Simple to use and extremely useful, Dropbox for Android is a file synchronization app will keep all of your files in step. You can't move files among folders, but it's still a very capable app.
Google has released details on a security system it is using to defend the Android app store from software that can harm its users. Called Bouncer, the service analyzes apps for suspicious activity and flags them before they have a chance to get into the store.
Android is regularly blasted for fragmentation, but most Android smartphones and tablets use similar builds, screen sizes, and resolutions, according to a study by app analytics firm Localytics.
Google's Android remained the dominant platform in the U.S. last quarter, even as Apple gained ground in the market thanks to the iPhone 4S, according to ComScore.
Apple and Android both grabbed a bigger piece of the pie last quarter, but Google's mobile OS kept its top crown with almost half of all U.S. smartphone customers. For the quarter, Android's market share rose to 47.3 percent, according to ComScore, up from 44.8 in the prior quarter. Apple also watched its share rise to 29.6 percent from 27.4 percent previously but remained in second place by a ...
