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more about #rumor more comments → Ninety-9: Lame? A $600+ unlocked smartphone, pre-release. One of the fastest and most advanced smartphones on the market. Much better than my Christmas bonus... more » Crashproof: This is not the year to complain about not getting a bonus. I'm used to generous year-end profit-sharing bonuses from my company, and this year for t... more » OMG! Ponies!: Could be worse. You could get a pink slip and an empty box for your personal effects. more » Shawn Barney: I don't see the big deal here. Yes before Google gave their employees massive bonuses (20 to 30 grand according to the lifehacker article) and getting... more » tande04: I was just wondering about that. I remembered how upset everyone was when they did it with the G1 then I was thinking... "Hey isn't it almost Christm... more » Killjoy: "But hey, guys, you'd buy a new phone once a year anyway, right? And since they're unlocked, you can put 'em on any network's monthly plan - well, so... more » Monty: So, essentially he paid a thousand bucks to be a beta tester for Google? I hope they will toss in a free lump of coal to go with it. more » Killjoy: Just a quick note based on what I've seen in the comments about Android 2.1: Google Goggles isn't 2.1 specific, you can install it now. more » Charbax2: It's going to be sold $100 not $600. The bill of material on the phone is below $150, manufacturing costs per phone is below $15. Google can subsidize... more » Mikestan: Well of course Google employees aren't going to say "The Google phone sucks". more » Killjoy: I wonder if Google will be "reselling" connections to T-Mobile's 3G network, assuming they're trying to push the VoiP and data approach. That might e... more » jepzilla: If Google decide to brand and sell their own phone (even if it's actually built by HTC)... how is that going to affect 3rd parties who want to ship An... more » Segador: If Google was serious about not leaking this stuff, employees wouldn't be walking around with them. They want this leaked; it's great PR. more » tande04: Interesting. It still sounds like the phone is going to be released by google and isn't just another android handset. Tmonews has had a couple of st... more » Software_Goddess: By my way of thinking… If they are only giving it to employees; It’s nothing but a fancy Walky-Talky. more » -
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The Google Phone's Alter Ego: A Lame Christmas Bonus
The quasi-mythical Google Phone is many things. To optimists, it's Google's bid to shake up the wireless industry. To cynics, it's just an overhyped Android phone. And to some Googlers, it's apparently this year's Christmas bonus. They're less than thrilled. More » -
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Google's Nexus One May Be Coming on January 5th
Reuters is reporting that, according to an unnamed source, the Nexus One may be subsidized by T-Mobile. A site called Android and Me is claiming that T-Mobile will sell it for $199 with contract, starting on January 5. More » -
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A Few More Nexus One Google Phone Details
The WSJ follows up their original story, adding things we heard, like that Google might partner with a carrier eventually and that they talked to Verizon and T-Mobile about it. The price is still elusive. More » -
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Google Confirms They're Testing a "Mobile Lab" Device
A post on the Official Google Blog confirms the company is currently "dogfooding" a "mobile lab" device. Beyond that, we're still in the dark, but it all falls in line with what we heard before. Updated: More » -
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Google Is Handing Out the Google Phone to Employees
The above is just one of many Google Phone tweets that made the rounds yesterday. Unless this is some giant Twitter prank, looks like Google is handing these things out to employees. And they're talking. Updated: More » -
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How Lala and the Web Will Make iTunes Even More Powerful
We've been wondering what a Lalaized iTunes would look like, and we weren't too far off: The WSJ says iTunes is evolving into a web-centric model, making the biggest music store in the world that much more powerful.
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Rumor: Foxconn May Have Received Order for Next Generation iPhone 4
Today's tenuous iPhone 4 rumor comes to us today from Russia, Twitter, and the letters F-O-X-C-O-N-N. More » -
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Asus Building Eee Pad to Counter Apple Tablet?
According to DigiTimes, Asus is building a "4- to 7-inch panel...which will offer a combination of tablet PC and MID functions." And given Asus' experience in cheap portables (inventing netbooks, remember?), the plan could be a perfect fit. [DigiTimes] -
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Apple Think Different Campaign May Be Coming Back to Make Your Eyes All Glassy Again
Here's one rumor I really want to see happening: Apple's Think Different campaign may be coming back. At least, according to a December 8 trademark application, and the whispering coming from TBWA\Chiat\Day, Apple's advertising agency. More » -
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Apple Tablet Launching March or April, Analyst Says
Citing his investigation into Apple's supply chain, analyst Yair Reiner claims that Apple will ramp up production of the wonderdevice in February 2010. His date for the Second Coming of the JesusTablet: March or April. And apparently, it'll kill Kindle. More » -
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LEAK: The Google Phone "Is a Certainty"
According to a trusted source who's seen it with their own eyes, the Google Phone "is a certainty." More » -
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Here We Go Again: Camera Equipped iPod Touch This Spring?
Just when you thought you could forget about the elusive bugger, rumors about an iPod Touch with a built-in camera start up again. The latest report points to a Spring 2010 refresh that will finally include a video camera. More » -
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Specs Leak on the Motorola Motus?
Usually there's at least a week of lag time between a photo leak and a spec leak, but BGR seems to have acquired full specs on the just-outed Motorola Motus. More » -
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DigiTimes Claims Apple Tablet Delayed for OLED Upgrade
That crazy DigiTimes—purveyors of always-failed-Apple rumors—now says that its manufacturer "sources" believe that there will be two Apple tablet models: a 9.7-incher with OLED screen made by LG, and the 10.6-inch version everyone has heard about. More » -
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Flip's Next Pocket Cam May Be a Wi-Fi Slider
Cisco, who makes the Battlemodo Champion Flip line of pocket camcorders, confirmed that next-gen Flips will have both Wi-Fi and a large sliding screen (though not touch), a significant departure in styling. I just hope they keep tactile buttons. [CrunchGear] -
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Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Samsung's Bada Mobile OS to Launch in Early 2010...Google Talk Knows When You're on Android, and Likes It...California Passes New Efficiency Standard for TVs...Acer Ferrari Netbook's Tackiness Burns My Eyes... More » -
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Screw the Voice Plan: The Rumored Google Phone May Be Data/Voip Only
Mike Arrington's following up yesterday's rumor of the Google Phone with an interesting angle: That it may be VOIP and data only, having no traditional voice plan. Sounds like the telcos worst nightmare. More » -
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Of Course, Microsoft Denies Those Project Natal Pricing 'Rumors'
I trust a mole more than a company spokesperson any day, but Microsoft has officially denied the Project Natal "impulse buy" pricing with 14 games by offering a simple "[the alleged leaks] weren't accurate, they were rumors." [Gamesindustry via Kotaku] -
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The True Google Phone May Be Coming Soon
TechCrunch is hearing some veeeeeery interesting talk about a true Google Phone: Not just an Android device, but a phone designed top-to-bottom by Google to fulfill their dream of exactly what Android can be. It's a resilient rumor. More »
