Android
Ribbit wants to introduce telephony to Facebook, other software apps
How badly do you want to be able to call your friends directly from your Facebook profile, without actually picking up your phone? A new technology company by the name…
Japanese telecom WILLCO has demonstrated a simple call with Google’s handset OS Android on one of their PHS reference boards. The article’s translation is dubious, to say the least, but…
Google is making waves with its Android OS, the Linux-based operating system that is aimed at unifying mobile phone usage independent of carriers or brands. We like the idea quite…
Sprint's Wimax initiative could mean death of 'regular' cellphone service
Since when did Sprint become part of the technological avant garde? Its investment in WiMax, what it’s branding Xohm, is beginning to pay off, with the company rolling out the…
Verizon loves Google: "Android is an enabler of what we do."
Verizon appears to be turning over a new leaf. Formerly, the monster mobile company has been criticized for being overly restrictive with its hardware, network, and even pricing. When Google…
Some guy says Apple will launch ultra-portable then makes stuff up about about Android
Artist’s rendering I love financial analysts. They get “super-secret” news from “super-secret” sources — mostly the same sources we all have — and tell people to buy or sell stocks…
Google could announce its intention to bid on that sweet, unused spectrum as early as later today, according to the WSJ. We’ve all pretty much assumed Google was going to…
By the end of 2008, you’ll be able to BYO device to Verizon’s high speed wireless network, according to a press release issued today.
Google already has cellphone network up and running at its headquarters
There’s a nice little summary of Google’s recent, and expected, wheelings and dealings in today’s Wall Street Journal. It’s more or less everything about Android that we know, what Google…
* Note: this is actually just a bunch of screenshots of Android “cutted” from Engadget and shown on the Touch by some Belgian guy. This does not mean we can’t…
Vanity Fair tells us why gadgets are cool, Jobs is king (for now)
If you have a solid 10 minutes of free time this morning, then I highly suggest you swing on over to Vanity Fair. There you’ll find “Generals, Gadgets and Guerillas,”…
Not too long after Google’s announcement of $10-million worth of prize money to Android application developers, Robert Scoble has weighed in with a few reasons (seven) why he’s not too…
I, For One, Welcome Our Android Overlords
As we reported yesterday, Google has released the software development kit for its Android operating system for mobile phones.The above video accompanies the launch and the $10 million apps contest.…
Did he say ‘oogle’? Download the SDK here. It’s so easy to build an app and play Sudoku! Watch the other videos after the jump.
Thinking about looking into developing something for the upcoming Android platform? Google has announced a $10-million jumpstart to things in the form of "cash prizes ranging from $25,000 to $275,000…
Every industry needs an old, crotchety curmudgeon. We have the always-entertaining John C. Dvorak who’s lately seemed to be slowly slipping into senility. That’s okay, though. That’s okay. He’s our…
This is what all the fuss is about? Whether or not it’s true remains to be seen, but if this is the first app for Android then I’m going to…
Ben Worthen of the WSJ: "Android will lead to the meltdown of corporate America; communism, alternate religions to follow"
The gPhone is definitely creating a series of aftershocks in the journalism world. Two days after the big announcement, people are still talking, and it’s not all good. Even the…
My, if this isn’t the day of Google backlash. While we’re not highly keen on the whole Android idea as it stands, Steven Frank thinks it’s garbage: A 34-company committee…
How did I miss LOLBOTS? Nokia and Symbian were behind school yesterday and Nokia was smoking cloves and Symbian was reading some book and then Nokia as all like “Did…
There hasn’t been too much information since last July about the HTC Omni, but rumors have definitely been circulating. The latest and greatest rumor flying around is the HTC Omni…
CrunchGear Live: What we think about the Android announcement
http://images.operator11.com/swf/o11player.swf This “live” show didn’t turn out to be live after all due to some unforeseen technical glitches but let’s pretend, huh?
The creators of Android talk about their new open platform for mobile phones and the Open Handset Alliance. Introducing Android [YouTube]
You can’t believe everything you read and rumors are just rumors. So what can we expect from Google tomorrow? Will it just be an OS or will there be an…