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- Sony Ericsson announces XPERIA X10 Google Android device
- Sony Ericsson has been known to make some compelling smartphones that had sleek, solid designs at high prices, like the XPERIA X1 I purchased and then returned earlier this year. Today we see the announcement of their first Google Android device, the XPERIA X10 and I have to say this...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Device, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- With Motorola Droid, Verizon puts doubts about Google Android platform to rest [review]
- Looks pretty nice, one comment on the article tho...[i]Further, Android 2.0 offers universal search, surfacing Web pages (history, bookmarks, etc.), contacts, applications and more all from the same search field widget. It?s a welcome addition.[/i]This is actually a feature of Android 1.6 and so not exclusive to the Droid or...
- Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Google Android, Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid, Verizon Communications Inc., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- With Motorola Droid, Verizon puts doubts about Google Android platform to rest [review]
- Motorola's Droid made a big splash when it debuted in a Verizon teaser ad during prime-time across the country and slammed America's favorite smartphone, Apple's iPhone. Now that it's finally been fully revealed, it's clear that the Droid has become the yardstick by which all Android smartphones are to be...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Smart Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Mobile Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Google, Android 2.0 sticks fork in GPS devices
- It would also be great if Android could automatically re-route you in real-time, when things like the Bay Bridge suddenly close. This means munincipalities automatically posting closures on a web site, that all providers can use in real-time. Munincipalities could also distribute traffic in real-time. Lots of possibilities to replacing...
- Tags: Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, GPS, Google Inc., Google Android 2.0, GPS Devices, battery, Google Android
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Google, Android 2.0 sticks fork in GPS devices
- Global positioning devices were already on the road to becoming irrelevant and Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0 may speed up the trip. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Positioning, Branding, GPS, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Google Android OS 2.0 photos
- Google released screen shots of "Eclair," its 2.0 Android update. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Photograph, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-10-27
- Motorola goes all-in for Google Android
- Motorola must have decided that the only viable way of competing would be with a iPhone like device, and, Android was the only way for them to get there right away. They also probably realized that there is no way to sustain an in-house project that would be any ways...
- Tags: Smart phones, Google Inc., Google Android, Apple iPhone, Motorola Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Spring Design debuts Google Android-based e-book reader, Alex
- Myself, I do not even want a separate device, no matter how cheap. AND, I want to be able to read my books on any of my devices, such as smart phone, netbook, or desktop.ExactlyI would like to read my eStuff on my desktop, laptop or any other device. I...
- Tags: E-books, Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Google Android, Google Inc., e-book Reader, e-book, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Motorola goes all-in for Google Android
- Motorola is betting on Google to help make it a player in radios again, its original niche. The first pictures of the platform are out, and were enough to send the stock soaring. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Motorola Inc., Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Spring Design debuts Google Android-based e-book reader, Alex
- Meet Alex, the new Google Android OS-based e-book reader from Spring Design. Only one day before Barnes & Noble releases their e-reader and on the same day as the Que release, the Bay Area-based is trying to steal the thunder with its dual-screen, 6-inch Electronic Paper...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, E-paper, E-book Reader, E-books, Mobile Operating Systems, Personal Technology, rking
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Is the Google Android platform the upcoming smartphone of choice?
- Android will winThe ATT exclusive and the other closed Apple policies for iPhone have kept the door open and now Google is in. The fact that Goole is behind it and that all the phone mfgs. and carriers will be using it bodes well for quick adoption and a buzzing...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Google Android, Google Inc., phone, carrier, operating system, Apple iPhone, smart phone
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Is the Google Android platform the upcoming smartphone of choice?
- My T-Mobile SIM is setup for my T-Mobile G1 Google Android device that I have owned since day 1 see my full review and continue to enjoy with the updates and growing Android Market application selection. T-Mobile was the first US wireless carrier to support Android and then rolled out...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Smart Phone, T-Mobile, Carrier, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
- Android opens doors for Google's next-gen search, ads and tools
- There's no question that there's been some pretty astounding growth around Android, Google's open-source mobile phone operating system. A year ago, there was only one Android device out there - the T-Mobile G-1. Today, Android is powering 12 devices in 26 countries with 32 carriers - and there's more on...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Google Android, Phone, Mobile, Smart Phone, Tool, Carrier, Android, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
- MobileTechRoundup show #185; Windows Mobile 6.5 and Google Android
- spinning"The biggest news in the mobile world this week was obviously the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5..."matthew, matthew, only in your little world. outside of that no one cares about windows mobile. people buy blackberries or an iphone (or even a palm pre - a few at least) but no...
- Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Smart phones, Google Inc., Windows Mobile 6.5, Microsoft Windows Mobile, MobileTechRoundup, Google Android, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
- MobileTechRoundup show #185; Windows Mobile 6.5 and Google Android
- The biggest news in the mobile world this week was obviously the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5 and several devices so we had to spend some time during MobileTechRoundup show #185 talking about Windows Mobile again. We did go on to talk about the other hot news story of the...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Google Inc., Google Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Kevin, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Operating Systems, Palm Pre, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
- Hands-on with Evernote for the Google Android platform
- To bad you need to create an accountNTInteresting...I have been searching for something to replace Google Notebook and landed on Clipmarks. But with this having Android integration I may think about switching. I was really looking for something as simple as Google Notebook to make note of a web page...
- Tags: Notebooks, Google Android, Google Notebook, Google Inc., notebook, EverNote
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- UPDATE: Hands-on with Evernote for the Google Android platform
- Capturing thoughts and notes is something that many of us do with our smartphones and my favorite cross platform application to perform this is Evernote. I have been asking them for an Android client since I purchased my T-Mobile G1 last year. I read a Tweet about a beta appearing...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Mobile, Note, Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Sprint announces Samsung Moment Google Android device, which would you buy?
- After using the HTC Hero on Sprint now for over a week I have almost made the decision to add a Sprint account to my mobile arsenal, even though I don't have the strongest reception in my area. Sprint just has too many extremely compelling devices for me to resist...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sprint Communications, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-10-07
- Five reasons Google Android smartphones will beat iPhone, BlackBerry, WinMo
- Ultimately, the market decides. ntnt = no textI'm not surprisedAndroid has the right formula going forward. I think Blackberry will outsell winmo, though. I'm seeing more traction in RIM's direction in developing countries. Blackberry handsets are beginning to filter down to the everyday working class, thanks to the introduction of...
- Tags: Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Google Inc., Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Google Android, Apple Inc., smart phone
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Five reasons Google Android smartphones will beat iPhone, BlackBerry, WinMo
- Research firm Gartner predicts that Google Android will grow to 14 percent of the global smartphone market in 2012 -- beating Apple's iPhone, Windows Mobile and RIM's BlackBerry platforms. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Google Android, Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
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