Some Android smartphones, even ones that are consider flagship devices, can be slow in receiving big OS updates. Today, Google announced an effort designed to speed up that device update process ...

The Overbite Project is an open-source effort to produce browser plugins and client applications that enable support for Gopher, an early network protocol that preceded HTML and the contemporary World ...

Android phones have a bit of a reputation for slow updates. One reason is that silicon manufacturers, the companies that make the chips that power Android devices, have to work closely with phone ...

SAN FRANCISCO—The first Android smartphone came in 2008. Then in 2010, the platform appeared on tablets. Now, Android wants to move into your home. At its I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google ...

As part of its unveiling of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Google has unveiled Project Butter, a major effort to squash Android's frequent problems with device lag, as well as Systrace to help diagnose ...

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Google's Project Treble promised to pave the way for faster Android upgrades — so what exactly is it? Two years in, how well is it working? It’s tough to talk about Project Treble without getting lost ...

Tesla doesn’t offer Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support in its cars, but coding enthusiasts have created workarounds. Tesla’s Android project runs in the car’s browser and offers many interesting ...