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Android Studio improves machine learning support
Android Studio 4.1 highlights include a database inspector and easier import of TensorFlow Lite models into Android apps.
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Kotlin mobile SDK shares code across Android, iOS
The Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile plug-in allows developers to write, run, and debug shared code in Android Studio.
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Android security: Patching improves, but fragmentation challenges remain
A new report shows that Android mobile device manufacturers are getting better at patching the OS, but patching levels vary across models and vendors.
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Huawei unveils Harmony operating system, won't ditch Android for smartphones
Huawei Technologies unveiled on Friday its proprietary operating system for smartphones and other devices.
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Thousands of dodgy copycat apps identified in Google Play Store
A two year study has discovered 2040 malware-laden counterfeit apps in Android app store, Google Play.
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How to change the voice on your Android phone
Changing the voice used for navigation on an Android phone from robotic to something more natural is easy, but buried in the menus.
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“Grave consequences” for Apple as smartphone market slows down
“The mature market slowdown has some grave consequences for Apple, as well as the high-end Android space."
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Apple Watch eclipses Android as smartwatch domination continues
“The smartwatch is now a category waiting for a market.”
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What’s driving global smartphone growth?
“These vendors recorded an average growth of 73 per cent in smartphone sales and saw their combined share go up from 38 per cent to 47 per cent during the first quarter of 2015.”
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Smartphone market set for "milestone year" as global growth slows
“This is an opportunity Apple is no question focusing on…”
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The LG G4: Three things right, three things wrong
This week the G4 smartphone from LG Electronics starts shipping outside its home country, with arrivals in the U.S. and Europe expected in a couple of weeks. While the smartphone has a great screen and camera, it doesn't get everything right.