Android distribution: Marshmallow yet to break 20 percent share

It’s the second week of the month, which means that Google is either a little late publishing its Android platform version distribution numbers or we all haven’t been paying attention.But September’s pie, taken from seven days of tracking Google Play Store access ending September 5, shows no sign of Nougat. Who’d think that a two-week-old ...

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Windows 10 Mobile transition slow, but happening with OS share at 14 percent

The faster the word “Phone” fades and the word “Mobile” brightens, the better off Microsoft will be. But it’s gonna be a long, long, long run.AdDuplex has issued a new report for Windows device statistics for this month and it says that while Windows Phone 8.1 still makes up about 77 percent of the ecosystem, Windows 10 Mobile’s stance at 14 percent represents accelerated growth from previous months.“Last month the growth doubled from 0.5% to 1%. This month it more ...

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Google “Fuchsia” repository has us wondering about a new OS

Engineers at Google are converging on a new OS project called “Fuchsia” and there’s speculation on whether this represents the merging of Android and Chrome OS or if its purposes will be directed away from mobile.Google’s Git repository lists this new project as a combination between “Pink” and “Purple.” The company’s Magenta and LK kernels will be used in the project — the latter is the basis for “small systems typically used in ...

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Android N name contest closes, winner coming in “a few weeks”

Google’s kept up one of the longest name games for its next version of Android this year. It did not reveal the full name of Android N at its I/O conference. Instead, it got its fans to contribute some ideas.Well, time’s up. We’re soon to learn about what “tasty treat” Google will go with for what’s rumored to be

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