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Tag: fragmentation

Apple’s iOS 12 now installed on nearly 90 percent of compatible devices

Thursday, August 8, 2019 8:56 am2 Comments

Apple has updated iOS statistics that show iOS 12 adoption rates have reached 88% on compatible devices, roughly one month before the release of iOS 13….

Apple’s iOS 11 is now installed on 52 percent of iPhones and iPads

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 11:30 am6 Comments

As of November 6, 2017, iOS 11 is now installed on 52 percent of iPhones and iPads…

Google’s Android platform has a serious flaw

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 11:24 am17 Comments

Google’s Android 7.0 is finally here! It looks smooth and makes several improvements…

‘Quadrooter’ security flaws said to affect over 900 million Android devices

Monday, August 8, 2016 2:00 pmMonday, August 8, 20167 Comments

Four newly-discovered vulnerabilities found in Android phones and tablets allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected device…

Black Hat 2016: Apple’s iPhone destroys Android phones in security

Thursday, August 4, 2016 8:55 amThursday, August 4, 201621 Comments

Apple iPhones are killing their Android counterparts on the mobile security front…

Android is more fragmented than ever

Wednesday, August 5, 2015 2:19 pmWednesday, August 5, 201519 Comments

There is only one Apple…

Apple faces some stubborn OS X fragmentation, but it’s nothing compared to Windows

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 1:01 pmWednesday, May 20, 201543 Comments

Although Apple has done a better job of moving its Mac users along with each new OS…

​iOS 8 now on 81 percent of all Apple devices

Friday, May 1, 2015 9:25 amFriday, May 1, 20156 Comments

iOS 8 is now powering 81 percent of all Apple smartphones…

There’s something very wrong in Android land

Friday, September 26, 2014 3:28 pmFriday, September 26, 201494 Comments

Google may not wait around for Android to go toxic…

Google: ‘We want to know when you’re at home, with your kids’

Thursday, June 26, 2014 8:47 amThursday, June 26, 201427 Comments

Google Inc. is on a mission…

Fragmandroid: Google’s Android 4.4 ‘KitKat’ hits 13% of Android devices

Thursday, June 5, 2014 7:17 pm42 Comments

The latest installment of Google’s Developers Dashboard revealed that Android 4.4 KitKat…

Fragmandroid: Bounden delayed on Android due to widespread fragmentation, faulty or faked gyroscopes

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 1:58 pmWednesday, May 21, 201420 Comments

After long and painful discussions in the Game Oven office…

How one company is trying to push Google out of Android

Thursday, February 20, 2014 4:04 pmThursday, February 20, 201419 Comments

Android fragmentation…

Mac users four times more engaged than Windows users

Thursday, February 20, 2014 1:02 pmThursday, February 20, 201423 Comments

Mac users are almost four times more likely to upgrade to the latest edition…

Google’s Android platform is unraveling

Thursday, January 30, 2014 5:01 pmThursday, January 30, 201436 Comments

This has been a telling week for Google and Android…

Strong demand of Apple’s iPhone 5 series driving an ‘anti-fragmentation’ of iOS

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 12:30 pm24 Comments

Just three weeks after Apple launched the new iPhone 5c and 5s…

Tim Cook: The complete Businessweek interview

Sunday, September 22, 2013 11:34 amSunday, September 22, 201323 Comments

For this week’s cover story on Apple (AAPL) and its future…

What ate Microsoft is eating Google and Samsung

Friday, September 6, 2013 12:00 pmFriday, September 6, 201334 Comments

Apple’s carefully cultivated, highly orchestrated, fine-tuned ecosystem…

Fragmandroid: Android fragmentation visualized

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 2:38 pm27 Comments

The extent of Android fragmentation…

Is Apple’s iOS fragmenting? Not nearly as much as Google’s Android

Sunday, June 23, 2013 2:10 pm33 Comments

93 percent of Apple’s customers use iOS 6, a figure about which Google can only dream…

Google’s worst nightmare: Samsung

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:01 pmTuesday, May 21, 201326 Comments

Many Android apps are flaky and poorly designed…

Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 looks to take on Apple’s iPad mini; 3G model also a phone

Monday, April 29, 2013 12:31 pmMonday, April 29, 201320 Comments

Samsung on Monday announced its new third-generation Galaxy Tab…

Why Facebook Home is good for Apple

Sunday, April 7, 2013 12:33 pm26 Comments

Facebook finally released a new mobile phone app called Home…

Game developers still not sold on Android; ports to Google’s OS remain an afterthought

Thursday, April 4, 2013 4:31 pmThursday, April 4, 20137 Comments

An Android port seems to remain a footnote in development process, an afterthought…

Apple’s ‘Why iPhone’ move hints more aggressive marketing on tap against Android phones

Monday, March 18, 2013 2:31 pmMonday, March 18, 201310 Comments

Perhaps the iPhone’s biggest advantage in the eyes of many…

Will Android tablets really pass Apple’s iPad in 2013?

Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:33 pmThursday, March 14, 201320 Comments

To get an accurate picture of the Android market…

Apple’s extraordinary attack on Samsung and Android

Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:01 amThursday, March 14, 201349 Comments

Phil Schiller, the second most powerful executive at Apple, has made an extraordinary attack…

Gruber: Open vs. closed has very little to do with commercial success

Friday, March 1, 2013 12:00 pmFriday, March 1, 201320 Comments

Openness carries no magic…

Developers overwhelmingly choose iOS first as interest in Android wanes for third time in last four quarters

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 1:01 pmTuesday, October 2, 201214 Comments

For Microsoft Corp, and Amazon.com, and the clutch of other companies that hope…

Ex-Google boss says Android fragmentation drove him to iOS

Sunday, July 15, 2012 11:22 amSunday, July 15, 201227 Comments

It’s no huge surprise Android has a few issues with fragmentation…

Full 2-hour video: Microsoft details Windows Phone 8

Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:22 amThursday, June 21, 201228 Comments

The full 2-hour video of Microsoft introducing Windows Phone 8…

Apple’s iOS over 4 times more valuable to developers than Android

Thursday, June 7, 2012 4:30 pmThursday, June 7, 20128 Comments

Android fragmentation appears to be increasing, driving up complexity and cost for developers…

Fragmandroid: Google Android fragmentation visualized

Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:19 pm19 Comments

3,997 distinct Android devices are currently in the wild…

Here’s why iOS Apps look better than Android apps

Monday, April 30, 2012 11:47 am22 Comments

You might think app design is app design, whether the software is being developed…

Time Warner Cable to bring live video to 3% of Android users

Friday, April 6, 2012 8:34 am22 Comments

A product manager for Time Warner cable has announced that the company expects…

Why Google Android can’t compete with Apple’s iPhone

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 11:32 amWednesday, April 4, 201225 Comments

There’s an inherent flaw in Google Inc.’s Android operating system…

In test, Amazon generated 89% per app and Google’s Android apps 23% relative to iOS

Friday, March 30, 2012 3:15 pmFriday, March 30, 201210 Comments

Amazon’s apps generated 89% per app and Google’s Android apps 23% relative to iOS…

Apple’s iOS widens lead in app developer survey; Android sees waning interest due to fragmentation

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 8:23 am4 Comments

iOS continues to reign at number one in developer interest levels…

Game developer stops supporting Android due to fragmentation

Monday, March 12, 2012 8:50 am26 Comments

Mika Mobile can no longer legitimize spending time on Android apps…

How Apple iPhone saves business’ money and why Android can’t

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 2:55 pmTuesday, February 7, 20128 Comments

Apple’s revolutionary iPhone offers companies unique advantages…

Fake Siri apps hit Android Market, highlight Google’s app problem

Friday, December 30, 2011 10:10 amFriday, December 30, 201119 Comments

Google has let through a pair of fake Siri apps…

Android smartphones highly-fragmented; after-sale support lags Apple’s iPhone by wide margin

Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:09 amThursday, October 27, 201122 Comments

Apparently, Android phone peddlers think they can get the settlers to buy new pretend iPhones by making them really unhappy with their current ones…

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