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Adding Android support could finally give Chromebooks mass-market appeal

New models will feature more sensors and better screens and come in new shapes and sizes.

Android apps are coming to Chromebooks later this year

Users will be able to run multiple Android apps simultaneously.

What's inside Google's new Daydream virtual reality headset

It really is Cardboard 2.0.

Xiaomi plans to sell an Android TV set-top box in the U.S.

Until now, the Chinese phone maker has sold only accessories in the States.

Google wants your car to run Android, too

The company aims to convince carmakers to use Android to power in-car navigation and entertainment systems.

Google is delaying support for an Android rival to Apple's 3D Touch

The feature, originally expected for Android N, will have to wait for a future release.

Microsoft, Google agree to stop complaining to regulators about each other

Microsoft has pulled out of two groups seeking antitrust action over search, but the software maker says it isn't taking a position for or against the current actions by the EU.

Europe is officially going after Google for anti-competitive behavior with Android

Google has 12 weeks to respond.

Google scores an antitrust win in Canada (while those pesky European charges still loom)

The search giant nets a victory up north.

Google says the fundamentals of Android security are stronger than ever

Android wants to cure our Stagefright.

The tablet market is 100 million units smaller than expected. What happened?

Six years after the iPad's debut, what's the future for tablets?

BlackBerry Cuts Price of Android Device Amid Slow Phone Sales

The company has said it may exit the hardware business if it can't make money on it this year.

Sony Mobile U.S. Quietly Replaced Chief, Cut Jobs and Moved to Silicon Valley

The company, which was once a sizable smartphone player here, has been a virtual nonentity in recent years.

Of Apple and Innovation

Has Samsung just out-innovated Apple in areas where it really counts?

The Best Time to Buy an Android Phone Is April

That's when the new models come out.

Google Is Making a Keyboard for the iPhone

Gesture-based typing, GIF searches and more.

Apple May Be Edging Out Google in Health Care Because of the iPhone

How Apple's advantage over Android helps it in the medical world.

Google Releases Its Newest Flavor of Android Early as It Clambers to Keep Up With Apple

N still doesn't have a name, though.

Mossberg: Samsung's New Galaxy S7 Phones Are Beautiful

But software and carrier intrusion undermine the experience.

Security Researcher Finds Security Bug in Android Phones Distributed at Security Conference

It's like raaaaain on your wedding day.

Android Co-Founder Rich Miner on Why He's Rarely Wrong

That said, enterprise adoption of mobile devices has been slower than Miner expected.

The End of Standardized Platforms

The pie has gotten much larger, but the landscape has also changed.

Google Backs New Messaging Rival to Apple, Facebook That Even the Feds Will Love

The carriers answer to WhatsApp is not terribly secure.

LG's G5 Is a Radical Reinvention of the Flagship Android Smartphone

The beautiful G5 and its plug-in Friends have arrived.

A Netbook, an iPad Pro and the Surface Walk Into a Bar

The Netbook fiasco let the cat out of the bag -- consumers are not pushing the limits of their PCs.

Google's Media Business, Play, Aims to Be Another Hit After Search

What the boomerang exec says about Google's ambitions with Play.

No, Apple Is Not Working to Make It Easier to Switch From iPhone to Android

The company denies a report it is building a tool to take photos, music and contacts over to Android.

Google Uses Homepage to Pitch New Android and iPhone Owners on Its Apps

The company devotes its most precious real estate to pitching new device owners on its services.

The Days After Christmas Are the Real Christmas for App Makers

App and content makers pull out all the stops to woo those with a shiny new tablet or phone to download their wares.

Consumer Electronics Competition Is Shifting to the High End

While Microsoft pursues the same “premium product at a premium price” strategy as Apple, Amazon goes the other way.

BlackBerry Is Bullish on Priv, and Says Its Hardware Losses Are Just About Over

"You really couldn't do anything strategically with a business that continues to lose money. We're in that ballpark now."

Sen. Lindsey Graham Demands That Silicon Valley Offer Backdoors to Its Encrypted Information

Graham cites example of an attack in Texas where encryption stymied an FBI probe.