Check out how the specs of Apple's hot new iPhone 5 compare to its toughest Android rival, Samsung's Galaxy S3.

Google has begun sponsoring free Wi-Fi for Android users through Boingo Wireless, a provider of wireless connectivity around the world.

The deal takes advantage of Boingo's August acquisition of Cloud Nine Media, a marketing firm that sells online ads to sponsor free wireless access.

Toys"R"Us announced it's first tablet, the Tabeo, on Monday. At $150 and pre-loaded with 50 apps and games, the Android slate is aimed directly at children.

For every sticky-fingered kid tapping away on a smartphone or tablet, there’s a parent hoping nothing gets dropped, soaked, or gunked up with peanut butter.

Make no mistake, Amazon today put the entire Android tablet space on notice that it's coming for them. The new Kindle Fire tablets unveiled today will cement Amazon as the number two vendor of tablets behind Apple. More importantly, they will place Amazon as the number two platform for tablets, ahead of Android.

Just a few short months ago, back in June, Google executive Andy Rubin trumpeted the fact that more than 900,000 Android devices were being activated every day.