The Android world got another app store this week, one aimed at so-called “high-end” devices such as the forthcoming ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet. But in the meantime, existing owners of some not-so-high-end Android handsets were warned the only way they’ll be able to get OS… Read More »
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More companies readied their Android phones for release this week, while others were hard at work figuring out how to use the operating system in non-phone devices. Handset maker HTC revealed that it’s helping AT&T get ready to join the Android team with a new… Read More »
Android anticipation continued to pick up steam this week, fueled in part by Google executive Andy Rubin’s proclamation that 18-20 smartphones based on the OS would be released later this year, by some 8-9 different manufacturers. Rubin also shed light on how the OEMs must… Read More »
On the day I give up on my iPhone and trade it in for the iPod Touch, AdMob, a mobile advertising startup released its report that shows a big uptick in mobile Internet usage via Wi-Fi in the month of January 2009. According to… Read More »
Whether the (unofficial) Google Phone, a.k.a. the T-Mobile G-1, is going to set sales records or not, remains to be seen. But Google is doing its part. My source says that on Friday, the Mountain View, Calif.-based search and online advertising company gave away a… Read More »
UPDATED: Some folks downloaded a lot of stuff from the app market for the Google phone, aka the T-Mobile G1, in the first 24 hours after it opened its doors, according to mobile ad and analytics firm Medialets. And yup, that’s about as… Read More »
So the big day is finally here: Google has released its Android operating system, the latest entrant into the mobile OS wars. The Android-based, HTC-made G1 was launched earlier today at a ceremony in New York, and among the attendees were our intrepid reporters Liz… Read More »
In addition to our live coverage of the Google phone launch and our round-up of four things you need to know about T-Mobile 3G, NewTeeVee has info on plans for the phone’s video capabilities while Earth2Tech looks at the carbon footprint calculator… Read More »
Craig and Liz here, reporting live from the T-Mobile/Google launch of the new G1 “Google Phone” running on the new open Android platform. If you’re antsy, here’s Om’s preview post from yesterday: Will the Google Phone Give T-Mobile USA a Boost? And our… Read More »
