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Google MobileJune 30, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:14 PM/EST
Dell Android Mobile Device Sounds Nice, but Curb Your EnthusiasmEvery device launched is a measure of validation for the Android platform, a key new entry point for Google to extend its Web services and online advertising reach. If Android fails to gain traction, it will be a major failure for the company as it seeks to sow new seeds in the computing sector. So in comes TechRepublic Editor in Chief Jason Hiner, who may succeed in curbing your enthusiasm for Android. June 24, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:46 PM/EST
Google AdSense for Mobile Apps, HTC Hero Boost AndroidThe HTC Hero portends good things for Google Android, which needs more phones to serve as viable alternatives to the Apple iPhone, Palm Pre and RIM BlackBerrys. Google also introduced AdSense for Mobile Applications, which lets mobile apps developers make money by displaying text and image ads in their Android and iPhone apps. June 22, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009 9:33 AM/EST
T-Mobile's Take Two on Google Android Smartphone: MyTouch 3GT-Mobile's Android-based myTouch 3G will cost $199 with a 2-year agreement, with generally availability set for early August. We need more Android phones, hopefully as promised from Verizon Wireless Motorola. With the emergence of the new phones, Google needs to improve the Android user experience. June 15, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009 3:00 PM/EST
Google Maps on Google Android Phones Gets Voice SearchGoogle has added voice search for Google Maps on Google Android-powered phones. The build covers transit directions so you can get public transportation directions for over 250 cities and walking directions for pedestrians to better hoof it around urban jungles. March 25, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 5:53 PM/EST
Is Google Where Startups Go to Die?If you set aside DoubleClick and Postini, which were hardly startups when Google picked them up to respectively dominate ad serving and shore up its e-mail offering, do the startups that Google buys just disappear? January 21, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:35 AM/EST
Get Your Google Android-based T-Mobile G2 PicsAre these real pictures of the T-Mobile G2, based on Google's Android mobile operating system? Based on these pics, and the previously reported specs would you buy a G2? Why or why not? January 16, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009 3:13 PM/EST
Why Delay of the Kogan Android Phone Is Bad News for GoogleKogan founder Ruslan Kogan reports the sad news that his company is delaying the Agora phones indefinitely due to potential interoperability issues, including issues with screen size and resolution. Without choice, Android has not chance. I don't know if it's possible to quantify the investment Google has made in Android, but it would be a shame if it ends up being for naught because of such issues. January 13, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:23 AM/EST
Consumer Groups Hound FTC to Rein in Google, Mobile Web Ad PracticesThe Center for Digital Democracy and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group asked the Federal Trade Commission to scrutinize and halt mobile advertising practices that may be violating the privacy of children, adolescents and other consumers. CDD and USPIRG cite comments from Google to bolster their case that not only is mobile advertising powerful, but enabling companies are aware of potential privacy threats. January 8, 2009
Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:51 PM/EST
Is Google Scaring Partners into Microsoft's Arms?If you're a pragmatic person, you might choose to believe that the motives of Verizon, Dell, Sun Microsystems and others that opt for Microsoft or any other option over Google in search are monetary. But I think Verizon and others are sick, and perhaps more than a little wary, of Google's broadening expansion online. January 7, 2009
Wednesday, January 07, 2009 4:54 PM/EST
Google Maps for Mobile Gets to the Point for Local BusinessesGoogle today tweaked its servers to make its Google Maps for Mobile app more intuitive by removing ambiguity around local business searches. The improvement is incremental, but for the class of people who hold mobile up as the next great Web surfing frontier, it might not be so trivial. |
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