901am:
For weeks, I’ve been hearing Apple fanboys pan Verizon’s Motorola Droid ads as too geeky and unappealing for the mass market. I’ve been hearing fanboys claim that nongeeks can’t understand “open development”, that they’d be scared off by images of stealth bombers. Then I read an essay by Paul Graham about the abuses of the (Read More)
Submitted by Thelewisshow
from Google Reader:
Okay, so this one is cool, it could be fun for many, but it could also mean a privacy attack to many others. What am I talking about? Well, about the new way to identify if you are using Android or not. First, lets check the image below to see what this is about.Apparently, the way this works is; the green robot/android ico (Read More)
Submitted by Sarahintampa
from Google Reader:
Google unveiled Chrome OS in an event yesterday where they demonstrated the upcoming cloud-based OS for the first time in public. Source code of Chrome OS was also released which folks over at gdgt have compiled in a ready-to-install .vmdk file. All you need now is a system running Windows, Linux or OS X with any of the vir (Read More)
TmoNews:
Ah yes its that time again. The rumor mill is churning! Above you will see what is rumored to be T-Mobile’s second Motorola Android device with MOTOBLUR. NOTHING has been confirmed so please take this as a very small grain of salt, in other words its a rumor. The guys over at AndroidandMe have received specs for the “Motus” (Read More)
Engadget:
We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget question is coming to us from John, who'd like to get his paws around a multifaceted portable media player that could serve as the main source of entertainment in his whip."I'm looking (Read More)
Gizmodo:
eReaders are getting powerful enough to become fully-fledged Internet tablets, but gaming devices? That's a new spin. Turns out Qualcomm has a detachable game controller add-on for that Snapdragon-powered eReader prototype we first showed you on Wednesday. Take a look: Qualcomm says it'll be up to the various manufacturers (Read More)
Gizmodo:
This year's Microsoft shareholder meeting wasn't a lot of fun for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Chairman Bill Gates, thanks to shareholders grilling him about Apple and the iPhone with questions like the above. Ballmer smacked him right back: There's certainly always opportunities for improvement. There is a group of peo (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Forget Chrome OS. The two things you actually need to know from today's Google event? Sergey Brin wears Vibram Five Finger shoes. And carries a Motorola Droid, not a super secret phone we've never seen before. See? He's a classy one, Mr. Brin. Like our own Brian Lam. [CrunchGear, Ryan Block]
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The iPhone Blog:
Google continues to optimize their websites for the iPhone (and Android, and webOS), this time giving Google News the bump. Says the Google Mobile blog: This new version provides the same richness and personalization on your phone as Google News provides on desktop. Our new homepage displays more stories, sources, and imag (Read More)
Official Google Blog:
This is part of a regular series of Google Apps updates that we post every couple of weeks. Look for the label "Google Apps highlights" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.Over the last two weeks, we've made improvements across Google Apps, some geared for individuals, others meant for business customers.Green Robot icon in G (Read More)
The iPhone Blog:
When Google first mentioned ChromeOS, we figured it was their reaction to launching Android, then seeing Palm come out with webOS, and smacking their heads — they could have done that with V8! (What, too nerdy?)Lame JavaScript rendering engine jokes aside, the very traditional Android never really seemed like the OS Google (Read More)
Gizmodo:
The Camangi WebStation has been floating around for a few months now in little more than proof of concept form. Now, it's on the cusp of being a real product, released next month for $400. The system runs Android 1.5 through its 7-Inch (800×480) glass touchscreen display, plus you get Wi-Fi (b/g), GPS , microSD reader, 2MP (Read More)
Phones Review:
It appears that everyone and their aunt want a piece of the Android action and that includes Chinese vendor ZTE, as according to an article over on totaltele, ZTE is in talks with major carriers to pitch what will be ZTE’s first Android based smartphone which they expect to launch sometime in 2010.Word has it that ZTE is ta (Read More)
Gizmodo:
The Motus is rumored to be a mid-range Android slider due early next year, and if this supposed spy-shot is anything to go by, it'll look sorta like the CLIQ—but with a flatter, harder to use keyboard. [BGR]
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Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
(Get it? Specs, spec’d, spectacles? Anyone? Come on – maybe it’s not funny, but at least it shows I know.. uh.. words.)
I’m not too sure what to think of the Motorola Motus yet, but one thing is for sure: that form factor is crazy. The photo that leaked just a few hours ago already seemed [...]. (Read More)