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Google's Andy Rubin: Android activations up to 900,000 a day, I'm staying put thank you Jun 11th 2012, 02:55 It's been awhile since we learned how many unique Android devices were switching on every day; the last time was at Mobile World Congress, when Google's senior mobile VP Andy Rubin confirmed 850,000 activations a day just as we were fruitlessly practicing our Catalan. He's now chiming in with word that the daily rate is up to 900,000 cellular-enabled phones and tablets as of June. That's a ways off from the breakneck pace of growth in 2011, but it certainly shows that Android is no shrinking violet just yet. Rubin's answer is ostensibly prompted by a need to debunk a rumor that he might be leaving Google -- there's "no plans" for that, he says. All the same, we're sure he doesn't mind ever-so-slightly deflating Apple's balloon before WWDC 2012 kicks off tomorrow. [Image credit: Jon Fingas, Flickr] Google's Andy Rubin: Android activations up to 900,000 a day, I'm staying put thank you originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Android Police  |  Andy Rubin (Twitter), Robert Scoble (Google+)  | Email this | Comments How would you change the PlayStation Vita (Japanese Edition)? Jun 11th 2012, 02:49 How would you change: a regular feature where we ask people about their experiences with gadget's we've reviewed, when they reach the real world. This week we're looking at the Japanese edition* of the PlayStation Vita, which instantly made us feel old when we realized the OG model was seven years old. Times have changed, and the Vita's biggest competitor is smartphone gaming: leading to our dismay when we found its battery conks out after just three hours, not to mention the high cost and that measly VGA camera. We know there's a market for hardcore gamers who want blockbuster games like Uncharted: Golden Abyss, but is that hefty price-tag worth it? Let us know in the comments below. *We'll be looking at the US edition in a few months time, for those of you who didn't import the device when it was released. How would you change the PlayStation Vita (Japanese Edition)? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

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