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Gizmodo – “Google Phone a Certainty” |
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Written by Mark
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Wednesday, 02 December 2009 16:44 |
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According to Mark Wilson, of Gizmodo, the much rumored Google branded Android Phone “Is a certainty.” According to Wilson, an unnamed “trusted source” has seen a working prototype with his own eyes.
The Google phone will reportedly feature a new, previously unreleased version of Android, which Wilson speculates may be an iteration which relies heavily on the existing Google Voice service. Rumors of Google’s pending release of branded smart phone have persisted since the beginning of Google’s acquisition of Android. |
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Google Shocks Android Community In "Apple Like" Fashion |
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Written by Mark R. Carraway
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Friday, 25 September 2009 19:59 |
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Imagine my shock this morning when I heard the news that the lawyers at Google had delivered a cease and desist letter against Steve Kondik, who is one of the Android community’s most celebrated developers. Kondik operates the popular website Cyanogenmod.com which offers a free, modified version of Android. The mod, called CyanogenMod, claims to have over 30,000 active users. Obviously since Android is “open source” Google shouldn’t care to squelch the mod itself, but rather is taking issue with the fact that the firmware includes other closed source Google applications such as G-mail, Google Talk, and You Tube. This is a surprising move from a company who has taken pains to distance itself from the totalitarian tactics of Apple who exercises a rigid control over apps and firmware alike for its popular Iphone. While Google is technically right, one can only wonder what they have to gain from targeting such a high profile player in the Android community over the distribution of applications which are obviously freely distributed elsewhere. |
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Android's Open Handset Alliance Gains 14 Members |
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Written by Mark
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 00:07 |
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The Open Handset Alliance, the group of industry partners who are the driving force behind Google’s Android operating system has increased its membership by 14 members in the last few days. The new members of the technology consortium include big names like Sony Ericson, Garmin and Toshiba just to name a few. A statement released by the alliance said in part: |
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