Number of Apps Per Phone Up 28% With more than 50 percent of U.S. mobile phone users now equipped with smartphones, the average number of mobile apps per smartphone jumped from 32 to 41 during 2011, a new Nielsen survey says. |
Google's Grand Plan for Android Google reportedly is revising how it rolls out new Android versions and devices, which should give the tech giant greater control over features and apps and reduce the influence of wireless carriers. |
LightSquared Files for Bankruptcy LightSquared, which hoped to create an independent wireless broadband network, filed for bankruptcy. Regulators blocked its plan because of concerns that its transmissions would interfere with GPS navigation. |
AMD Doubles Power in New Chips AMD has launched a new A-series of chips that more than double the power of the last generation and are designed for deployment in everything from ultrathin notebooks to desktop PCs. |