Android is a remarkable OS. Considering that it runs on mobile devices with only touches for input, it’s impressive just how much work can be done on Google’s flagship operating system. Perhaps its greatest strength, though, is its flexibility. With enough dedication and time spent digging around kernel source code, you can do impressive things with Android. Developer Socketeq has done something impressive. They’ve created WindowsAndroid. It’s a complex program that uses some sort of interface layer to translate the Windows kernel into Android-friendly form and run without any virtualization, theoretically increasing operation ...

All the while I thought that it would take some time before I will replace my Samsung Galaxy S II. But then Google and Samsung has joined forces to come up with a new Android smartphone that will finally make me abandon my SGS II phone earlier than I planned. The culprit? The new Galaxy Nexus smartphone. Although there are some specs and technical details that make the Galaxy Nexus a bit inferior to the SGS II, the fact that it will be the first device to ...