Smartphones are designed, first and foremost, for convenience. Not only are we carrying the entire Internet, increasingly powerful cameras and much more around as a single, sleek brick, but we can ...

Even if you don't do much on your smartphone, a couple of apps may be running in the background on your Android smartphone. Whether you check your email on your phone or use it to find directions, you ...

A deep dive into The Android Resource Economy, a scrapped reimagining of how Android manages background apps using macroeconomic principles.