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Adobe Says Flash Coming To The G1 Soon
Good news for all you non-Youtube internet video watchers who have G1s, the people of Adobe have basically confirmed that an Android-based version of Flash will be ready in coming months. Any device with at least 200MHz processors, more than 16MB RAM and a “completely capable web browser” will be able to render web-based flash content. [Adobe via ModmyGphone]
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By Elaine ChowComment by scott_m: What is wrong with you guys at Gizmodo lately? Android G1 comes with a YouTube application, just like the iPhone! You guys... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Android G1 Jailbroken Already
It's been less than two weeks since T-Mobile's G1 hit shelves, and Android's already been jailbroken. Folks over at the xda-developers forum discovered an easy way to start telnet on the device, log in as root and get full system access and read and write. While the Googlephone is nowhere near as restricted as the iPhone, there were apparently still a few walls that needed to be broken down and now, anything goes. Check out modmygphone for the full list of jailbreak instructions. [modmygphone - Thanks Kyle!]
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By Elaine ChowComment by know1: Jailbroken is a misnomer here. Unlike crApple's iphone, Google didn't develop Android with an OS lock that wasn't meant... 2 Responses | Other threads
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T-Mobile G1 Google Android Phone Review
There is a lot riding on the shoulders of T-Mobile's G1 Android phone. In some ways, it carries the collective hopes of Linux, open source and Google fans everywhere. It's open, collaborative and community-based, in other words, everything the iPhone and Windows Mobile aren't. As so many onlookers crowd around this newborn phone, there's no way it can hold up all of their expectations—and it doesn't. More » -
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Five Reasons to Be Super Psyched About Android (and Five Not to Be)
The launch of Android is the most important event in mobile phones since the release of the iPhone. It could actually be more important, in the long run. Even if it doesn't exceed Google's wildest dreams to become a ubiquitous mobile platform, it's sure to re-stoke innovation in mobile phones as platforms slug it out for supremacy. But besides all that, Android just looks pretty damn cool. Of course, Android isn't all Google-y amazingness—there are some definite reasons to take a step back from the love-in. So here are five reasons why you should be absolutely hyped for Android on Tuesday, and five why, well... More »
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HTC G1 (Dream) Shows Up on T-Mobile's Website
We know it is going to be officially announced on Tuesday, but it appears that T-Mobile couldn't wait to get their brand new G1/Dream/Whatever Android-powered baby up on their website. The screenshot above highlights a pre-registration link (not working) inside the my.t-mobile.com portal. [T-Mobile] -
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First Shots of HTC Dream Fondled in the Wild
Our first shots of HTC's Dream (or G1, whatever the hell it's called) being fondled out in the real world are perhaps not coincidentally the first ones that make the phone look like it's something you can carry in the open. They look fairly real to us, and match up with what we've seen before, but the reflections are strikingly bright, so it's hard to check out which build of Android is running on it. Obviously, we'll get an even better look in just a few days. [Utterli via Talk Android]
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HTC Says Android Phone Not Delayed, Really, They Swear
Yesterday, an analyst said that according to his sources, HTC is not having a jolly good time developing their Android headset, and it's probably going to be delayed 'til 2009. "Not so!" says HTC. They say that his facts do "not match the facts" and you will damn well see their Android phone by the end of 2008, which'll make them first to market with one. Glad that's cleared up! If you believe HTC, anyway (and we really want to). [Unwired via Electronista] -
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HTC's Android Phone Might Be Delayed 'Til Next Year, and Other Signs Android Is Screwed
Contradicting HTC's assurances a couple days ago that its Android phones are on track for later this year, an analyst at Global Equities research says that, according to his sources, HTC is "having structural problems to incorporate Google’s demanded feature set" and "demanding a guaranteed minimum revenue surety from Google," indicating they don't have a lot of faith in Android phone sales. Consequently, it looks like their Android handset (probably Dream) might slip into next year after all. More »
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Comment by Bluesk1d: @Metkis: Yeah because Google would totally give away $10,000,000 for people to develop for vaporware. Brilliant. more » | Other threads
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Actual Google Phone Rumors Revived: Designed by Ammunition Group
Talk about a single, branded GPhone more or less died down after the announcement of Android, but it seems that you just can't completely kill a good rumor. According to TechCrunch, an Android phone made by Google may actually become a reality, based on two new bits of information—the first being a quote in The Hollywood Reporter from a press conference with Larry Page, Sergei Brin and CEO Eric Schmidt. Update: Silicon Alley Insider says the quote is actually inaccurate, noting none of the other major news orgs there picked it up. More » -
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Wired: How and Why Android Came to Be
You might already know that Google bought Android for $50 million in 2005 after Danger co-founder Andy Rubin just asked them for an endorsement of it. But did you know that Google feared Windows Mobile? Yep, that one, Wired's massive top-to-bottom Android feature (with awesome art) reveals. Google thought Microsoft had beat it to mobile—it had a quickly growing platform, tied to Microsoft's ends. Google, on the other hand, was having its apps, like mobile Picasa, shot down by carriers who wanted to extort users to do the same thing Google offered for free. More » -
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Google's GPhone Delayed Until 2009, Android Platform Still OK?
Gary Krakow of TheStreet (formerly of MSNBC) is claiming that Google's own "GPhone" will be delayed until 2009. One question here. How can something that hasn't even been announced—Google's own hardware version of their Android operating system—be delayed? More » -
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T-Mobile Launching Android Handset By Year's End
Even though T-Mobile has been onboard with the Open Handset Alliance since the start, they're just now confirming they're launching an Android phone—by the end of this year. Thankfully, T-Mo's 3G network is getting flipped on this summer, plenty of time before Android drops—granted, only in four major metro areas. But hey, it's a start. [Mobilemag] -
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WiFi Army Game Under Development for Android, Seems Awkward
Here's an example of the kinds of unique programs we can expect on the upcoming Android platform: WiFi Army, a game that takes place in the real world using GPS and your phone's camera. Basically, when you get in range of other players your phone will let you know and show you who your enemy is. You then take them out with "weapons" and "ammo" that I assume come up when you point the camera at them. More » -
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Google Year-End Report Card: B
Google is the Tetsuo of tech. It's already massive, but it grows uncontrollably in a million different directions and almost feels like it's on the verge of creating its own gUniverse. [Ed. note: "Gooniverse"?] At times, it's both amazing and scary to watch. 2007 was the biggest year yet for Google, but crazily enough, most of it seemed to be merely setting the stage for the total world domination that will occur in 2008.
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Comment by downboy: You're not really stupid enough to believe they're in business to "change the tech business (and our world) for the... more » | Other threads
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Google Going It Alone in Wireless Spectrum Auction to Open Own Wireless Network
The Wall Street Journal details a lot of the "strong signals" Google's going to bid in the upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction in order to launch a wireless network of its own. Aside from openly declaring "we are making all the necessary preparations to become an applicant to bid," what's really compelling is thatback at its headquarters, Google is already operating an advanced high-speed wireless network under a test license from the FCC, according to people familiar with the matter. The company has erected transmission towers on its campus for the network. Prototype mobile handsets powered by the Android software are currently running on it.
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Details on Android's $10 Million Bounty For Your Homebrew Apps
You might have heard, Google's offering $10 million in total prizes for savvy programmers willing and able to make kickass apps for the Android platform. Why so much when other dev communities are getting into the groove for free? A Google rep told me, "We wanted to provide a big enough pool to reward and recognize as many developers who do interesting things as we could." How's that for appreciation? Here's a summary of the Android Developer Challenge. More »
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By Brian LamComment by DisposableInterloper: Something tells me that Apple will soon feel compelled to release their API earlier than planned, with much fanfare. more » | Other threads
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Android UI Screenshots
The SDK included an Android emulator. Here are some screenshots from the software gPhone. More » -
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What Android's SDK Reveals: Games, Apps and Four New Smartphone Layouts
As promised, the Open Handset Alliance and Google have launched the Android SDK, and a very quick glance inside shows the plan for four different smartphone configurations, very close to the design aesthetic we'd expect with HTC on board. There are also a bunch of sample images depicting a warm, friendly—I might add, familiar—user interface. We found a lunar lander game, a notepad mockup, and lots of photos measuring 320x220 or smaller. Just one thing, what's the deal with all the chihuahuas? Have a look at the gallery as we plumb the kit for more info. Oh, and by all means check it out for yourselves and report back. [OHA/Google]
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Fake Steve Jobs on Android: "It's Not a Phone, It's an Alliance"
Fake Steve's lengthy stream of bile laying waste to the Google Phone isn't simply pure invective, it's actually a mostly well-reasoned indictment of coalitions that trumpets the values of "one vision, one man, one genius." It's worth reading in its entirety, but this is our favorite quote:The only companies that join consortia are the ones who are too stupid or shitty to make a great product on their own. It's like, Hey, we've got forty spazzo companies that can't fuck their way out of a paper bag; let's put them all together and maybe they'll magically become some kind of big bad powerhouse.
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Comment by golferal - has no need for a snarky screen name: Methinks the FSJ is feeling the RSJ's fear. One thing that pisses me off about Apple is their notion that they... more » | Other threads
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Is the HTC Omni the Google Android 'Dream' Phone?
The possible gPhone prototype we pointed out yesterday named the "Dream" might just be this HTC Omni communicator. The first reason is that HTC's actually seen and commented on the internal Google prototype, even going so far as to consider developing a real version of the reference design. Unwired View matches up the description of the device to the leaked specs of the HTC Omni, which mesh quite well in both size, shape and functionality. So is this the real "Google Phone" design? If so, it looks less like a phone and more like a fancy—and pants tearingly-large—communicator. We wouldn't have our Google Phone any other way. [Unwired View]
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By Jason ChenComment by b_lcky: Kinda silly. If you're going to waste that much space around the screen, you might as well put a... more » | Other threads
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Why Verizon and AT&T Didn't Join the Open Handset Alliance (Yet)
Following the Open Handset Alliance getting official, we noted the conspicuous absence of the US's two biggest wireless carriers, and dissected some of the reasons T-Mobile and Sprint were onboard but they weren't. According to the WSJ, Verizon's still mulling joining up, while AT&T "in part because it exclusively carries the iPhone in the U.S., is restricted from partnering with Google, people familiar with the matter say." More » -
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Analysis: Google's Android Phone and the Four Carriers
The opening volley of official announcements from Google and the Open Handset Alliance bring good news for people sick of the carrier choke hold. Of course, it's easy to spot who gets an Android device first: T-Mobile and Sprint. And it's easy to understand why underdogs like them would be the first two carriers to sign on to the initiative. But let's look a little deeper, to see why the gPhone/Android platform is off to a much better start than the iPhone, and why you probably won't have to switch to a carrier you don't want to get a phone you might really love.
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Comment by Jack Kennard: Another view: Do you think Google or Apple should buy Skype for their phone, or even start their own voip... more » | Other threads
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First Details of the gPhone Prototype
Although Google's Open Handset Platform may be their "gPhone" for now, they're not denying that they're currently working on an actual Google Phone, something that they'd take a more hands-on approach on for both hardware and software. An internal design, code-named "Dream," could be this phone. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by banmojo: Hmm, this makes me a sad panda. I just spoke with ATT regarding iPhone (wife/I wanted to get into this... more » | Other threads
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Live: Google's gPhone Open Handset Alliance Conference Call
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Google Uses Adorable Children to Push Android and OHA
Google is going after our hearts as well as our minds with their Android interface and Open Handset Alliance. Just take a look at this adorable video they just released, featuring kids talking about what they want in a cellphone. I actually agree with a lot of it; I'd love my phone to make me cookies and to make animals feel better. I'm just wondering if Google is making promises with this video that they won't be able to follow through on. If Android doesn't provide me with a way to get to the moon, I'll consider it a failure and Google full of liars. -
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Everything We Know About the gPhone, Android, and Open Handset Alliance
The details on Google's gPhone Open Handset Alliance are coming to light. Here's what we know: More »
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By Brian LamComment by staticfive: @drewheyman wtf?? Google is small now? Google's market cap is currently $171 Billion, which is more than half of... more » | Other threads
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Google's Android Team Introduces the gPhone
Here's an official video from the Google camp featuring the Android team opining about the whole "gPhone" idea, the Open Handset Alliance, and what they hope to accomplish by taking cell phones into the open source world. It's a good intro to what the whole thing is about, and as a bonus it has shots of some of Android honcho Andy Rubin's robot collection. [YouTube] -
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GPhone is Official - A Software Platform For Cellphones
The Google Phone has been announced, and instead of a phone that's manufactured by just one company, it's an open software platform that's going to be loaded on phones made by HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung. Those phones are going to be available in the US on Sprint and T-Mobile by the second half of 2008—plus, it's going to be available in China, Japan, Germany, Italy, and Spain on their respective carriers. The 34 members of the Open Handset Alliance developing this gPhone will throw in their expertise (example, Nvidia with their graphical abilities, Skype with their VoIPing) and offer the collective goods under an open source licensing agreement. Hell, Google might not even put their logo on the phone itself—they just want to sell advertisements to users through it.
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USA Today's Eleventh Hour Google Phone Facts/Speculation/Hype
USA Today mostly rehashes what we've heard about Google's plans, but they add a few unique contributions to the growing rumor pile. First, they peg Google's partners as "includ[ing] Sprint, Motorola, Samsung and Japanese wireless giant NTT DoCoMo"—WSJ is betting Sprint, T-Mobile, and HTC, with Samsung and other hardware companies as possibilities. (Reuters also says Samsung.) Also, while the Linux-based OS is nothing new, the tip that it'll be overlaid with Java is. More » -
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The WSJ Ponders How Google Will Change Phones (Verdict: Feature Explosion)
The Wall Street Journal tweaks the hype for Google's supposedly hours-away mobile announcement with a boilerplate of speculation about how Google's open platform will bust open the wireless industry by igniting "a race among Silicon Valley developers, long shut out of the wireless industry, to come up with new applications for cellphones," like HDTV, multiplayer mobile games, actual multi-tasking, and other exciting, previously impossible coolness. Bonus rumormongering: Sprint and T-Mobile name-checked again as Google's probable partners. More » -
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Andy Rubin Knows What the Google Phone Really is
An excellent article in the New York Times looks at Andy Rubin, Google's director of mobile platforms, and tries to uncover what the gPhone really shall become in the ever evolving mobile market. More »
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gPhone OS Codenamed Android, Is Full OS With SDK?
CNet is reporting that as part of Monday's big press conference, Google will unveil their iPhone killergPhone OS, tentatively codenamed Android. Sources are calling the OS a "a complete mobile-phone software stack" that will be followed shortly after by a SDK (Translation: this isn't just an ad system and will have more than a bunch of lame web apps). More » -
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WSJ: Google To Announce GPhone Plans on Monday...Finally
According to the Wall Street Journal, Google will be announcing its phone plans on Monday, hopefully putting a stop to the endless rumors floating out there regarding the GPhone. The announcement is expected to reveal a series of alliances with multiple handset makers and cellphone operators that are open to the idea of pushing Google phone applications. WSJ notes that the timing of the announcement could always change, but at this point Monday is looking good. [WSJ] -
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No Google, Verizon GPhone Deal Imminent Says Infoweek Source
According to an Infoweek source, a Google / Verizon deal is not currently in the cards and Verizon is "unlikely to be the first operator to sign on with Google." This contradicts recent rumors that a Sprint / Verizon deal could come in the next few weeks. Don't you get the feeling that no one really knows what is going on here? [Infoweek] -
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Gphone Hype Drives Google Stock to Over $700, Makes It Fifth Most Valuable Company in US
Whatever Google might announce in two weeks, they're certainly reaping the benefits already: Hype over their mobile plans has shoved their stock price to over $700 a share, an eightfold increase since its IPO three years ago. The $20 its stock has shot up in the last couple of days has pushed its market value to $217 billion, according to Henry Blodget of Slate and Silicon Valley Insider, making it the fifth most valuable company in the country. That means it trails only Exxon Mobil, GE, Microsoft and AT&T, stomping out Proctor & Gamble, Bank of American and Citigroup. Bits nicely packages what's so compelling about the whole thing:What has been amazing to watch is that investors keep bidding up the share price and the company responds by earning so much money as to bring each new dream back into the not-preposterous range.
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First Google gPhone Photos Probably Fake, Definitely Beat With Ugly Stick
It was only a matter of time before pictures of the Google Phone hit the pipes. Maybe they're real. Or maybe the third tier Chinese company e28 is riding the buzz with some irresistible blog bait leaks. Either way, if this is what hardware running Google's secret OS sauce looks like, it's probably doomed. Update: The readers have spoken in comments and most agree that the design is better than acceptable. I still think it's fake, but to each his own. [Indiastreet]
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Google Phone Possibly Heading to Sprint, Verizon - Announcement Within Two Weeks?
Along with Verizon, Google seems to be talking with Sprint Nextel about plans to debut the Google Phone or Google Phone Operating System (GPOS—we coined that just now) on their respective services. Like Apple, in order for Google to get their OS in front of customers, it needs to find a carrier to cooperate with and sell the handset. The WSJ claims that an announcement about the matter is coming some time within two weeks, which means if the GPOS is close to being finished, it might be ready to use as early as the end of the year. [WSJ - Photo Credit] -
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Rumored Google and Verizon Talks Keeps Nerds Thinking About the GPhone
According to Reuters, Google is in talks with Verizon about bringing some of its applications to the carrier's mobile phones. What they are talking about exactly isn't clear, but one source noted that the talks have been "useful" and they "could result in a deal." [Reuters] -
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The Wall Street Journal says to expect a Google Phone announcement in two weeks. [wsj]
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Google GPhone Phone May Have Gbutton, Gcheap Price
Though some believe that Google is building a full-featured GPhone to rival Windows Mobile, there is speculation that the GPhone may actually be a lot simpler. A report from USA Today says Google is aiming to keep pricing low with low-tech phones equipped with something called a "Gbutton." More »
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