The smartphone has come a long way since the first iPhone launched in 2007. While Apple’s iOS is arguably the world’s first smartphone operating system, Google’s Android is by far the most popular.

Now that Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow has been available for some time, many users are wondering what’s new. Here we’ll detail all of the changes. Most Android smartphone owners have finally received 6.0 ...

I remember the day well because I was there. New York City, Tuesday, September 23, 2008. HTC, Google, T-Mobile, and Deutsche Telekom executives took the stage to introduce Android 1.0, a brand new ...

At the tail end of last week, Google pushed a brand new Android 5.0 Lollipop update into the Android Open Source Project. That update is Android 5.0.2 Lollipop, the third version of Android 5.0 and an ...

This is the last of a series of articles on Android 2.0 ("Eclair"). In part 1, we examined the user-oriented features of the new release, and in part 2 we discussed several features intended for ...

It started life as Android L preview in June, but it has since matured into a full-blown release, ready to hit millions of Android devices over the next weeks and months. Android 5.0 Lollipop is here!

Google's last design language was known as Holo, but that has been replaced by Material Design. This was thoroughly previewed when the developer preview was released, and Google went on to update the ...

Google’s new mobile operating system is now available to consumers, as new Nexus hardware (starting with the Nexus 9) begins to make its way into the hands of pre-order customers. Version 5.0 of ...

Feeling hungry? Try a taste of Eclair, Google’s brand new Android operating system. Android Eclair adds a host of features into the open source OS (and, despite its mouth-watering name, appears to be ...

Pie is delicious, whether it’s apple, blueberry, or pumpkin. Get ready to grab another slice, as the baked dish is the name of the next version of Android. Android 9.0 Pie is here, right out of the ...

Dan Graziano is an associate editor for CNET. His work has appeared on BGR, Fox News, Fox Business, and Yahoo News, among other publications. When he isn't tinkering with the latest gadgets and gizmos ...