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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Google phone

Google phone stories: 17 news summaries

Secret Google Phone Is Real—Really

It's rumored to be a VoIP-only device made by Samsung or LG

Nov 18, 09 2:14 PM CST
(Newser) - The “Google Phone” is real—no matter what Google has said—it’s coming next year, and it may be VoIP only. Or at least, that’s the rumor. Michael Arrington of TechCrunch says he’s “absolutely confirmed” the phone’s existence. Google will be have another company... More »

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Google • VoIP • Google phone • Michael Arrington • Google Android • TechCrunch

ANALYSIS

 iPhone Competitors 
 Close In on Apple 


Jun 10, 09 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Until recently, the iPhone ruled the smartphone roost, but a new crop of competitors could threaten Apple’s bottom line, Jon Fortt writes for Fortune. AT&T, the sole iPhone carrier, pays Apple $300 for every new customer. Until now, paying for the privilege made sense, because AT&T... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Google phone • smartphones • Google Android • AT&T • mobile phones • Palm Pre

OPINION

Big Dreams for Android Aren't Just Google's

Operating system
looks to potential well beyond phones: Malik

Oct 21, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google’s release of the code for its Android operating system today—a day before the G1 phone hits stores—paves the path for transformation of the cell-phone industry and beyond, Om Malik writes on GigaOm. As coders enhance Android and develop add-ons, either for existing devices or new ones,... More »

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Google • software • Linux • Google phone • operating system • open source • Google Android • T-Mobile

product review

 Google G1: 
 Nice Try, 
 But No iPhone 

Gadget impresses but won't keep Apple up nights

Oct 16, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google's upcoming G1 is the first real rival to the iPhone, but the different gadgets "are likely to attract different types of users," Walt Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal. Making phone calls was a lot easier on the G1, which worked great with Google services, Mossberg... More »

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Google • iPhone • reviews • Google phone • smartphones • Google Android • tech review

PRODUCT REVIEW

Google's Debut 'Not Just Another iPhone Clone'

Android-based Dream will include physical, other features missing from Apple hit

Sep 23, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The long-anticipated Google phone debuts today, and it’s “not just another iPhone clone,” Anita Hamilton writes in Time. The $179 HTC Dream from T-Mobile is the first handheld to run Android, Google’s mobile platform offering 3G connectivity and a similar application-driven interface. But the Dream offers... More »

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Google • iPhone • Google phone • smartphones • Google Android • T-Mobile • gadget

Google Will Unveil
Android Phone Next Week

First glance at iPhone competitor

Sep 17, 08 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google’s hyped Android phone will make its debut next week in New York, the Los Angeles Times reports. Google and T-Mobile—the gadget's first carrier—plan a press conference  to show off the handset, a new rival for the iPhone and Blackberry. The "G1” won’t go on... More »

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Google • iPhone • BlackBerry • Google phone • smartphones • Google Apps • Google Android • T-Mobile

Google's Smartphone
Slated for This Fall

The search-giant's Android operating system to rival Apple's

Aug 15, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google’s long-rumored Android-powered smartphone could have customers surfing the Web and chatting by as early as October, the New York Times reports. The gadget, the product of a partnership between T-Mobile and HTC, is expected to challenge Apple’s iPhone and other smartphones that offer PC-like functions as well... More »

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Google • iPhone • Eric Schmidt • Google phone • smartphones • Google Apps • Google Android • T-Mobile • HTC

Google Phones Running Behind Schedule

Issues with Android software will delay launch to 4th quarter

Jun 23, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - It turns out revolutionizing the mobile-phone industry isn’t as easy as Google thought it would be. The first phones to bear the search giant’s much-anticipated Android platform won’t ship until the fourth quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports, because carriers are having trouble customizing the software. Many... More »

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Google • Google phone • Sprint Nextel • Google Android • mobile platforms • T-Mobile

Google Phone Rumors Swirl

ARM to show prototype at Mobile World Congress: source

Feb 8, 08 10:34 AM CST
(Newser) - The public will finally get to see Google’s Android cellphone platform in action at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, a source told Reuters. British chip maker ARM will show the prototype, the source said, though ARM and Google declined comment. The first phones and services based on... More »

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Google • Google phone • cell phone industry • Android • ARM chip • Mobile World Congress

Android Bugs Developers

Google's mobile phone software is proving to be tough to work with

Dec 19, 07 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Google may have millions of answers, but software developers say the company’s ballyhooed mobile phone software, Android, misses the mark. “It’s clearly not ready for primetime,” says one Seattle-based designer who’s struggled for weeks with bugs and poor documentation, reports the Wall Street Journal. He’... More »

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Google • cell phones • Google phone • wireless service • Google Android • phone software • mobile platforms

Google's Grand Plan for National Cell Phone Network

Eyes major airwaves grab for phone system

Nov 16, 07 5:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Internet giant Google wants to reshape the wireless world, and its plans reach far beyond the cell phone software the company introduced last week. At a Federal Communications Commission auction in January, the company may make a $4.6 billion solo bid to buy airwaves to run its own national... More »

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Google • cell phones • FCC • wireless • Google phone

Google Throws Smartphone
Hat Into Ring

‘Android’ software will be free, open source; profit to come from ads

Nov 5, 07 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Google dove headfirst into the world of wireless phones today, premiering a long-awaited Internet software rival for Apple and Microsoft—and revealing that the so-called Android would be free and open source. In announcing a broad alliance of mobile phone operators and chip makers, the young company showed the inroads... More »

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Google • Internet • cell phones • Google phone • Android • Internet advertising

Robot-Man Behind Google Phone

Engineer Andy Rubin: Gadget fanatic, longtime smartphone innovator

Nov 4, 07 11:33 AM CST
(Newser) - The man behind the Google Phone is gadget guru Andy Rubin, a robotics fanatic whose love of cutting-edge toys puts him at odds with the Google anti-conspicuous-consumption ethos. A Times profile finds Rubin at home in a palace of technology, with a retinal scanner at the door and a robotic... More »

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Google • iPhone • Google phone • smartphones • Andy Rubin • gadget

Google to Unveil Open-Source Phone Software

'Android' will bring familiar Google apps onto handsets

Nov 3, 07 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google is set to unveil Android, a mobile phone software platform based on open-source technology which could be a bellwether for an industry sea change, news.com reports. A press conference next week is expected to unveil the platform and give specifics on its collaborators, dubbed the "Open Handset... More »

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Google • cell phones • Verizon • Linux • Google phone • Sprint • open source

Microsoft Deal Overshadows Google's Analyst Day

Facebook deal dominates conversation, irritates execs

Oct 25, 07 12:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google made some noteworthy announcements at its Google Analyst Day yesterday, but they were overshadowed by Microsoft's announcement earlier in the day that it was acquiring a $240 million stake in Facebook, a prize for which the two companies had reportedly engaged in a heated bidding war. Among Google's news:... More »

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Google • Microsoft • Facebook • DoubleClick • search engine marketing • Google phone • Google Apps

Google Phone: Fact or Fiction?

Blogosphere speculates on possible  iPhone rival

Sep 4, 07 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The blogosphere is rife with rumors of a possible Google phone, even though the tech behemoth won't confirm the gossip—but it has been investing heavily in the mobile search market. The buzz: The so-called GPhone would offer mobile phone service free, as long as customers can stomach the advertising,... More »

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Google • cell phones • iPhone • online advertising • Google phone

Get Ready
for the Googlephone

Company showing prototypes in bid to break into cell phone ad market

Aug 3, 07 3:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google is spending hundreds of millions of dollars secretly developing a cell phone which offers Google search technology and other services, reports the London Independent. Prototype phones have been shown to several wireless carriers. The company is poised to bid on wireless spectrum licenses in the upcoming federal auction,... More »

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Google • cell phones • wireless • communication • radio spectrum • mobile • Vodaphone • Google phone

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