The first ever Indic Android Hackathon was held in Bangalore on Feb 21, 2014 to discuss Indic on Android.
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Mobile platform in India: Android and Facebook are the undisputed leaders
Nielsen’s report “Smart and Social: Android Phones in India” highlights the usage of smartphones in India. The two dominant operating systems on the mobile are Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. For the past one year Android has grown well in India, the main reason being ‘affordable’ Android mobile phones (sub Rs 10,000 / $200) are […]
Android tablets have a mere 6% market share in US
When it comes to tablets iPad is the clear winner. Google’s upcoming 7-inch tablet is expected to shake up this tablet pie. Guess iPad is to tablets what Google is to search engines.
Report: Android user behavior in the US
According to Mobclix Index, the following are the findings from a sample of 1,025 Android users (isn’t that too small a sample base?), 60% of Android users are under the age of 34 8% of Android users switched from an iPhone while 45% of Android Users say Android is their first smartphone Android users spend […]
Column: Should I buy an Android phone or iPhone?
My tenth column in “Vijaya Next” (Kannada) was about maintaining the new mobile handsets that are getting popular – iPhone and Android-based phones. Main points were, India has about 700 million mobile users PC internet penetration is low, about 60 million of them Mobile will introduce internet to most users in India (thru mobile internet) […]