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Gphone and Android will fuel the social web

Gphone and Android will fuel the social webThis will be a great phone, but, they ARE jealous of the excitement thatApple can generate. However, the open development environment is going to spur a lot more innovation and force even the iPhone to open up more. Hopefully T-Mobile will sell a...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Instant messaging, social Web, Gphone, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

Gphone vs. iPhone: The security debate begins

Gphone vs. iPhone: The security debate beginsWell as long as all the processes on the iPhone...run with root authority then the iPhone will always have weak security. Hopefully Googles software doesntRE: Gphone vs. iPhone: The security debate beginsGphone will be more secuure: simple probabiilty. A closed system like Apple's or...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, Gphone, Apple iPhone, security

Discussion threads 2007-11-09

Google outlines the Open Handset Alliance; Will it succeed?

Google rolled out its mobile plans Monday in a group it calls the Open Handset Alliance, an effort that encompasses the search giant's Android software and a bevy of partners. Andy Rubin, director of mobile platforms at Google, wrote in a post. Despite all of the...

Tags: Google Inc., Alliance, Eric Schmidt, Phone, Mobile, Open Source, Goal, Social Media, Handset, Android, Gphone, Advertising & Promotion, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-11-05

Podcast: Web 2.0 Summit action, Twine, Ballmer will dunk Google, the gPhone and more

Podcast: Web 2.0 Summit action, Twine, Ballmer will dunk Google, the gPhone and moreNo News is Bad NewsIf web 2.0 participation is squelched, then what does web 2.0 mean? (see http://www.aboutus.org/Oreilly.com#Additional_Information and/or digg it @ http://digg.com/tech_news/Scandalous_Censorship_Tim_O_Reilly_arbitrarily_censors_Blog_Web_2_0_Summit )"We don't need no ..." yea -- LOL. The web contains information. It is...

Tags: Web 2.0, Podcasts, Digital music, Digital media, Twine, RSS, MP3, Gphone, Steve Ballmer, Web, podcast, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-20

gPhone may force Apple to open iPhone

gPhone may force Apple to open iPhoneARM vs x86Users don't care about the CPU model but they do care about how fast the apps run and how complex they can be. The reason x86 won on the desktop and server is that it kept getting faster and more capable due...

Tags: Processors, Apple Inc., Gphone, Google Inc., Intel x86, ARM, phone

Discussion threads 2007-10-17

Why a gPhone (Google Phone) is a lovely... no, an awful.. no, a lovely idea

Why a gPhone Google Phone is a lovely... no, an awful.. no, a lovely ideaExactly what I thoughtHave a look at my blog entry called Googl-i-Phone. I reckon Apple and Google have a market-destroyer if they would just play nice and move away from a single-network tie-in.http://www.zachbeauvais.com/node/34What do you reckon?What...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Google Inc., Apple Inc., advertisement, Gphone, phone

Discussion threads 2007-10-17

Why a gPhone (Google Phone) is a lovely... no, an awful.. no, a lovely idea

At last count, "consumers" was the No. 1 answer to Dana Blankenhorn's survey question asking who a Google Phone gPhone will help the most. Some are speculating that the gPhone will get announced along with some other news that Google is releasing on November 5. I...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Phone, Mobile, Google Maps, YouTube Inc., Apple Inc., Experience, Truth, Service, gPhone, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-10-16

GPhone is an OS aimed at Windows Mobile

GPhone is an OS aimed at Windows MobilePoll forgets one more optionRemember, Google's primary revenue is derived from ad sales. Is GPhone aimed at iPhone? Phooey... Not likely. There's other projects already in the works, such as OpenMoko.Is GPhone aimed at Windows Mobile? Competing...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Gphone, operating system, Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile

Discussion threads 2007-10-08

GPhone is an OS aimed at Windows Mobile

I have been relatively quiet on rumors about GPhone -- mostly because I don't agree with them. Speculation of an "iPhone killer" created by Google has been in the headlines without, from what I can tell, reliable sources or proof of any kind. It doesn't make sense for...

Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Operating System, Manufacturer, GPhone, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2007-10-08

Sorry, Google Phone hopefuls: someone else has already applied for GPhone trademark

Sorry, Google Phone hopefuls: someone else has already applied for GPhone trademarkSo?Infogear now part of Cisco held the IPhone trademark for a decade and a half before Apple released the iPhone. Just because there's a trademark out there, doesn't mean that the product's not going to happen now. ...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Gphone, Google Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2007-08-24

Sorry, Google Phone hopefuls: someone else has already applied for GPhone trademark

 Based on reports originating in India, the blogosphere and the Diggosphere are revving up a Meme about the arrival of the "Google Phone" in a couple of weeks. The presumed name: "GPhone."But I don't think so.  Google is fastidious about securing trademarks for products and services it releases. If they were...

Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-08-24

Report: GPhone is coming (allegedly)

In the yet-another-Google-phone-rumor department, Rediff.com is reporting that Google is just "a fortnight away" from launching its Google Phone. According to Rediff Google is in talks with service providers in India for an exclusive launch. The Gphone will launch simultaneously in the U.S. and Europe. Color me skeptical on this...

Tags: Google Inc., Rediff.com India Ltd., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-08-24

Additional Resources

First Intel MID now available for $699

First Intel MID now available for $699Too expensiveI'd rather use my phone. My HTC Mogul ($199) would only need more memory to be a fully functional browser given the new Opera browsers available. Plus my phone lasts a full day on a charge.The MID will be the telephone,...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Web browsers, Intel Corp., phone

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

T-Mobile G1: Where the heck is the Google Reader app and more hands-on impressions

T-Mobile G1: Where the heck is the Google Reader app and more hands-on impressionsNeeds work, it sounds like.Sounds like it still needs work.-1 for not syncing with Outlook. As bad as it is security wise, it's the most popular client.Google Reader isn't so important. I rarely use the Reader. Mail...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile, phone, Google Reader app, Google Reader, Google Inc., heck

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

News to know: Google and T-Mobile on G1; OpenWorld; SOA; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Andrew Nusca: T-Mobile G1: Specs, pricing breakdown UPDATED: T-Mobile, Google, HTC unveil G1 (with hands-on pics) Ed Burnette: Google releases Android 1.0 SDK Hands-On with...

Tags: Google Inc., T-Mobile, Apple Inc., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Semantic Web, Web Services, Research & Development, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Google's Android: Following the money on mobile search

Google's Android: Following the money on mobile searchI will NOT place any bets either, but, I did NOT expect all of thisexcitement. When you led with how gPhone would not be any where near as exciting as iPhone, I had to agree. But, I am shocked by all of the...

Tags: Smart phones, SEARCH, Cellular phones, Google Android, mobile search, Google Inc., phone, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

Gphone and Android will fuel the social web

We've already seen the iPhone become a fertile ground for social networking applications and other forms of social software, thanks to its public Software Development Kit and modern standards-based web browser, but arguably Google's Android mobile platform will have an even greater impact on the social web. by Steve O'Hear

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Android, Mobile, T-Mobile Sidekick, Social Web, Social Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing, Steve O\'Hear

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Android: Exciting, but not iPhone exciting

Android: Exciting, but not iPhone excitingNot IPhone then what?Sam,If not IPhone/Apple or Android/T-Mobile, then what?Thinking through my priorities for a smart phone, they are - calling, emailing, gps'ing, and web browsing - all of which to varying degrees depend on the network (extent, bandwidth) in addition to the phone hardware...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Apple iPhone, phone

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

Android: Exciting, but not iPhone exciting

There's a feeling of excitement around today's expected launch of Android, Google's long-anticipated mobile operating system. But when I drove past a few electronics stores last night, I didn't see anyone camping out the way people were lined up for Apple's iPhone. [See our live coverage of...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Phone, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Schmidt: Google's social ad strategy is "trial and error"

Google's strategy for monetizing the social web is one of "trial and error", says CEO Eric Schmidt in a recent interview with German publication FAZ.net. "That's the way we do it at Google". When asked specifically about Google's arrangement with MySpace in which the search giant has...

Tags: Strategy, Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Advertisement, Mobile, Steve O\'Hear

Blog posts 2008-05-28