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Coolmodo: It wasn't so clear from the article, so if I were to use an Android, my contacts would be downloaded to the device from the Google cloud? i.e. if I h... more »
Gordonium: She looks like a character right out of Mad Men, like a blond Joan. Also, I bet she's married to a firefighter, or a personal trainer, or a professio... more »
sjfischr: Salient points on both sides. I happen to have upgraded (and ported) last night from the G1 to the Droid, and am quite pleased with the result! My bro... more »
Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Perfection scares the crap out o-me #marissamayer more »
njdevil: Come on giz commenters! too many "I'd let you do MY code" jokes, not enough "I'm Feeling Lucky" jokes. Also, there appears to be a stuffed camel drap... more »
A_Rock: did anyone else think it was absolutely ridiculous that a person using a android phone would/shouldn't be paying for something with food stamps? #iphone more »
Noobs-R-Us: But she has the voice of a man. #marissamayer more »
fleebailey33: one more thing i would like to add, is on android i use spanning sync to sync with ical, and address book. also works well with google sync! [spannin... more »
fleebailey33: I feel as though i have to give my 2 cents. on android. I bought a G1 near its release, And yes something things it did better then iphone, But honest... more »
kyle2dotcom: Asking why Google wouldn't want to promote their own product is ridiculous. To be honest. After that whole Blackberry storm 2 thing you guys put up, t... more »

#google

The Queen of Google: "I Do Code All Night!"
This is Marissa Mayer, the queen of Google. Every Google thing that you use goes through her. And she's nerd. So she says, sitting on her red ball in that red dress: More »
#android

The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
You've had it. Maybe with AT&T. Maybe with Apple's crushing, dictatorial grip strangling the App Store. Whatever the reason, you're going to Android: Land of freedom, carriers not named AT&T, and the great Google. Here's what you need to know. More »
#google

Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
Hey Google! I adore your celebration of Sesame Street's 40th anniversary and such things, but what are you doing sticking an ad on your homepage? An ad for Verizon's Droid of all things. More »
#blockquote

Eric Schmidt Takes The Gloves Off with Microsoft
There's no love lost between Google and Microsoft, at least based on a recent interview with Google CEO Eric Schmidt. More »
#google

How Much of Your Life Does Google Own? Dashboard Tells You
It's an interesting question to consider, especially if you use consider just how many Google services you might use: Gmail, Reader, Maps, GTalk, YouTube, Latitude, Calendar, Contacts and oh yeah, Search. Dashboard shows you everything Google knows about you. More »
#gizexplains

Giz Explains: Android, and How It Will Take Over the World
This week we met Motorola's Droid, the first handset with Android 2.0. To an outsider, it just looks like another Google smartphone, but 2.0 is more than that: it's proof that Android is finally going to take over the world. More »
#smartphones

HTC Droid Eris: Last Month's Killer Android, Now 99 Bucks on Verizon
HTC's Droid Eris, one of the worst-kept secrets in recent memory, is coming to Verizon November 6th for $99. Essentially a rebranded Hero, it shows just how fast time flies: Last month's Android champion is this month's killer budget option. More »
#remainders

Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
It May Be The Best WoW Costume Yet, But It Makes Me Cry...Cupcake Frosting Robot Takes The Fun Out Of Licking Up Messes...Palm Will Not Be Having A Very Merry Christmas...Personalized Google News Pages Appeal To The Narcissists In Us More »
#architecture

Google's Swiss Headquarters Blend A Lot of Fun With Some Function
I couldn't be more envious of Google engineers working out of Switzerland. Despite the tacky wallpaper in its library, the new EMEA Engineering Hub is the most fun looking office environment I've seen in a while. More »
#remainders

Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Google and the Phantom Town of Argleton...10 Years of Steve Jobs' Apple Product Unveilings...AT&T's Foray Into In-Car Satellite TV Goes Miserably Wrong...Robots Will Soon Learn How to Smell Fear More »
#review

Android 2.0 Review: Almost Human
A year ago, Android was an unfinished OS for nerds, bursting with potential. With Android 2.0, it's evolved into something sleeker, more refined and focused—but still something not quite human. More »
#googlevoice

1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
The reason your friends aren't begging you for a Google Voice invite is probably 'cause they've got one by now. BusinessWeek got a hold of the redacted user numbers Google gave to the FCC, and they're higher than I'd expect: 1.419 million users, only 570,000 of whom actually use it everyday. More »
#android

Sony Ericsson's "Rachael" Android UI
I like Android and all, but one thing the iPhone absolutely kicks every other smartphone's ass at is media playback—until now. This video of Sony Ericsson's "Rachael" Android UI shows its media capabilities, and it looks un-freaking-believable. More »
#roundup

Week In Review—The Second Coming of Android
Think of this week's round of announcements as Android's débutante ball. She's gone from a lovable ragamuffin to a mature OS that's ready for the spotlight. With Android 2.0, Motorola Droid and Google Maps Navigation, she stole our hearts. More »
#google

Just to Clarify: Google Will NOT Release Its Own Hardware
Not to say "we told you so," but we told you so. Google won't be releasing its own Android hardware. Not now, not ever. More »
#review

Google Navigator for Android Review: Good For Free But Far From Perfect
As you know, Google's freebie turn-by-turn navigation app for Android 2.0 surfaced this week. After driving around our patented testing track for a few days, I can tell you what's great—and what's surprisingly bad—about it. More »
#imagecache

Where Are Those Damn Droids?
If I were these Imperial stormtroppers, I would trust the Force and click on "I'm Feeling Lucky." [Flickr and Flickr via Ellephanta]
#smartphones

How Palm Lost (Like Apple in the '80s)
The Droid, and Android 2.0 as a whole, isn't going to kill the iPhone. That's ridiculous. Teamed with the iPhone, though, it just straight up murdered Palm—the same way that Microsoft brought Apple to its knees decades ago. More »
#iphoneapps

An Early Video Peek at LaLa's Übercheap Music App
The latest news, in The Week Of The LaLa: the company's long-promised iPhone app, which would bring the bizarre play-a-song-once-for-free-then-pay-10-cents model to mobile, has been submitted to Apple. And assuming they don't abort it, this is what it'll look like. More »
#googlewave

Second Use for Google Wave Discovered: Role Playing Games
I'm trying to like Google Wave, but at the end of the day, I can't. I don't really give a damn about it. Recreating movie scenes is cute, but hardly the life-changing paradigm they predicted. RPGs, on the other side... More »
#droideris

Droid Eris Doesn't Look Too Shabby for a Cheapo Android Phone
A better look at the purportedly $99 Droid Eris. Not bad, but why is everybody going to stupid touch-sensitive buttons? [Phone Arena]
#googlevoice

Google Voice Is Only Blocking Like 100 Numbers Now
Google Voice has gone from blocking a decent swath of phone numbers—ranging from sex chat lines to nuns to some simply rural digits—to around 100. More »
#google

Google Music Search Turns Your Results Pages Into Personal Radios
As rumored, Google Music Search (aka Onebox) is a music search feature that appears inside Google search that will give you not a little 30-second clip, but a full song play. More »
#unconfirmed

HTC Droid Eris Might Be the Cheapest Android Phone at $99
A lot of attention has been lavished on the Motorola Droid today—and rightfully so—but it's merely the "cornerstone" of Verizon's Droid family. HTC's Droid Eris is gonna be the cheap stepbrother, at 99 bucks. More »
#android20

A Visual Guide to Android 2.0: So Much Nicer
The best thing about the Motorola Droid might just be Android 2.0. It got official yesterday, and Google showed off some highlights, but here's a visual guide if you wanna get a little closer. (You should, it's pretty great.) More »
#comment

Google and the Deadly Power of Data
Today, as soon as Google showed off its beta GPS navigator, the stocks of Garmin, TomTom and other companies in that industry fell into the toilet. It's hard to compete with free Google apps, but that's not why they're screwed... More »
#droid

Motorola Droid First Hands On: It's a Terminator
The Motorola Droid. Not to mix droid metaphors here, but I feel like it's the phone Darth Vader would use. And after a couple of minutes using it, I'm still excited about it. Updated with fresh impressions, photos and video. More »
#apps

Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
Google's free turn-by-turn navigation for Maps is the news this morning, and even in Beta, they got a lot right. It has Google tech, like Street View and satellite imagery, and even voice-powered search. Here's what you need to know. More »
#china

China Accuses Google of Unfair Censorship
China's state-run newspaper, People's Daily, is accusing Google of unfairly censoring it's online book section from search results, calling it "revenge" because they publishing a story questioning Google's book scanning practices along with possible copyright issues. My friends, this is rich. More »
#remainders

Stuff We Didn't Post Today (and Why)
Dudes Who Can See Future Say Windows 7 Will Help PC Sales...There's Peek With Twitter, Then There's Peek That ONLY Does Twitter...iPhone Breathing Down BlackBerry's Neck...Google Welcomes You to the Social, But the Google Social, Which Will Be Cooler, Seriously More »
#rumor

Is Google Secretly Working On A Free Mobile Navigation App?
There's a lot of speculation about Google working on and preparing to release a mobile navigation app. For free. The logic's there and the pieces fit, but we still lack solid proof. More »
#android

Android 2.0 Official: It's the Android We've Been Waiting For

This is it: The official video laying out Android 2.0's new features, to go along with 2.0 support hitting the SDK today. Man, Android 2.0 is nice. More »
#rumor

Why We Haven't Seen Much of Android 2.0
The last Android releases were pretty out there for months before actually getting "released." Here we are, weeks from the Droid running Android 2.0, and besides BGR's preview, nothing. Well, it looks like Google's playing it close to the chest. More »
#googlevoice

Google Voice Now Lets You Keep Your Number While Freeing Your Voicemail From Any Carrier
As Lifehacker is reporting, Google Voice has just opened up its fantastic, feature-filled voicemail to any phone number (pending that you have a Google Voice account). You can now finally free your voicemail from your cellphone service provider. More »
#motoroladroid

Motorola Droid Reviewed: "You're Going To Love It"
Boy Genius came away with a great first impression of the Motorola Droid, but their expanded review of a pre-release version of the handset reveals more about why it might have the right stuff to take on the iPhone. More »
#leaks

Motorola Droid Unexpectedly Appears on Motorola's Site Ahead of Schedule
Motorola is set to officially announce the Droid for Verizon on October 28th, but it popped up on Moto's official site with full specs and more detail than we've seen so far. More »
#streetview

Stray Google Street View Driver Doomed to Map Hell For All of Eternity
After careening into a wall outside of Rankin, PA, one Street View photographer has been trapped, and condemned to send dispatches from a horrifying hellscape, forever. This is the highly empirical theory that the internet, and I, am sticking with. More »
#remainders

Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
Microsoft Takes Aim at App Store's Useless Fluff...Monster Cable's Miles Davis Headphones Cost a Month's Rent...Baseless Analyst Speculation Over Google Hardware Makes Me Furious...New Partnership May Mean Cheaper Ebook Readers... More »
#cellphoneetiquette

Google Co-Founder's Lessons In Cellphone Etiquette
Google's Larry Page gives us a lesson in cellphone faux pas by ignoring poor onetime movie mogul, Barry Diller, for a PDA. Actually, he doesn't just ignore the man, he flat-out lets him know that the gadget is more important. More »
#chrome

The Power User's Guide To Google Chrome
Our friends at Lifehacker have taken a fresh look at Google Chrome and updated last year's list with a power user's guide to its newest features. More »

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