To celebrate Father's day this Sunday, video games publisher Electronic Arts - commonly referred to as simply EA - will be offering significant discounts on some of its most popular Android titles including FIFA 12, Need for Speed, Plants vs. Zombies and Dead Space.
Gameloft has officially announced a Batman: Dark Knight Rises mobile game in conjunction with the upcoming movie, which will support devices running both Google's Android and Apple's iOS mobile operating systems.
Although Android is the most popular mobile OS in terms of reach and daily activations of devices, developers still tend to favor Apple's iOS when it comes to releasing new apps and games.
The latest version of Google's Android operating system, Ice Cream Sandwich, has been on the receiving end of an award for its user experience, something that we would not have put any money on happening just a year or so ago.
A couple of days ago, I picked up an Android phone. The HTC One X to be exact. Really. If you've been a long time reader of Redmond Pie, or have followed any of my tweets and the like over the last few years, then you probably see me as something of an Apple fan. That's fine - I own an iPhone 4S. I owned an iPhone 4 before that, and an iPhone 3G before that. I owned an original iPhone, too. I like iPhones. A lot.
Today's big WWDC kick-off saw much publicity even before the curtain was raised. Anticipation was sky-high, and all the press in the land converged upon what was possibly the most exciting non-iOS hardware announcements for some time. We knew something big was coming, and we were right.
Google's Nexus movement is set to get into sixth gear later this year, with reports suggesting five different smartphones landing on November 5th. To add to the rumor mill, images have surfaced which claim to depict a Nexus tablet.
For all of its strengths, one drawback of owning an Android device is the increasing number of threats from malware. While Windows Phone and iOS are largely considered to be safe from attack, there are scores of fake .apk files and other non-niceties lurking about aimed at those using Google's market-leading mobile operating system.
Smartphones and tablets are already extremely popular, and with the percentage of people owning one of these devices rising rapidly across the world, it is worth while considering how long we actually spend looking at our phones and tablets on a daily basis. In work places and offices, the use of visual display units generally needs to be monitored so surely users should be able to achieve a certain level of visual comfort when it comes to using mobile devices?
Although Android is renowned for being the most customizable and moddable mobile ecosystem, gaining root access still adds an extra dimension, allowing you to get even deeper into your device's inner working for much more full-on customization.
