The Economics of Android

Posted in Chronicle by wmuscato on September 28, 2008
Attack of the androids: Google’s new phone
Times Online Sun, 28 Sep 2008 2:25 AM PDT
You need Flash Player 8 or higher to view video content with the ROO Flash Player. Click here to download and install it. The G1 phone, the first mobile handset running the new Google-backed Android software, promises to change your life.
The Future of Gaming on Google Android
MobileMag Sat, 27 Sep 2008 5:45 PM PDT
You may have noticed that the smartphone market is no longer exclusive to corporate types in three piece suits. While those guys on Wall Street still make up a good part of the business, the regular Joe and Jane on Main Street are getting in on smartphones too, as well as their tech-savvy children
Google’s Android could smash iPhone’s locked gateway
Guardian Unlimited Sat, 27 Sep 2008 4:09 PM PDT
John Naughton discusses the threat to the iPhone of the Android phone from Google
Google’s Android could smash iPhone’s locked gateway
Guardian Unlimited Sat, 27 Sep 2008 4:27 PM PDT
‘We are all,’ said Keynes, ‘the slaves of some defunct philosopher.’ The question that will increasingly preoccupy mobile-phone executives from now on is which deceased sage is more appropriate for their product. Up to now, the relevant thinker has been Lenin – who, you may remember, was a control freak. Given that most mobile operators had their origins in traditional telephone companies – …
Technology round-up
Scotland on Sunday Sat, 27 Sep 2008 4:34 PM PDT
SMART PHONE The first phone to use Google’s Android software launched today.
G1 on Android Kicks Off Google-Apple OS War
Red Herring Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:12 AM PDT
Apple’s attack on the mobile market may have met its fiercest rival yet in Google’s open-source operating system Android and the legions of phones to come.
Android: Google’s Billion-Dollar Moneymaker
Red Herring Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:14 AM PDT
Analyst says Google’s open-source mobile operating system should generate roughly $1 billion in advertising revenue by 2010.
Google’s Challenge: Get Buyers to Really Use Android
PC World Sat, 27 Sep 2008 6:25 AM PDT
Too few customers take full advantage of the smartphones’ capabilities, a Google exec explains.
Visa to build apps for Android, Nokia phones
PC Advisor Sat, 27 Sep 2008 1:37 AM PDT
Mobile phone payments to take off Visa wants to become a part of your mobile phone, working with Nokia on realising mobile payments and also announcing services for Google’s Android platform.
Google phone to hit Indian stores in December
Business Standard India Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:39 PM PDT
Taiwanese handset major High Tech Computer (HTC) is planning to launch the Android platform-powered phone (popularly referred to as the Google phone) in India this December…
FAQ: What T-Mobile’s New G1 Phone Will Do For You
Washington Post Sat, 27 Sep 2008 0:24 AM PDT
After months of hype , the first Android phone is finally here. T-Mobile unveiled its Google-powered G1 phone Tuesday morning, putting an end to all the speculation.