Android software News

Here are 5 interesting things you should know about the Essential Phone

A creator of the Android software powering smartphones around the world steps into the hardware market with a handset that promises to tackle the clutter, complexity and rapid obsolescence of current devices.

A US jury handed Google a major victory on Thursday in a long-running copyright battle with Oracle Corp over Android software used to run most of the world`s smartphones.

Apple and computer network titan Cisco on Monday announced a partnership aimed at putting more iPhones and iPads to work at businesses.

BlackBerry will probably use Android on an upcoming slider device that is likely to be released this autumn.

Google Inc launched an initiative on Wednesday to make smartphones running its Android software more appealing to corporations, a move that could help extend the Internet company`s reach into workplaces.

Google-backed Android software that leads the smartphone market is spreading to a new generation of smart televisions.

Google Inc's Android software is coming to cars, televisions and watches this year, as the Internet search giant races against Apple Inc and other tech companies to extend its business into a rapidly broadening field of Internet-connected devices.

Executives demonstrated to developers on Wednesday how Android Auto acts like an extension of its popular mobile phone software.