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AMD deal brings Android apps to Windows 8
BBC News
Some Windows 8 laptops and PCs could end up running more Android apps than
ones written for Microsoft's software. Gadgets built around chips made by
AMD will come optimised to run the Android apps. A collaboration between
AMD and software firm ...
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10 Best Android apps this week
The Guardian (blog)
The flow of notable new Android apps quietened down a bit on the Google
Play store this week, which is why this post has dropped down to a list of
10 rather than 20 – see the note at the bottom for a bit more on that.
There's some good stuff though ...
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One Android User's iPhone App Envy
PC Magazine
Nope. Gameloft has 161 iPhone apps versus 48 Android apps. EA publishes 106
iPhone apps and 27 Android apps. Glu, 70 iPhone apps and 40 Android apps.
Kemco, which makes the Android JRPGs I love, treats the two platforms
pretty much the same, but ...
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Could An Exclusive Google Maps Be Android's Killer App?
Forbes
Apple's iOS 6 Maps app is an object of ridicule. It even overshadows the
iPhone 5's record sales numbers and Apple's all-time high stock. The likely
course of events, however, is that this embarrassing moment will
pass—just as Apple shrugged off the ...
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BlueStacks and AMD bring Android apps to Windows
ZDNet
I presume this is because these Android applications have been optimized
and vetted to work work well with Windows and AMD hardware. You can install
other Android applications besides the ones in AMD AppZone. If you already
have Android apps on ...
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FAVI's $50 Streaming Stick adds apps, streaming services to any HDTV
with ...
Engadget
That's the precise inquiry FAVI is aiming to answer with its SmartStick, a
device that lets you access streaming movies, music, apps, and games just
by plugging it into your television's HDMI port. It runs Jelly Bean, the
latest Android OS, and ...
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The Daily App: MobileDay for Android, iOS
CRN (blog)
Travel and conference calls are two concepts that usually go hand in hand,
but sometimes they can handcuff the on-the-go professional to his or her
mobile device no matter where they are. MobileDay for Android and iOS is a
voice conferencing app that ...
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Citrix's Podio collaboration platform expands onto Android
ZDNet
The Android app comes with all of the same features and flavor as the iOS
version. Teams can manage their projects in Podio workspaces and get work
done on-the-go by accessing Podio apps on their mobile devices as they
would on a desktop browser.
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Sony Tablet S gets update with new media apps, remote control, and guest ...
Mobile Burn
... over the previously released Sony Tablet S, but Sony has issued a new
update that brings some of those software features to the Tablet S. A new
Android 4.0.3. update is now available to U.S users of the Sony Tablet S
that offers several new apps ...
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Amazon, Apple Continue to Battle Over 'App Store' Name
PC Magazine
The "app store" phrasing has become so generic, Amazon said, that it no
longer holds any water in terms of false advertising. The company pointed
to incidents where Steve Jobs referred to "four app stores on Android" and
Tim Cook referenced "the number ...
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