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Google Android stories: 24 news summaries

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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

bloggers' first look

 Verizon Unveils 
 Droid Smartphone 

All looks promising, but some think OS is still no match for iPhone

Oct 28, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Verizon's Droid smartphone—built by Motorola and powered by Google's Android—goes on sale Nov. 6 for $200. Some early opinions on the iPhone challenger:
  • The phone is "almost not worth writing about," notes Chris Dannen in Fast Company . It's "fine" but "doesn't advance" the
... More »

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Iraq • Verizon • Motorola • Google Maps • GPS • smartphones • consumer electronics • Google Android • wireless industry • Motorola Droid • Droid • Droid phones • Verizon Droid price • Verizon Droid review

Dell to Launch
Android Phone for AT&T

Company's first mobile device should be out early next year

Oct 7, 09 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dell plans to launch a smartphone that uses the Google Android operating system and runs on AT&T's network, the Wall Street Journal reports. The phone should be out early next year, sources tell the paper. It is expected to have a touch screen, like the iPhone, as well as... More »

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Google • Dell • smartphones • Google Android • AT&T • Droid phones • Verizon Droid price

Tech Review

HTC Hero: Finally a Worthy Android Phone

Sprint's latest could be serious competitor to iPhone, Palm Pre

Oct 1, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Android phones haven’t exactly taken off yet, but that could change thanks to the HTC Hero, a new Sprint-exclusive coming out Oct. 11 that’s “powerful, but different,” writes Walt Mossberg. HTC has tinkered with Android, layering its own “HTC Sense” software over it. Thanks to... More »

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Walt Mossberg • smartphones • Sprint • Google Android • HTC

Google CEO Leaves Apple Board

Once-friendly companies on the
brink of war

Aug 3, 09 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google CEO Eric Schmidt has left Apple’s board of directors because the once-friendly companies are on a collision course, Apple announced today. “As Google enters more of Apple’s core business, with Android and now Chrome OS, Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple Board member will be significantly... More »

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Google • Microsoft • Apple • rivalry • feud • Eric Schmidt • Google Android • Google Chrome OS

(Newser) - Apple and AT&T rejected the Google Voice app for the iPhone, driving TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington to drop the mobile device entirely. Why are Apple and its carrier blocking an innovative program that has amazing call-forwarding features and transcribes voicemail into text? “Because they absolutely don’t want... More »

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technology • Internet • iPhone • Apple • smartphones • Michael Arrington • Google Android • wireless industry • AT&T • Google Voice

'Every iPhone
in the World' at Risk Tomorrow

Text-messaging flaw could let hackers take over your mobile

Jul 29, 09 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone’s text-messaging system has a dangerous flaw that hackers could exploit to take control of your phone, researchers say. They’ll reveal the trouble at a conference tomorrow, Forbes reports. So if you get a text with a “single square character,” turn off your phone right... More »

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iPhone • hacker • computer virus • bug • text message • computer security • Google Android • Windows Mobile • SMS

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

(Newser) - The iPhone itself isn’t in a class by itself as far as smartphones are concerned, Farhad Manjoo writes for Slate—but the App Store makes it unbeatable. Apple boasts more than 50,000 applications, and the rate is increasing; Google’s Android operating system only supports 5,000. “... More »

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Internet • iPhone • Apple • smartphones • Google Android • iPhone applications • App Store • mobile phones

(Newser) - The first netbook running the Google-backed Android mobile operating system could be available within 3 months for $250, ComputerWorld reports. The petite, no-frills Alpha 680 with a 7-inch wide screen will be the smallest netbook yet, weighing a dainty 1.5 pounds and meansuring 8.5 by 6 inches. It's... More »

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Android • consumer electronics • Google Android • Netbooks • mobile devices

PRODUCT REVIEW

Google Phone's Appetizing App Menu Is Functional, Too

Not as snazzy as iPhone, and memory is an issue, but open model sure to keep offerings sharp

Oct 22, 08 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Google’s G1 smartphone making this week’s big tech splash, Katherine Boehret, in the Wall Street Journal, takes a look at some of the applications on offer, finding them “useful, entertaining, and mostly straightforward.” Of those she tested from the Android Market, “the G1's apps... More »

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Google • iPhone • smartphones • Google Apps • Google Android • T-Mobile • Android Market

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 Android Phone to Sell
for $199

Search giant, T-Mobile target mass market,
not just tech geeks

Sep 18, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first cell phone loaded with Google’s “Android” software will cost $199, the Wall Street Journal reports. Partner T-Mobile hopes the low-priced handset and data services, due out next month, will attract mass market consumers, not just geeky early adopters. Competitors Apple and AT&T priced their “... More »

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cell phones • Google Android

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 Android a Hit with AT&T

Wireless chief praises open-source mobile system, but doesn't commit to it

Apr 3, 08 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google’s Android mobile operating system may find a home with AT&T, the Wall Street Journal reports. Signalling what could be a major victory for the platform, the telecom’s wireless chief said he was “confident” Android “is something we are going to want in our portfolio.... More »

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cell phone industry • operating system • open source • Google Android • AT&T Wireless

Developers Flock to iPhone App Funding

But worries emerge about Apple's tight rules, lack of support

Mar 12, 08 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Developers have swamped venture capitalists who announced a $100 million fund for iPhone applications last week. But many of them say Apple has made the job difficult. Developers must use the software development kit issued by Apple, and they say the restrictive terms prevent them from sharing advice on user... More »

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iPhone • Apple • software developers • Google Android • iPhone applications

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