Articles by: James Forestier

        The ongoing patent war between Apple and everyone else is big news these days but it is hardly new. Just recently, Apple has blocked importation of new HTC phones on the basis of old tech, the hyperlink, but for years, IT companies have waged war against each [...]

      Sometimes even if you win, you lose. This is a hard lesson that’s coming down upon Oracle after its rather ridiculous pursuit of patent infringement claims against Google’s Android. Almost a year and a half ago, after taking control of Sun Microsystems, the developers of Java, Oracle launched lawsuits [...]

      China is now the world leader in new smartphone and tablet activations, according to Flurry, Inc. the developer of software for tracing the use of mobile applications. While the data made available did not distinguish between Android and iOS activations, China accounted for 23% of new device [...]

      Several months ago, due to security concerns, Google shut down the ability to re-add a prepaid card to Google Wallet if you had to reset the app. This caused a bit of a headache for some users because this meant that you lost access to whatever money [...]

      Well so much for cracking Android pattern locks by looking at the finger marks on the screen. It seems that the FBI’s forensic experts were unable to gain access to a pattern protected Android phone that belongs to a suspected pimp in California. The phone is now [...]

      Ever since the release of the first Android tablet there has been numerous articles that question whether or not Android tablets would be able to succeed in the market or if they were even necessary at all. After all, the iPad already had the overwhelming majority of [...]

    Soon, subscribers to British satellite broadcaster Sky will be able to access their favorite programs on the go.

    There has been a lot of talk about Apple storming back out front with the release of their incremental new shiny, the iPhone 4S, but the analyst firm, Gartner, says that it’s not all roses and clear sailing for Apple.

    With all the games that have been coming out for mobile OSes lately, particularly Android, there has been a growing demand for external controllers to handle the increasingly complex offerings. While controllers come in many shapes and sizes, iCade is bringing that old retro game feel to Android with their [...]

  Virginia Android powered Outdoorsmen rejoice! The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) has heard you and has released an Android version of their award winning Hunt Fish VA app onto the cool, clear waters of the Android Market. Hailed as being a leader in mobile innovation for wildlife [...]