While there are plenty of others, there is one feature that Android has that iOS doesn’t: the ability of Android apps to interact with another. On iOS, each app has its own room of sorts from where they can interact with the operating system; on Android, there’s a large apartment in which every app lives and each app can communicate with the other.
Falling in line with recent rumor and speculation across the blogosphere, a report by the Wall Street Journal notes that Google is readying the release of a tablet for some time this year.
Despite all the criticism regarding its one-size-fits-none form factor, Samsung has sold over 5 million units of the phone-plus-tablet Galaxy Note. Almost everything about the device has controversy surrounding it, whether it’s the huge 5.3” 720p Super AMOLED HD display or the inclusion of a capacitive stylus; it’s really a love it or hate it kind of thing.
As you may have already gathered, the latest iteration of Android (4.0.4) has begun trickling out to the international version of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S devices, among others.
According to Google's own numbers, the search and mobile technology giant is currently making four times as much money from iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad, as it is from smartphones and tablets running its own Android mobile operating system.
The definitive line between mobile devices and computers is disintegrating year by year as our smartphones and tablets get more powerful, more intelligent, and come pre-loaded with many desktop-like features.
Google's modestly-updated 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich almost ready to roll out for the Nexus S, but those anxious to get the update now, we've got the tutorial ready and waiting for you to get your teeth into!
The GO Dev Team is considered as one of the strongest forces in the Android development scene because of their great “alternative” apps that replace stock apps. GO SMS Pro, GO Contacts, GO Launcher HD and GO Keyboard are good examples of such apps.
Android is known for the sheer variety of excellent third-party apps available in Google Play that are good alternatives to stock, pre-included apps. Mobile browsers, particularly, are available in the dozens with strong ones like Boat Browser, Dolphin and, of course, Opera Mobile/Mini.
Besides the introduction of a whole new user-interface, Ice Cream Sandwich brought functional upgrades to Android such as Beam and Face Unlock. Now, Face Unlock is certainly not as secure as a PIN or alphanumeric password, but it provides a good level of security and has a a lot of novel value.
