The Economics of Android

Posted in Chronicle by wmuscato on September 30, 2008
T-Mobile freezes Google phone sales
The Inquirer Tue, 30 Sep 2008 1:13 AM PDT
T-MOBILE TEMPORARILY froze the pre-sales of its Android based G1 smart phone last weekend.
Motorola Staffing Up To Cash In on Android Buzz
NewsFactor via Yahoo! News Mon, 29 Sep 2008 1:42 PM PDT
Motorola is reportedly looking to beef up its Android development team, increasing its size from 50 to 350 people in hopes of getting in on the latest Google buzz. Motorola couldn’t immediately be reached for comment, but reports of insider leaks say the handset maker is working with a recruiter to find developers for Google’s open-source mobile operating system.
Revisiting an Old Google Phone Rumour
MobileMag Mon, 29 Sep 2008 7:15 PM PDT
The T-Mobile G1 with Google has arrived, ushering in a whole new era of Android smartphone goodness. While the official announcement may have finally put some ancient rumours to rest, not everything has been completely determined for Google Android just yet.
Google Android Set to Invade China Too
MobileMag Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:15 AM PDT
This new smartphone platform is really starting to take the world by storm. Even though the T-Mobile G1 will be released initially in the United States, the rest of the globe is slowly being introduced to Android as well.
Could Android Grease Motorola’s Wheels?
TechNewsWorld.com Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:19 PM PDT
Nearly a week after T-Mobile, HTC and Google unveiled the G1, the first handset running the open source Android mobile platform, another handset maker is reportedly preparing a large push to incorporate the nascent mobile software system into its upcoming devices. A report Sunday stated that Motorola is boosting the size of its Android development team from 50 to 350.
G1 Is Just the Start for Android
CommunicationsDirect Mon, 29 Sep 2008 9:54 AM PDT
The clue is right there in the name, but the High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) G1 Android phone, unveiled this week, is unlikely to be alone in utilizing the open-source software platform for too long.  Android backer Google has always painted the Android operating system as a “platform” that can be used in many…
Android Phones Coming from Motorola and Nokia?
MobileMag Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:00 AM PDT
HTC isn’t the only manufacturer getting in on the Google Android action, because a couple of rather major players are building some development teams that will focus on the new smartphone platform.
Motorola getting friendly with Android
Engadget Mon, 29 Sep 2008 9:59 AM PDT
Filed under: Cellphones , Handhelds digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/tech_news/Motorola_getting_friendly_with_Android‘; When a major player like Google comes up with a new mobile operating system that’s better than the competition and is totally free, you would certainly expect handset manufacturers to be interested. But there’s interested, and then there’s interested . After …
How Innovation Lead HTC to the Dream
Fast Company Magazine Mon, 29 Sep 2008 9:47 AM PDT
Last week’s unveiling of the new HTC Dream, the first handset powered by Google’s Android platform, represents more than another innovation by the mighty Google. It also marks an important chapter for HTC, the Taiwanese company that manufactured the first Google phone and has quietly built itself into one of the world’s leading manufacturers of mobile phones. How did HTC come to build the …
Moto betting on Android, Nokia to follow?
MacNN Mon, 29 Sep 2008 7:24 AM PDT
Motorola’s investment in phones based on Google’s Android will be a heavy one, says a reported source for TechCrunch. The American company has just 50 staffers refining Android for future phones but is said by a potential recruit to be swelling its ranks to include a full 350 team members and thus making a serious commitment to the open-source platform, which only just got its start this month …
Motorola Adds To Android Development Team
WebProNews Mon, 29 Sep 2008 8:35 AM PDT
The market’s been open for about 90 minutes, and the Dow’s down 265 points.  Corporations are likely to keep cutting jobs and staying away from everything risky.  But a new report indicates that Motorola’s quite confident in Google’s Android platform, as it’s putting around 350 people on an Android development team. read more
Android founder speaks at BC
The Heights Mon, 29 Sep 2008 6:30 AM PDT
Last Friday Boston College students were able to witness firsthand the beginning of what Google hopes will be a revolution in the mobile phone industry. Just three days after the official release of Google Android, Rich Miner, group manager of Mobile Platforms and co-founder of Android, spoke twice to students about Google’s latest product.
Nokia two-timing Microsoft and Google [Mobile]
Valleywag Mon, 29 Sep 2008 7:58 AM PDT
While mobile handset designer Nokia may be dedicated to the Symbian operating system, that doesn’t keep company reps from attending the latest developer conference for Google’s Android. And shortly…
First Look: T-Mobile G1 (Google Android phone)
Macworld UK Mon, 29 Sep 2008 5:09 AM PDT
1. Sizing up the G1 T-Mobile this week unveiled the first phone to use the open-source Android operating system developed by Google and its partners.
Phone gives Google blank slate
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Mon, 29 Sep 2008 3:03 AM PDT
NEW YORK – The first phone that harnesses Google Inc.’s ambition to make the Internet easy to use on the go was revealed last week, and it looks a lot like an iPhone. Photo caption: T-Mobile’s G1 is the first cell phone to use the Android operating system. Its designer, Google Inc., expects developers to write applications for it. Photo by Associated Press
Motorola Reported to Be Working on a “Google Phone”
Cellular-News.com Mon, 29 Sep 2008 3:02 AM PDT
It has been reported that Motorola is ramping up development of mobile phones based on the Google backed Android Operating System. The company is understood to have 50 staff working on Android phones and is ramping up its team to 350 people.
Google Android: news summary
iTNews Sun, 28 Sep 2008 9:41 PM PDT
Reactions to the first handset to use Google’s Android mobile platform have been mixed, to say the least.
Android and Windows Mobile ‘complementary’, claims HTC
The Register Mon, 29 Sep 2008 1:06 AM PDT
‘But we’ll still make more Windows Mobile phones.’ T-Mobile G1 manufacturer HTC plans to develop more handsets based on Android. It maintain this will not affect its Windows Mobile business – the Google platform and Microsoft’s are “complementary”, it claimed.…

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