These open source mobile Android devices span the smartphone and tablet gamut and offer small business a variety of get-it-done features.
Like desktop PCs, new Android phones come jammed with unwanted apps.
With the release of Avaya IP Office 8.0, Avaya has integrated a slew of new mobile capabilities for Android devices with its unified communications platform. It plans to add iOS compatibility soon.
While Apple's iOS boasts a more stringent approach to security, the Android operating system has some catching up to do. Will the next version -- dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich -- sweeten mobile security?
Whether you’re into communication, travel, taking notes or search, you'll find what you need on our mega-list of the best Android apps of 2011. If it isn’t here, you don’t need it.
Lots of great Android apps in this list to add to your business tool kit. Dive in and find which ones are the best mobile apps for you.
Stop wasting time hunting down useful apps. We've got 50 Android apps you need, you'll love and you'll use. Score!
PC World magazine gives T-Mobile's G-Slate tablet computer, a mid-size Android-based tab made by LG, 3.5 out of 5 stars, praising its 3D video capture and versatile size.
PC World magazine gives the new G2X smartphone from T-Mobile (made by LG) 4.5 stars out of five, calling it a "no-frills powerhouse."
Wired magazine's Gadget Lab relays a warning about a new hacking 'exploit' discovered by security researchers that could expose a Skype for Android user's personal data to hackers.
It's a hair thinner and a feather lighter than the new iPad 2, but Samsung's revamped 10.1-inch tablet computer will fight an uphill battle against the iPad juggernaut, Wired's Charlie Sorrel says.
As the iPad vs. Android rhetoric heats up, the goal is to capture the wallets of small business owners like you. Here's why a tablet is likely to be the mobile device in your future.
Reports of malware-infected apps in the Android Market send Google scrambling to clean house.
We love apps and we love them even more when they're free. Sift through this crop of 50 Android apps to find something useful, fun and -- oh yeah -- free.
PC World magazine reviews the new Dell Streak 7, a seven-inch Android 2.2 tablet computer, and concludes that it's not very good. Star rating: 2 out of 5.
A case study of a small non-profit in Florida that is experimenting with having employees use Android tablets to read multi-hundred-page documents in hopes of reducing printing and paper costs.
Is the iPhone finally coming to Verizon wireless network near you? That's the word on the street, and our news hounds track down the rumors.
There's a wireless wonderland of mobile devices available, and we’ve got a holiday guide to help you find the perfect gift for everyone on your list.
PC World magazine reviews five security apps for Android mobiles, most of them free.
PC World magazine compares the costs of a Galaxy Tab, Samsung's recently released Android-based 7-inch tablet computer, from the four major U.S. wireless carriers.
One of a rash of reviews on the wire this morning of the first credible competitor to Apple's iPad tablet - the Android-based Samsung Galaxy Tab. The WSJ's Walter S. Mossberg liked it.
Entrepreneur magazine's Katherine Noyes picks 11 must-have business applications that run on softphones running the Android operating system. Prices range from free to $30.
Symantec has release a beta version of its mobile security suite for Android phones. It includes the ability to remotely lock and wipe data from a lost or stolen phone.
This Android smartphone, made by HTC and sold by T-Mobile, works on HSPA+ (broadband-speed cellular networks) and gets 4.5 stars out of 5 in this review.
Conduct your business anytime from anywhere with 35 Android mobile apps -- both free and paid -- that are designed to help you stay productive.
The analysis and review of Microsoft's new smartphone operating system, Windows Phone 7, continues with this 'smackdown' three-way comparison of the merits of the leading mobile operating systems.
A recent study shows that many popular Android apps routinely reveal information about you to advertisers, including location and phone number. How can you stop them?
A new free app for Android phones allows users to send and receive SMS texts using voice, without even looking at the phone.
You thought the tablet market was confusing before. For PC magazine's Lance Ulanoff, the launch of RIM's PlayBook signals both the excitement and confusion in the burgeoning tablet market.
PC World's Tony Bradley rages against the tablet storm arguing that neither iPad nor coming Android tabs such as Samsung Galaxy are mature enough to make useful business tools.
Thinking about an iPad? Check this out first. PC World presents a roundup of recently announced or launched tablet computers based on Google's Android mobile operating system.
Looking for an iPad alternative? PC World Technologizer columnist Harry McCracken gets his hands (briefly) on one of the new Samsung tablet computers due for release next month. This is his report.
PC World rounds up its top-five picks of Android-powered smartphone alternatives to the Apple iPhone.
We knew it was coming, now it's official. Droid 2, successor to Motorola's very successful Google Android-based Droid smartphone, brings small improvements and an updated operating system.
If you've just about settled on Google's Android as the mobile platform standard for your small business, read this article from Wired magazine. Android is good, but not perfect yet.
Small Business Trends marketing guru Lisa Barone spotlights seven mobile applications that can really help SMBs.
When it comes to mobile devices, which smartphone will you choose, the iPhone or Android? We compare the two to see which is best for small business.
Egnyte, a cloud-based service for online data storage and file sharing, has added a mobile application that works on popular smartphone platforms.
Today's is the U.S. launch of Motorola's much heralded Droid X smartphone (on the Verizon network). PC World offers a guide for would-be buyers and new owners.
ZDNet reviews the first in Samsung's Galaxy S line of Android-powered to become available on the T-Mobile network. Bottom line: thumbs up.
Google is launching a software tool designed to allow non-technical users to develop their own apps for the Android mobile operating system used in many of today's hottest smartphones.
Motorola's much anticipated Droid X smartphone, powered by the Android mobile operating systems, is set to launch on Verizon's 3G network this week.
Already confused by the options for embracing tablet computing in your small business? LG adds to the confusion by announcing plans for yet another iPad-killer tablet product.
Still mulling whether to deploy tablet computers in your small business? If you don't like the consumerish iPad, you might want to wait for Cisco's Android-powered, 7-inch-screen Cius - it's all business.
A 'first-look' review - but fairly detailed - of the iPhone 4, the latest smartphone from Apple.
If your small business is using or thinking of using Android-powered mobile phones, you should know that Google can remotely access and alter those phones, as it did recently to remove non-compliant applications.
Trying to decide which mobile operating system (OS) your small business should choose? Wired magazine presents a quick analysis of the newly released iPhone 4 and Android 2.2, the latest, but yet to be deployed, version of Google's OS.
Unheralded Via Technologies announced at a Taiwanese computer show this week that it would launch $100 and $150 tablets later this year powered by the Google Android mobile operating system.
Built by HTC, this T-Mobile-branded Android-based smartphone features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The reviewer decided it wasn't the device for him, but says it will suit some T-Mobile customers.
The new Android 2.2 smartphone (and tablet?) operating system from Google features support for Adobe's Flash technology and more open-ness than Apple's iPhone operating system.
