Gizmodo
For a company that denies it has a cellphone in the works, Google certainly is sniffing around the cellphone space an awful lot. And now another info nugget surfaces, showing that Google has filed a patent application for what's called an Overloaded Communication Session, which essentially uses more than one connection to return search results faster. Sounds like something Google would do.
Google's not dabbling in cellphones? Really? Let's add up a few clues here:
Of course, Google might use this Overloaded Communication Session technology on cellphones other than its own, but add this to the other scuttlebutt we're hearing such as how a Google phone might be Blackberry-like and run on multiple carriers, and how such a phone might be able to predict searches, and we can only guess that there must be something in the works.
If not hardware, then certainly lots of cool software must be in the offing. Either that or we're in a vast echo chamber and this is all bullshit.
Google Phone patent: Faster searching using multiple sessions [Mad 4 Mobile Phones]
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Why are people so convinced Google is interested in hardware manufacturing all of a sudden? Can't wait for my Google blender too.
This chinese era, just call Foxconn, say a name and here you are: some electronic with your own brand.
They must be kidding. Opening multiple connections to retrieve data faster is not a new technology, they just ported to a mobile device.
They said they're not committed to designing hardware. They didn't say they weren't working on software :).
Didn't Apple work directly with Google on integrating Google Maps into the iPhone?.. and doesn't some Google higher-up sit on the Apple board of directors?
Im surprised noone is speculating whether this and/or other Google related phone info has something to do with the iPhone.
Like Jobs said in relation to Cingular(AT&T), let each company do what it does best.
AT&T: phone service
Apple: fuctional, well engineered hardware/software devices
Google: internet applications
Most importantly, I believe this to be the first patent application that has the name of three different donut shops in it. And that's something in it's own right.
Throw some fruits in the loop you think? They are working on THE software for THE phone i reckon.
Supposedly back in 2004, "The next killer device is a clearly a personal one,'' Schmidt said. "The one I personally favor is putting all the world's information into the equivalent of an iPod, which will be possible in the next five to 10 years. And if you can't quite do that, your wireless connection will help you get what you need."
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