data shows that Apple’s smartphone OS and Samsung’s U.S. market share is now tied, with iOS up 3.7 percentage points year over year to...

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Google Adds Target To Its Voice-Activated Ecosystem
Google Adds Target To Its Voice-Activated Ecosystem
October 12, 2017  |  Partnerships

Aiming to compete better with the likes of Amazon and Walmart, Target announced news on Thursday (Oct. 12) of a new partnership with Google in...

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Avast Sees 40 Percent Uptick In Hacks Targeted At Android Devices
Avast Sees 40 Percent Uptick In Hacks Targeted At Android Devices
September 12, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Digital security products company Avast announced new research Monday (Sept. 11) that shows an increase in the number of cyberattacks on Android smartphones and tablets....

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IDC Estimates Smartphone Shipments Will Hit 1.7B By 2021
IDC Estimates Smartphone Shipments Will Hit 1.7B By 2021
August 31, 2017  |  Mobile

 Thanks to new user demand and a stagnant replacement cycle, International Data Corp., the market research firm, expected smartphone shipments around the world to continue...

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OCBC Launches Android Keyboard For P2P Payments
OCBC Launches Android Keyboard For P2P Payments
August 29, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Singapore-based OCBC Bank has reportedly rolled out an Android-based keyboard enabling users to make peer-to-peer (P2P) payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Report Claims iPhone 8’s Facial Recognition Will Work In ‘Millionths Of A Second’
Report Claims iPhone 8’s Facial Recognition Will Work In ‘Millionths Of A Second’
August 22, 2017  |  Apple

A new reports is claiming that the facial recognition system on Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8 will be able to work in “millionths of a second.”...

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Google Brings Allo IM To Desktop
Google Brings Allo IM To Desktop
August 16, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

What cell phones were to landlines, instant messages are to smartphones: a more streamlined way of communicating. In today’s fast-moving tech society, any method consumers...

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Amazon, Tencent Invest In Essential Products Phone
Amazon, Tencent Invest In Essential Products Phone
August 10, 2017  |  Mobile

Essential Products, the smartphone company that was started by Andy Rubin — the creator of the Android mobile operating system — has raised $300 million in...

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