Google has become the number one mobile platform on the planet, and one major reason is that Samsung happens to sell more mobile handsets than any other company. When it comes to profits, Samsung divides 100% with Apple, which means losses and very tiny profits for all the rest. Google doesn’t make a huge amount […]

The people who manage Samsung’s mobile division aren’t feeling the love these days. First, they are being sued across the world by Apple for alleged intellectual property violations. Apple has also claimed a few victories in holding off sale of Samsung tablets in Australia, and blocking the sale of Samsung Android smartphones in parts of […]

All right, let’s see how this is supposed to work. Google releases the Android OS under an open source license, meaning that any handset maker can download the code and use it to power their smartphones. Only it hasn’t quite worked the way they expected. Each handset maker and wireless carrier is free to change […]