Gingerbread

Numbers Are In: Jelly Bean Claims 10%, Gingerbread Slips Under Half

January 5, 2013

It’s been a long, long journey but Android 4.1 / Jelly Bean has finally made it to more than 10% of all devices, while Gingerbread‘s market share has dipped below 50% for the first time ever. Honestly, guys, I thought this day would never come. (This is a preview – click here to read the [...]

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Inhabitat’s Week In Green: the Sunportal, six gingerbread wonders of the world and a DeLorean taxi cab

December 9, 2012
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Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. At Inhabitat, we’ve always got an ear to the ground listening for the latest innovations in the world of green technology, but the world’s best designs are often found in [...]

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2012 is still the year of Gingerbread

September 7, 2012
Android Version Distribution 2012

Three major revisions of Google’s (GOOG) Android operating system have launched since the company released Android 2.3 more than 21 months ago in December 2010, but Gingerbread is still the most widely used version of Android by a wide margin. A study conducted early this year by graphic designer Chris Sauve projected that based on Android [...]

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Nikon’s Coolpix S800c Runs On Android Gingerbread, Money, And Confusion

August 22, 2012
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Show of hands: who wants to pay $ 350 for a low-end point-and-shoot camera? How about it has a built in WiFi connection? No?  OK, last chance: what if it ran Android… Gingerbread? Anyone? Nikon is hoping to hear more than crickets when it brings the Coolpix S800c to market in September, with a suggested [...]

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Google Updates Android Distribution Chart – Gingerbread Dominant, Ice Cream Sandwich On Its Way Up

June 2, 2012
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It is once again time to gather round and take a look at the Android platform distribution chart, Google’s periodic pie chart which records the distribution of our friend Andy’s various versions. This time around, there isn’t a whole lot to be surprised about – Gingerbread (2.3-2.3.7) handily outweighs all other Android versions, snatching up [...]

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Google Updates Android Distribution Chart – Gingerbread Dominant, Ice Cream Sandwich On Its Way Up

June 2, 2012
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It is once again time to gather round and take a look at the Android platform distribution chart, Google’s periodic pie chart which records the distribution of our friend Andy’s various versions. This time around, there isn’t a whole lot to be surprised about – Gingerbread (2.3-2.3.7) handily outweighs all other Android versions, snatching up [...]

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1Mpad is Malaysia’s first branded tablet, delivers 7 inches of Gingerbread for $315

May 27, 2012
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So you’ve decided that it’s time to make a tablet part of your life, but a lack of star-spangled slabs has prompted you to defer the purchase. Malaysians now face no such dilemma, due in no small part to the 1Malasyia Pad — the country’s first branded tab. The 1Mpad will reportedly soon be marketed [...]

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Sony confirms Xperia Play will remain on Gingerbread due to gaming issues

May 26, 2012
Sony Xperia Play Android 4 Update

Sony Mobile on Friday confirmed that it no longer plans to update its Xperia Play smartphone to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich due to compatibility issues with the device’s gaming features, Phone Scoop reported. “Ice Cream Sandwich demands more from the phone hardware than Gingerbread,” a Sony spokesperson said. “Android 4.0 is a more powerful OS and [...]

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Motorola Cliq 2 gets updated to Gingerbread

May 4, 2012
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The Motorola Cliq 2 is finally getting it's Gingerbread update. I'll spare you from the witty and/or snide remarks abut Gingerbread being 18 months old. It's not an OTA update, and you'll need a computer running Microsoft Windows to update your Cliq 2. I'll spare you from the witty and/or snide remarks about that, too. [...]

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