It seems that Google has indeed copied a part of the Java code and used it for their mobile operating system Android. During a new hearing in the lawsuit between Google and Oracle it became clear that the company was using Java code without a license. Oracle accuses Google of violating Java-patents in the mobile [...]

Good news for anyone that is considering to purchase an Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) device, because it is possible to try it out without having to hold one physically in your hands. With the use of Oracle’s free virtulization tool VirtualBox and a pre-configured image it is possible to run Androind on your Mac. [...]

China is famous for being the largest exporter of counterfeit products, but within the country borders you still see the craziest things. The latest discovery is a fake Android-shop, where iPhone and other iDevices are being sold. In the city of Nanping you will find a small shop with an Android banner as logo, the [...]

Apple, Motorola, RIM and Nokia are engaged in a battle whose version of the smaller ‘nano-SIM’ cards is going to set the standard. Apple is still trying to ‘buy’ votes for the final decision on the proposals next week. Apple and the other smartphone manufacturers have each developed their own version of the ‘nano-SIM’ card, [...]

According to Dow Jones Newswires, Apple is willing to settle some lawsuits with other Android smartphone manufacturers. The company already has sent a number of proposals to Samsung and Motorola, which are both manufacturers of Android devices. A wide range of Android tablets and smartphones are using the patented technologies that are registered by Apple [...]

Google seems to have plans to develop an alternative to Apple’s Siri. Assistant has to become a voice-controlled service that is capable of providing users with information. Developers will also be able to implement the service in their applications. According to TechCrunch, Google has set themselves a number of goals with Assistant. The company wants [...]

T-Mobile has announced that it is started a collaborating with the company behind Firefox; Mozilla. They will be working on Boot2Gecko, an operating system for smartphones that is based on HTML5. It remains unclear whether T-Mobile has plans to sell smartphones with the Boot2Geck mobile operating system, although it seems likely. Mozilla announced that a [...]

The Samsung Galaxy S III is likely to be announced in the two months, and according to the rumors it will feature a 4.8”-display with a ‘Full-HD’ resolution. Samsung opted to develop its own quad-core processor the Exynos 1.5 GHz. The website BGR has based its report on information that it has received from an [...]