Google launches Android Wear: A new project to bring Android to wearables like smartwatches | VentureBeat | Gadgets | by Harrison Weber - Currently, Android Wear is only available in the form of a developer preview.
The DeanBeat: The new golden age of gaming | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashi - Now we have the Unity engine and the App Store. We can build games with small teams. We’re entering an age where the cost of building games will go down.
Apps no longer differentiator in iOS vs. Android war, services next battleground - The app ecosystem has transitioned to where it no longer matters how many apps each OS has, but rather the satisfaction the user gets out of them
Activations of Apple devices grew by 2.3 times on Christmas Day - The rate of device activations for Apple more than doubled on Christmas Day this year, though the real winner was Amazon, whose low-margin Kindle devices saw a 24-fold surge in new devices for the single day.
Google's reaction to Apple's iPhone unveiling: 'We're going to have to start over' on Android - "I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong," Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson. "I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this."
Distimo Stat Show 2013 Was a Huge Year for Android Gaming - Eric Johnson - Mobile - AllThingsD - Google Play as a source of revenue leads in South Korea and Japan, two of the three fastest-growing markets worldwide.
iPhones Dominate Sales at All Four Major U.S. Carriers - John Paczkowski - Mobile - AllThingsD - Prior to the launch of the iPhone 5s and 5c, the iPhone 5 was Apple’s sole Top 3 entrant at the big four carriers, and it held the top spot at AT&T alone; it was the second-most-popular handset at Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile, where Samsung’s Galaxy S4 led the pack.
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Amazon's Black Friday deals kick off today, with new bargains every 10 minutes throughout the week - Amazon is getting a head start on the competition by launching its Black Friday deals a full five days early, promising new bargains every 10 minutes throughout the week.
Apple-backed patent consortium sues Google, major Android manufacturers - It is widely believed that thanks to the agreements, Microsoft makes more money each year from Android than Google does.
Hugo Barra Talks About His Future at Xiaomi and Why He Left Google - Kara Swisher - Mobile - AllThingsD: "He was even more interested when Android design head Matias Duarte told him he thought Xiaomi had done one of the best jobs of anyone extending the Android platform. "
